Project Preparation

Research, Pitch, Mission Statement, MVP, Platform, and Roles for Design Doc

Before next class, please do the following:

  • Mission Statement
    Define your mission statement. Clearly define your player experience goals. What type of experience do you want players to have? What should they feel? What type of challenges will they face?
  • Pitch
    • Tell us specifically how your idea addresses your proposed mission statement.
    • Tell us how your game is different. Why is your game unique?
    • Describe the gameplay. What the player will be doing moment to moment? Make sure I understand the game's core mechanic.
    • Take risks! Think about ideas that will stand out from the thousands of student games out there.
  • Research
    Research games that address the problem you're trying to solve in some way. Find at least three related games, post a card for each, and be prepared to talk about how it relates to your mission statement.
  • MVP
    Define your game's Minimum Viable Product. What is the smallest thing you can make that will test your idea?
  • Anticipated Challenges
    What do you see as your biggest challenges in creating this game, considering the constaints you are working with?.
  • Publishing Platform
    Where will you publish this? What platform? Why?
  • Roles for Design Document
    Each teammember should contribute approximately two pages (or one visual diagram) to your design document. Decide who will be doing what.