Game Design

Games are formal systems:

• Objects
• Properties
• Behaviors
• Relationships

Good game design is iterative

"Rule of the loop": The more times you test and improve your design, the better your game will be.

PROTOTYPE

1. Answer a question
2. Forget quality
3. Don't get attached
4. Prioritize prototypes
5. It doesn't have to be digital
6. When digital, use a "fast loop" game engine

Another view: development process is risk mitigation

1. create basic design
2. figure out the greatest risks in your design (what could go horribly wrong)
3. build prototypes that evaluate & mitigate them
4. test prototypes
5. refine your design based on what you've learned
6. repeat