Course Content
Setting Up for Success
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Welcome
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Socials
Companion Website
What is a GDD?
Why should your document be Effective, Efficient and Compelling?
04:52
How to create a killer document?
Different Documents for Diverse Development Styles
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What types of Documents do exist?
1.1. Why documentation is so critical?
What content should a GDD have?
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GDD Content Checklist
Is the GDD the final word? Development Methods
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Vintage GDD References
1.2. Changes, changes, and more changes!
Don’t Do This while Learning how to Write a GDD!
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Taking Notes for Analysis (video)
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Taking Notes for Analysis (graphic)
Introducing Your First Document: Character Customisation
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Document a Character Customisation Game
1.3. Character Creator Document
Quiz — Setting up for Success
Word Processor GDD
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Welcome to Section 2
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2.1. Traffic Cone Racer
Basic Tools of the Trade
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A Brief Overview of Different Documentation Systems
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Reinforcement: Graphic representations on way to document
Creating an Outline
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Outline rationale
Tutor’s Example GDD
Concept GDD: Part 1
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Triple-Documentation Technique
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Concept GDD: Part 2
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2.2. Traffic Cone Racer: Word Processor GDD
Creating Your Own Templates in Google Docs
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Assignment – Word Processor GDD
How to share Google Docs for getting feedback
Quiz — Word Processor GDD
2.3. Modification #1: Your first update
Congratulations on completing section 2!
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Code for Friends
Can you leave us a review?
Game/Screen Flows
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Welcome to Section 3
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Different options for creating a screen flow
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Figma Screen Flow Base Document
Sticky Notes Screen Flow Method
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Draft Lesson3.1. Create a Screen Flow of your favourite game
Grab one of your favourite games and create a screen flow
Integrate Your Screen Flow into your Document
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Quiz — Game/Screen Flows
Congratulations on completing Section 3!
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How to Share Figma for getting feedback
Databases & Wikis
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Wikis and Databases as an evolution of the word processor
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Tutor’s Example Notion GDD
What’s the right tool for you?
Notion: Databases Basic Explanation
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Notion: Basic Blocks
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Collaborative Tools and Enhancing your Document
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Notion: Syncing blocks
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Writing a Feature Spec
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4.1. Writing a Feature Spec
The Hourglass method for writing a feature spec
Dynamic Images: Figma + Notion
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Quiz — Databases & Wikis
Congratulations on completing Section 4!
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4.2. Modification #2: Lights, Camera, Action!
One-Page Documents
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The Great, Time-Consuming 1-pager method
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Tutor’s Example Figma One-Page GDD
Figma: Basic Tools
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Theory of Infographics
06:12
Data Visualization: materials, books, references
Theory of one-pagers
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Sit down and organise the info you have!
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How to distribute the information?
How and Where to find your theme, art, and icons
From Macro to Micro: Systems to Mechanics
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Storyboarding
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5.1. Create a 3-panel storyboard
Creating new Pages: The Power of a File
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Collaborative Tools
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Quiz — One-Page Documents
5.2. Modification #3
Congratulations on completing Section 5!
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Farewell
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Course survey
Socials
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