{"id":12843,"date":"2025-04-03T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?page_id=12843"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:14:48","slug":"refined-game-documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?page_id=12843","title":{"rendered":"Refined Game Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craft a case study for each of the game you have created this semester. Your case study should be a post here titled (Name of Game): Final Documentation, and\/or layed out as a presentation in PowerPoint, Google Slides or Keynote, or layed out as a PDF in InDesign, or Pages. Final documentation in any format should include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This should describe your game, what do players do and who is the audience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Process &amp; Thought Process:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Game Design Document (GDD):<\/strong> Include a concise GDD outlining the game&#8217;s core concepts, message\/purpose, rules, and mechanics.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iterative Design:<\/strong> Showcase how you iterated on the game design, highlighting the challenges you faced and the decisions you made.\u00a0*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game Mechanics:<\/strong> Explain the key game mechanics in detail, using diagrams or screenshots, or photos to illustrate them.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Player Goals:<\/strong> Clearly define the players&#8217; objectives and how they achieve victory.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gameplay Sequence:<\/strong> Include images or videos demonstrating different stages of gameplay, highlighting key moments and player interactions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game Board &amp; Components:<\/strong> Show good pictures of the game board and components, explaining how they guide or influence player actions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rulebook &amp; Playtesting:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rulebook Sample: <\/strong>Include a sample of your rulebook, demonstrating your writing and communication skills.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Playtesting Notes:<\/strong> Share any notes or feedback from playtesting sessions, showcasing your ability to identify and address issues.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game Reflections:<\/strong> Discuss what you learned from the development process and what you would do differently next time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Points for 1st 100,  2nd 200, 3rd 400, 4th 800<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Within your documentation clear evidence of the 2nd iteration ads 100 points, 3rd iteration adds 200 points, 4th adds 400 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craft a case study for each of the game you have created this semester. Your case study should be a post here titled (Name of Game): Final Documentation, and\/or layed out as a presentation in PowerPoint, Google Slides or Keynote, or layed out as a PDF in InDesign, or Pages. Final documentation in any format &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?page_id=12843\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Refined Game Documentation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6753,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12843","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12843"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16857,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12843\/revisions\/16857"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}