TODAY

1. Icebreaker2. Play reflection: Angry Birds3. Schell chapter 64. Game Design Document5. Reminders6. Homework

Icebreaker

For today: say your name, then tell us what your favorite toy was as a child. Or as an adult, for that matter.

Schell

I’d like for us to look specifically at the brainstorming tips that Schell offers starting on page 68.

The Write Answer

Write or Type?

Sketch

Toys

Change Perspective

Immerse yourself

Crack jokes

Spare no expense

The writing on the wall

The space remembers

Write everything

Number your lists

Mix and Match categories

Talk to yourself

Find a partner

And now…

Here are Dr. Phill’s five brainstorming tips, which are a little different but are similar to Schell’s.

1. Think DIFFERENT.

2. Imagine Dragons.

3. Throw like you’re Peyton Manning.

4. Make IT play like it’s Ray Lewis riding a Dragon.

5. Balance the aesthetics.

Now…

I emailed all of you a rather lengthy PDF sample of a game design document. Let’s take a look at it and talk about the elements that are present.

Let’s talk about what is essential to the game design document.

Remember:

Next class, your skill set portfolios are due.

Make sure to bring them to class in some format that can:1. Be shared with classmates2. Leave with me

For Thursday

Read for class: How to Pitch your Game and Schell, Ch. 28We will spend most of the class forming our groups. Come in ready!