Practical Game Design

Use of keywords

Using keywords makes your document more readable and catches the reader's attention. Use bold or italics to emphasize keyword and important statements. A GDD is going to be read multiple times, and while the first one will hopefully be a thorough read, any successive consultation will need to focus on fewer details. The problem of using too many keywords, obviously, is that keywords will lose their importance, so think before you mark anything as more important. Remember, your document should already be lean and essential.