# Game World
CSSE 290 – Computer Game Design
Winter 2010–2011

## What is the Game World document?

The Game World document describes your game world in complete detail. It forms part of the Game Script that gives all the details about your game.

## What process should you use to design your Game World?

Consider using the following process for designing your game world (but see below for the form of the Game World document).

1. Brainstorm the basic description as part of your initial game brainstorming.
2. Answer most of the Design Questions for your Game World.
3. As you answer the questions, incorporate some of the answers into your High Concept document and most of the answers into your Game Treatment.
4. Organize your thoughts from the questions (see Section 2 of the Game World document below).
5. Iterate and refine.

## How should you organize your Game World document?

Organize your Game World document as follows, but note that you write the document per the process above (e.g. you write a draft of the Appendices before writing Section 2):

- Working-title, authors and date of this draft

- Section 1: Executive Summary

  A one or two-paragraph description of your game world.

- Section 2: Detailed Description

  A carefully organized description of your game world in complete detail, including concept artwork.

  - Perhaps the best form for this section is to begin with an introductory paragraph or two and have succeeding paragraphs address in order the five areas in the Design Questions for your Game World. Insert concept art where appropriate.

- Appendices A through E: Design Questions

  These five appendices should contain complete answers to the five sections of the Design Questions for your Game World, in the order in which the questions are listed.

Your Game World document should be placed in the 2-GameWorld folder of your team's repository. It is best if your Game World document is a Microsoft Word document named GameWorld.docx. If this is not convenient for your team, let me know so that we are sure that we can communicate successfully.