Documentación (Parte I)

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Del curso dictado por Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Diseño de videojuegos

194 calificaciones

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Diseño de videojuegos

194 calificaciones

Curso 2 de 6 en SpecializationDiseño y Creación de videojuegos

VERSIÓN ESPAÑOL Dentro de la creación del videojuego, ¿qué papel juega su diseño? Este curso proporciona conocimientos y pautas sobre cómo diseñar un videojuego. Partiendo desde un concepto básico, se dan las pautas para trabajar correctamente sus conentidos, de cara a conseguir un objetivo claro: el documento de “game concept” que constituye el documento inicial sobre el que se basa cualquier videojuego. De cara a mejorar la comprensión de los conceptos, los ejemplos y referencias se fundamentarán en videojuegos reales, para permitir así visualizar el documento y cuáles son los resultados finales del diseño descrito en el mismo. IMPORTANTE Puedes seguir el curso también en Inglés (subtítulos y cuestionarios). _________________ ENGLISH VERSION Which role plays design in video games creation? This course provides guidelines and knowledge on how to design a video game. Setting off a basic concept, they give the guidelines to properly work on their contents in aim to get a clear objective: the game concept document is the starting document on which any video game is based. To improve the concepts comprehension, the examples and references will be based on real video games, to help us visualizing the document and which are the final results of the specified design. IMPORTANT You are able to follow this course in English (subtitles and quizzes).

De la lección

Elementos básicos del diseño II

En este módulo continuaremos con los elementos claves del diseño de un videojuego. A partir de la jugabilidad, comentaremos los distintos géneros existentes; también hablaremos del diseño a lo largo del proceso de desarrollo. A continuación nos ocuparemos de la documentación, centrándonos en el game concept document (documento de concepto de juego). Analizaremos como se crea el diseño de nivel y como se consigue una experiencia progresiva a lo largo de un juego. Y para terminar, abordaremos otros elementos de mucha importancia en el diseño, como son la ambientación, la historia, la narrativa y la usabilidad.

Documentación (Parte I)5:50

Documentación (Parte II)6:47

Documentación (Parte III)4:20

Conoce a los instructores

Enric Martí Gòdia
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Pere Nolla Rodríguez
Freelance y Colaborador docente
Ciencias de la Computación (UAB)

As we have seen,

when we are working on a game's design, we generate and manage a lot of information.

Managing this information is vital to be efficient and avoid confusions and

misunderstandings.

So this information's documentation on design is

fundamental.

Inside the design department the documentation task is made,

in which many people can collaborate, generating many kinds

of documents and keeping them up-to-date when it's necessary.

We must remember that there also exist

other documents which might be in other department's field,

such as Art and Programming, and which are generated by these departments.

In this unit, we will focus on documentation on design.

Documentation's relevance is very high.

Basically, due to the next reasons: first of all, because they are

witnesses of all the decisions taken during design phase.

During creation process many propositions are generated and all these that

have been approved and consensus in the end must be written down.

So, documentation reflects the creative process' final will.

Also, when we are generating documents, we are forced to reanalyze what we've thought of,

so that the process helps to better understand the project

and to have a more detailed and wide general image.

Another relevant aspect is that it is used as a guideline for designer's work,

artists and programmers as it determines with precision what we must do and what we mustn't do.

So, they only develop what the design documentation specifies,

and what isn't specified in the design, isn't made.

Finally, documentation is vital to transmit information

to other people, either in the design department or in others.

It is definitely a working tool used during all the

development process.

While documenting,

we must try to keep certain criteria to better use their functionality.

The most important thing is that documentation uses a clear and concrete language.

We must avoid ambiguous words and constructions

which might lead to a misunderstanding.

In the same line,

they demand a high concretion level as too much generic

descriptions can be counter-productive and generate confusions.

We must also try documentation to be efficient,

using the less resources possible to communicate as much as we can.

It is good to use resources such as reference images or schemes, which usually help

transmitting information in a faster and more gathered way.

Documentation can be in many formats: text documents, diagrams,

presentations, etc.

We must choose the most suitable format

depending on each concrete kind of documentation's purpose.

To finish, documentation must be made with empathy,

being aware that not only the one who is writing it will read it and,

so, knowing how to put yourself in the possible readers' point of view,

adapting the used language and thus favoring its comprehension.

As we saw in the first module

when we were talking on the designer's tasks, there are many document types.

High concept is a definition of the game summarized in one phrase.

Pitch is a more detailed description of the game,

emphasizing the more commercial or marketing aspects,

the interest the audience might have, differences with the rivalry, etc.

It is usually written focused to a possible publisher.

Game concept document and game design document

already include more info on many aspects of the game.

The main difference between them is their extension and the detail level.

Usually, when proposing non-developed ideas

many concept documents are generated for each idea.

After that, all the design document is generated on

the idea that is finally developed, in which all the necessary must be present,

playable, technical and artistic aspects.

There are other documents such as the ones specified in each level's design,

the ones which detail mechanics or take part of the story,

the script and the dialogs.

Next, we will analyze the main parts

a design document has separately.

We must concrete there isn't only one way to structure a design

document.

Depending on the development studio and the kind of game,

it can variate in format and contents distribution.

This contents example can be applied either for a

document concept or for a complete document design depending,

obviously, on the detail level with which each section is filled.

The different sections we will talk on are: game concept, amplified

description, game system and mechanics, story, setting and artistic

style, music and sound and specific technology.

The first section is the game concept.

It might seem brief, but it is very important to do it properly.

It must ease identifying the game idea in a few words.

To do so, they ask to mention in a few words the genre,

the camera, the setting, the main character,

the main mechanics and the main challenges or achievements.

In the example we see in the slide, Mario 64, we identify its genre

as 3D platform and we point out that its camera is in third person.

This game's setting is hard to define, as it is very variated,

there are levels in deserts, volcanoes, frozen zones,

etc., so we synthesize it talking on magic or fantasy worlds.

Next, we identify the main character, which we could

describe more if we had any important characteristic,

in example, if he was a soldier or a gangster.

In this case, we could say he's a plumber, but

probably it won't be relevant regarding gameplay.

Next we talk on main mechanics

and the most important objectives in the game,

which indirectly explain a part of the story.

In the game concept,

it isn't necessary to explain it all, just the game's most identifying keys.

We must take into account that there are more sections in the design document

to expand descriptions and talk on more aspects.

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