Game  Designer    

A  game  designer  has  many  responsibilities  with  a  game  they  are  making.    The  Process:  The  “textbook”  approach  is  to  start  with  a  concept  and  create  a  game  design  document  which  is  intended  to  show  the  entire  game  design  mapped  out  to  give  direction  to  the  development  team.  Designers  usually  adapt  to  multiple  roles.      When  discussing  a  new  project  they  may  be  expected  to  create  a  pitch  of  ideas  for  the  game.  If  the  pitch  is  approved  the  designer  may  be  expected  to  give  a  more  detailed  design  document.  As  the  production  progresses  more  input  is  expected.    Near  the  end  of  production  the  designer  must  make  sure  every  part  of  the  game  is  of  a  high  standard.    The  following  are  what  a  game  designer  is  responsible  for:    World design

• a backstory • a setting • a theme for the game; often done by a lead designer

System design • game rules • brainstorming and formulating the core ideas for the system • understanding the gameplay and story goals, and how the system

can help embellish on them • scripting the basic interface and system logic • working with and communicate the design goals clearly with other

disciplines and collaborate and incorporate other disciplines into the creation process

• working in our proprietary design tools to place necessary objects, triggers, and scripted logic to fire off events in the gameplay flow

• bug checking Content design

• characters • items • puzzles • missions

• progression & unlocks • the online user experience (if applicable)

Game writing • dialogue • text • story

Level design • world levels and its features • level layout • setup and tuning of levels from high concept to object placement

and scripting • working directly with artists, programmers, animators and other

game designers to contribute to the vision of the game

User interface designer • user interactions and

feedback interface like menus or heads-up displays.

Audio design • creating or incorporating all

of the sounds that are in the game, like sound effects or voice      References:  http://www.naughtydog.com/site/careers/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_design