California Institute of Arts

Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts

The Capstone project is a place to develop a game idea into a fully-fleshed proposal.
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Length 1 to 3 months
Effort 2-4 hours per week
Price Free
Subject Design, Art
Level Intermediate
Languages English
Video Transcripts English
About this course

The Capstone project is a place for you to develop your game idea into a fully-fleshed proposal. A game design document is your game bible, the go-to document that defines the genre of your game, its look and feel, and the evolution of gameplay. This four-part capstone project guides you to distill and improve the foundational aspects of your game so that you may express your ideas in a clear and productive way.

Note: Only learners who have earned a certificate in the four previous courses in the Specialization are eligible to take the Capstone.

What you'll learn

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Prototyping

  • Visualization

  • Playtesting

  • Ideation

  • Presentation

Course syllabus

Week 1: Ideation

Week 2: Prototyping and Playtesting

Week 3: Prototyping and Playtesting continued

Week 4: Visualization

Week 5: Visualization continued

Week 6: Presentation

Week 7: Final Review

Meet the instructors

Dariush Derakhshani

Faculty, Character Animation

School of Film/Video

Théotime Vaillant

Instructor, Experimental Animation

School of Film/Video