Game Design: Idea Generation Techniques, Successful Ideas, Game Design Proposal

Game Design
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PROJECT 1......................................................................................................................................3
P1 Discuss idea generation techniques used by industry practitioners..................................3
P2 Evaluate factors that contribute to the generation of successful ideas..............................4
PROJECT 2......................................................................................................................................5
P3 Evaluate game ideas and design considerations in response to a given brief...................5
P4 Prepare a game design proposal and supporting documentation......................................6
PROJECT 3......................................................................................................................................7
P5 Create a functional game prototype using industry-standard tools and techniques..........7
P6 Refine a game prototype through iterative testing and revision........................................7
P7 Present a functional game prototype to a defined audience..............................................7
P8 Discuss gameplay mechanisms, testing and the development process involved in the
production of a game prototype..............................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Game design is referred as an art of applying design as well aesthetics in order to develop a
game for experimental or entertainment or exercise or educational purposes. It is a large area,
drawing from the areas of computer science/ programming, graphic design and creative writing.
The designers take creative lead in imagining as well as bringing to life game worlds. This report
includes discussion about Idea generation techniques utilised by industry practitioners an
evaluation of factors which contribute to successful Idea generation. The report also includes
game ideas and design considerations along with development of a game design proposal and
supporting documentation. Apart from this, report includes development of functional game
prototype and refine a game prototype by iterative testing and revision. In addition to this, a
functional game prototype is present to the audience and the game play mechanism, testing and
development processes involved in game prototype production are discussed in the project.
PROJECT 1
P1 Discuss idea generation techniques used by industry practitioners
Ideation basically represents a creative process which is associated with generating and
coming with new ideas that can be effectively done through applying and making use of variety
of idea generation techniques. Ideation is a helpful technique for industry practitioners to
determine and identify a problem and evaluating effective ways to solve that problem through
having an effective design and thinking process. The some of the key idea generation techniques
that are mainly used by industry practitioner are disused and evaluated as follows:
Brainstorming- it is basically a group creativity and innovation technique through which
efforts and critical thinking is made by a group of individuals to evaluate a specific problem with
the help of gathering a list of suitable ideas. The brainstorming technique of idea generation
comprises of analysing each of this identified idea by group members on the basis of its pros and
cons to reach a most suitable and efficient idea which is most effective to solve and overcome a
specific problem. Thus, the main goal of applying brainstorming technique by industry
practitioners is a to leverage the power and thinking of group to build and enhance on each
other’s ideas to get a most appropriate and suitable idea for solving and overcoming an identified
issue. Brainstorming process also supports generation of new and more creative ideas through
making use of diverse viewpoint with the help of more focused and effective conservation.
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Prototyping - it basically comprises of an experimental process in which the design team of
an industry or company implement new ideas into a tangible form on paper or to digital form.
Thus, prototyping provides a foundational process for developing a new product and idea
through a physical and digital representation of an idea for its more effective generation and
implication. Therefore, use of prototyping techniques is made by industry practitioners for
creating and having a physical representation which supports and help during ideation and enable
the team to effectively gather feedback from internal and external stakeholders for better idea
generation and development in more effective way in today’s virtual and figural world with the
help of wire farming software.
Five Whys Analysis- it is also an effective and remarkably simple method of new idea
generation by industry practitioners as it just comprises of asking why five times when a problem
occurs which lead down to the root cause of that problem. Thus, asking why? Five times
effectively direct and guide the deign team and employees to come up with new and improved
ideas in the basis of root cause of a problem. Thus, five why is an iterative interrogative form of
idea generation technique which is used by industry practitioners to explore and set out a cause
and effect relationship in order to effectively underline and solve a problem through generation
and coming up with a new idea based on root cause of problem.
P2 Evaluate factors that contribute to the generation of successful ideas
Creative thinking is the main factors which supports and leads out effective inspiration for
generation of a successful idea. The three key factors which contribute and lead out to successful
ideas comprises of analysis of problem, evaluation of environment and willingness to explore. It
has been observed that creative solution and new invention and ideas are mainly based and
depended in the problem that initially spurs an individual to think creatively to mitigate and
overcome that problem. Thus, pursuit towards solution on the basis of problem is a most vital
factor that ensures generation of a successful idea to mitigate and overcome identified and
analysis problem through working of a new idea and innovation more perfectly.
Further, it has been analysed that environment is also a vital factor that lead significant
impact on the creativity thinking and successful idea generation as remaining surrounded with
creative people and hanging with diverse personality definitely improves the thinking process
and creativity of an individual which ensures generation of a more successful and vital idea
based on view point of diverse components and aspects of an environment. At last, the
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