game_design

Game Design : 

Game Design Before you create your game, it is important that you think about what you want to achieve. You need to put your ideas down in a design or planning document. Once you have completed your document, you can follow it as you go through the stages of developing your game.

Game Name : 

Game Name Choose a catchy name that will give people some idea what your game will be about. Make the name easy to say and easy to remember Avoid using names of games which are already for sale.

Game Audience : 

Game Audience Who are you aiming the game towards? Is it people of your own age group? Is it for males/females? Is it for serious gamers or people who just like to have a bit of fun?

Description of the game : 

Description of the game Write a brief description about the purpose of the game. For example: In this game you control a space rocket. You will be able to control the movement of your rocket through space. As you travel through space, you will encounter many alien spaceships. If an alien crashes into your rocket, it will be destroyed. The aim of the game is for you to destroy as many alien spaceships as you can and to stay alive for as long as possible.

Game Objects : 

Game Objects Write a brief description about the objects that will appear in the game. For example: There will be a rocket and an alien spaceship The background will be black with many stars to make it look like space There will be three different planets which will scroll to give the illusion of movement There will be missiles which can be fired from the rocket

Design Screen : 

Design Screen Draw a design sketch to show how the game will look For example: Planets Rocket Missile Alien

Sounds : 

Sounds Write a brief description about the sounds that will be used in the game. For example: There will be a low background noise which represents the engine of the rocket. This will play continuously There will be a firing noise which will be used when a missile is shot There will be an explosion sound which will play when an alien spaceship or the rocket is destroyed

Controlling the Game : 

Controlling the Game Write a brief description about how the player will control the game. For example: The rocket will be moved by using the forward, back, left and right arrow keys The missile will be fired by pressing the space bar Only one missile can be fired every 15 steps

Game Play : 

Game Play Write a brief description about how the game will work. For example: When the game starts there will be just the rocket on the screen. Shortly, one alien spaceship will appear. As time goes by, more and more aliens appear on the screen, making the game harder to play. The player will have three lives and a health bar. Each time an alien spaceship hits the rocket, the health bar will be reduced by 30%. Once the health bar is empty a life will be lost. When all three lives are lost the game will be over. A message will be shown and the high-score table will appear.

Levels : 

Levels Write a brief description about whether levels will be used. For example: The game consists of just one level. However, the longer a player stays alive, the more alien spaceships will appear on the screen. This will make it harder to play over time.