phases of game development
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Phases of Game Development
How to build an efficient game development process? Let’s analyze the main phases of it.
BRAINSTORM
Answer the following questions before starting the development:
Who is the perfect player for you?
How can this game surprise users?
Why should user want to interact with thegame?
Will he pay for it?
CONCEPT
MECHANICS
Game Concept = Essential Outline
SETTING (STORY & AESTHETICS)
INTERACTION
TECHNOLOGY
PROOF OF THE CONCEPT
Will the gameplay be engaging enough?
Are the controls intuitive?
Can the game be transferred to a paper prototype?
Will target audience like the setting of the game?
GDD(GAME DESIGN DOCUMENT)
The purpose of GDD is
TO DESCRIBE ALL ASPECTS OF A GAME (TARGET AUDIENCE, GAMEPLAY, GRAPHICS, CHARACTERS, LEVELS, ETC.)
PROTOTYPE
The mission is
TO CREATE PLAYABLE MODELS FOR ALL CHOSEN PLATFORMS
DESIGN
CREATING A “SILHOUETTE OF A GAME”
DEVELOPMENT
SYSTEM ARCHITECTS TAKE CARE ABOUT AN ARCHITECTURAL PART
TESTING
The game is distributed to a limited number of potential players in order to receive feedback about the gameplay and possible improvements
ALPHA TESTING
BETA TESTINGPublic betas are effective because
thousands of fans may find bugs that thedeveloper's testers did not
RELEASE
Share news about the game
SHOWTIME
Links in social networks
Promote through the articles
Game reviews
Send to app stores
SUPPORT
This is a long way to go, and it's essential to find the right team which will provide professional game
development and support services for your project.
