Game Dev 101: Chapter 2 Worksheet

📂 Part 1: The Documentation Process

Before a game is built, everything must be planned on paper! Match the definition to the correct development document.

1. Pitch Document

2. Game Design Doc (GDD)

3. Technical Design (TDD)

4. Vertical Slice

A. The master blueprint containing every single rule, story beat, and required asset.

B. A tiny, fully playable chunk of the game created to prove the idea actually works.

C. A fast, exciting summary designed to get approval and funding for the game.

D. A complex guide specifically for the programmers to understand how to write the code.

Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences.

📦 WORD BANK: Mechanics Nonlinear Environmental Linear

5. If a virtual room is dark, covered in cobwebs, and has broken furniture, it is using storytelling to give players clues without words.

6. A story gives the player choices that can branch out and change what happens next.

7. A story is like reading a regular book: you start at the beginning and move straight toward a single ending.

8. The actions a player can take, such as jumping, shooting, or driving fast cars, are called game .

Every great game needs a goal and a challenge! Identify if the example is an Objective, a Conflict, or a Victory Condition.

9."Your mission is to rescue the captured prince."

10."You must fight a giant fire-breathing dragon that is blocking the bridge."

11."You win the game when your racecar crosses the finish line first."

Select whether the statement is True or False.

12.The Game Design Document (GDD) contains a list of all the 3D models, sound effects, and music needed to build the game (Assets).

True False

13.If a game's controls are too hard or don't make sense, it has bad "Usability" and will be frustrating to play.

True False

Time to start writing your own game blueprint! Come up with a brand new game idea and define the rules.

🎯 The Objective (What are you trying to do?)

🔥 The Conflict (What is trying to stop you?)

🏆 Victory Condition (How do you win?)