Your First Game

Game Elements

There are some important ELEMENTS that all games contain that make them fun to play. We're going to consider these ones for your game:

Game play: A game’s rules, plot, objectives, and challenges. In other words what your game is all about. 

Game mechanics: How a game works and how a player interacts with it (the controls).

Game art: The scenes and characters - in Scratch called sprites and backdrops

Sound design: A game's background music and sound effects

Scoring: How a player scores and how it is displayed

Challenge: How the game increases in difficulty -making the game harder as it progresses, and how the player can win. 

Want to find out more about what makes a great game? 

Check out this article:

https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/great-games/

Game Design Document

When we create a game we start off by developing a Game Design Document.

A Game Design Document (GDD), also known as a design document, is a comprehensive guide that outlines the core design elements and features of a video game. 

It serves as a blueprint for the game's development, providing detailed instructions on how it should be created and how it should function. 

Create your own game Design Document

I've shared a template for your own GDD through Classroom.