PV266 – Game Development II
Task 2 – GDD Update
Spring 2024
Submission deadline: March 5th
, 2024 (including)
Summary: Create/update the Game Design Document for your game.
Detailed description:
1. It should contain all “the usual” stuff (the name of the game, team members, short
description, Unique Selling Points, mood-board, target audience, etc. – see GDD task
from PV255 for details). Extend the mood-board (or create a second one) of “final”
visuals with several screenshots of the game’s current state (if any).
2. Finally, create/update the realistic time plan. Use the Gantt Chart to visualize the tasks
schedule. Include all major tasks you are planning – coding, assets authoring, testing and
polishing, etc. Each of these categories should be broken down into a reasonable number
of small development tasks. The chart’s final task will be the “release”, which will be
scheduled for June 9th
, 2024.
○ You can use various tools to create Gantt charts, or you can do them from scratch.
There is also an Excel template for Gantt charts you can use. In the case of using
this template, you can treat “periods” values as days since the project started and
write real dates above them (to not break automatic highlight).
3. Submit a final GDD in PDF format into the homework vault.
During the creative process and later through the whole production of your game, keep in mind
the legal aspects of game development – especially about using 3rd
party IP (intellectual
property) and assets. It is not OK to base your game on famous brands such as Harry Potter or
Star [Wars/Trek/Gate] without having a proper license. Usage of 3rd
party assets (e.g., 2D or 3D
graphics, audio) is allowed to a reasonable extent – if such assets are published with a “good”
license. But you should always give credit to the original authors.
Deliverables: PDF file with GDD.