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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I came in 3rd in the Game Design competition. Going to collapse now. Soooo tired.
ShirazTheAuthor (Shiraz) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:57 -0000
I came in 3rd in the Game Design competition. Going to collapse now. Soooo tired.
"I'll just sit on the futon and do some game design writing." [Zzzz%u2026] And%u2026 now I'm up, even earlier than yesterday. :-P
jerry77Furry (Jerry H. Furry) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:40:15 -0000
"I'll just sit on the futon and do some game design writing." [Zzzz%u2026] And%u2026 now I'm up, even earlier than yesterday. :-P
@trent_lange You're very welcome! Can't wait to see it! Get your game face on for Picture This Design new website! Can't wait to share.
PictrThisDESIGN (Katie Lowell) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:33 -0000
@trent_lange You're very welcome! Can't wait to see it! Get your game face on for Picture This Design new website! Can't wait to share.
sleep, then classes in the AM, game design lecture, rail jam, and if i have the money after my Sugarbush pass, MW2 pre-order time!
IrishGh0st91 (Kyle Killian) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:57:20 -0000
sleep, then classes in the AM, game design lecture, rail jam, and if i have the money after my Sugarbush pass, MW2 pre-order time!
@malki i feel like im only steppin up my game a little on this mini comic design cus of your work on the wondermark books. WWMD????
choadmalma (kc gee) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:34:27 -0000
@malki i feel like im only steppin up my game a little on this mini comic design cus of your work on the wondermark books. WWMD????
@ZiggyDame not until my third quarter :s but yeah I'm going for an AA in game design :D
SirCyanide (Aaron M) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:07:02 -0000
@ZiggyDame not until my third quarter :s but yeah I'm going for an AA in game design :D

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