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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misterjayem (MrJM) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:21:06 -0000
Unless EA's MMA game allows you to design Mayhem's entrances, it won't threaten the THQ/UFC franchise. http://digs.by/119r #UFC #MMA #THQ
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petermolyneux2 (Peter Molyneux 2) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:12:13 -0000
Ready to come down from space, it was incredible. It allowed me to come up with a game design only imaginable while alone in space...
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Twylite1 (Sheri G Ray) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:04:30 -0000
RT @ClickNothing: Game designers should read http://bit.ly/75bdKn My concerns are with didacticism in 'persuasion design' which I find p ...
@ClickNothing and consequently hope that game designers not follow this latest design school trend.
bcrosbie (Bill Crosbie) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:01:16 -0000
@ClickNothing and consequently hope that game designers not follow this latest design school trend.
RT @ClickNothing: Game designers should read http://bit.ly/75bdKn My concerns are with didacticism in 'persuasion design' which I find p ...
zhiwiller (Zack Hiwiller) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:59:54 -0000
RT @ClickNothing: Game designers should read http://bit.ly/75bdKn My concerns are with didacticism in 'persuasion design' which I find p ...

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