Game Design Document
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Goal
What is the aim of the game? How does the player win?
Example: The aim of the shark and swimmer game was to avoid the shark
Player Character
Who is the hero of the game? What do they look like? How do they move
about on the screen?
Example: The player character in the shark and swimmer game was a diver.
He could move left, right, up and down.
He looked like this:
Enemies
Who are the enemies in the game? What happens when they catch the
player character? How do they move about the screen?
Example: In the shark and swimmer game, the enemies were sharks. The
game would end when a shark hit the swimmer. The shark bounces around
the screen in a random direction
They looked like this:
Setting
Where is the game set?
Example: Shark and swimmer was set under the sea.
Difficulty
What makes the game difficult or easy? How can the difficulty change when
the game is being played?
Example: The number of sharks, the size of the sharks and the size of the
swimmer all affect the difficulty. The speed of the shark and the swimmer
affect the difficulty too.
Other ideas
Do you have any other ideas for about how the game will work?
Evaluation
Once you have finished making your game write down how well you think you
have done. Remember to consider the following:
 If you finished making your game
 If you managed to include all your ideas from this worksheet
 Is your game fun to play?