As the game designer you need leadership skills - you are after all responsible for the game. If you can\'t get others behind your idea, you will have difficult times.
You also need to hold the vision - as you might be the only one in the team who has complete vision for the game / product in addition to the producer and stakeholders.

LEADERSHIP AND VISION HOLDER

GAME CORE LOOP EXAMPLE

This storyboard describes how the camera works in the game. It might feel and seem like a no-brainer but it was a bit tricky!

STORYBOARD SAMPLE

We were making this game in Poland and I was talking with them in Skype and the conversation started to be pages, so I thought I need to do a picture (feels funny now but sometimes it goes like this). This picture explained it in no-time :D
What was happening that in this game the car was going fast and the screen scrolling from right to left and it didn't feel intensive.
I realised we should move the particles more front. We did this and the game felt much much more intensive and fun and cool and everyone was asking what did you do :D

GAME DESIGNER LINKS

GAME CORE LOOP EXAMPLE

This storyboard describes how the camera works in the game. It might feel and seem like a no-brainer but it was a bit tricky!

STORYBOARD SAMPLE

STORYLINE

Yes, you will have to design games that might not that much for you but for a different target group...

STORYLINE

Yes, you will have to design games that might not that much for you but for a different target group...

GAME DESIGNER'S PIPELINE

You will back from one phase to previous often to iterate.
1) Idea & Concept
2) Documentation & Prototyping
3) Presenting to others (vision)
4) Feedback and modification
5) Production and communication
6) Feedback and modification
7) Testing and redesigning

GAME DESIGNER'S PIPELINE

POOR DESIGNER...

Designer needs to answer to lot of people. That's why handling pressure, communication skills and strong vision are super important.

POOR DESIGNER...

Designer needs to answer to lot of people. That's why handling pressure, communication skills and strong vision are super important.

MUSIC AND SOUND FX

Sound design is done separately
I often provide a list of effects needed and then a short description like "sharp ka-tsing"
Sound effects create atmosphere as does music
Danger of player getting bored
Prefer short to long
Prefer ambient to music and have music loop
Tac tac, nac nac, tsii tsii get boring quickly…

MUSIC AND SOUND FX

Sound design is done separately
I often provide a list of effects needed and then a short description like "sharp ka-tsing"
Sound effects create atmosphere as does music
Danger of player getting bored
Prefer short to long
Prefer ambient to music and have music loop
Tac tac, nac nac, tsii tsii get boring quickly…

PRACTICE NAMING

Some tips from the Mobile World

Be descriptive
Name explains the game
Raises curiosity
Gets your attention: what is that?
Distinct the game from the others
Certain words are more hot like: Diamond, Match
Hints about the amount of content

- Island vs Islands
- 99 Tracks

But you can also create the name and the hype if you have the cash

- Spore

Synonyms, Idioms

- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
- Google

Similar names and pronunciation tricks

- Air Wars <-> Star Wars
- Max Payne <-> Maximum pain?

Remember copyrights

- “Tower Bloxx” vs “Tower Blocks”

Value pack naming

. - 99 tracks

Evolutions of names

- ”Game” -> ”Game 2” -> ”Game 2008” -> ”Game: Version name”

How old is version 2 when there 5?

- Why would I buy 2004 version?

The name can already tell you what to do

- Cut The Rope

You can use it to create atmosphere

- "Fighter Pilot", "Open Air", "Air Warrior's Day", "Treason in High Air"

See also Intro challenge in Narrative in games