Game Project Planning and Documentation

Start with a game plan

Begin with the mind map "Planning a game" for an overview of elements such as concept, gameplay, art, programming and the user interface. It brings several parts of a plan together, so you can use its branches to organize your own notes before exploring a more specific resource.

Next, open "Game Development stages". This flashcard deck asks about activities in pre-production, production and maintenance, as well as cost and benefit analysis. Use the questions to practice recalling how development is organized.

Explore proposals and instructions

The mind map "Imedia - Video game proposal" considers settings, player choices and environments. Look at how its ideas are grouped, then compare that structure with the broader branches in "Planning a game". The map offers an example of a proposal alongside the general planning overview.

The mind map on game instructions and documentation covers the need for instructions, their presentation and the people using them. It includes concise instructions and demonstrative examples among its points. Use it to think about how a game plan can be communicated to users.

Use the formats together

There are no quizzes listed on this topic page. Instead, use the flashcard questions to practice recalling development stages, then return to a mind map to see how related ideas are grouped. You could summarize a branch in your own words and check it against the map.

"Game Creation" brings together design and planning, assets, development, testing and a design document. Compare its branches with the flashcards to see the stages and activities from another angle.

Place the topic in its unit

Game Project Planning and Documentation is a section of Game Design and Development in Computing and ICT. The resources on this page connect planning ideas with development work and documentation. Pick a resource and use its questions or branches to organize your next study session.