Game design is the process of designing the content, background and rules of a game. A document which describes a game's design used during development may also be called a design document. Professional game designers specialize in certain types of games, such as board games, card games or video games.

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Theme

A game's theme or setting is what the game is about: the armies of a chess board, the marine stuck on an abandoned lunar base, or entrepreneurs making money through property. Although not essential, most games have a theme of some sort, and it is often the starting point of the design. A strong theme is considered a core part of the marketing strategy for a commercial game and will often be conceived in a marketing department before being passed to game designers to create a game, particularly with licensed properties.

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wonders if the creators of Little Big Planet actually designed the levels or played the game to design the levels... ?
DJCHiLL813 (Aarian - CH¡LL) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:03:01 -0000
wonders if the creators of Little Big Planet actually designed the levels or played the game to design the levels... ?
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Stratofariusbr (Stratofarius) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:37:54 -0000
Do you have a game design skill? Love Disney? Well, then join Walt Disney World: Source! http://tinyurl.com/yb944ja
Wow....crazy busy day...meetings, stage design and set up, basketball game, getting the kids in bed...now some down time!!
jakeschwein (Jake Schwein) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:19:46 -0000
Wow....crazy busy day...meetings, stage design and set up, basketball game, getting the kids in bed...now some down time!!
Enjoying reading The Art of Game Design: A Deck of Lenses. The book is huge and ponderous. The Deck gets right to the heart of the matter.
gameism (Spitfire) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:13:27 -0000
Enjoying reading The Art of Game Design: A Deck of Lenses. The book is huge and ponderous. The Deck gets right to the heart of the matter.
i should do a tutorial on game design
Amon26 (Amon26) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:11:14 -0000
i should do a tutorial on game design
I'm being a complete stalker and looking up everyone in this game design class on facebook. I feel like I should actually know something.
brinnyd (Brittany Dunn) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:11:03 -0000
I'm being a complete stalker and looking up everyone in this game design class on facebook. I feel like I should actually know something.

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