Key Terms — Writing Technical Design Documents (TDD) & Game Design Documents (GDD)

Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 6: Game Design Mechanics, Rules & Documentation / Lesson 3: Writing Technical Design Documents (TDD) & Game Design Documents (GDD)

Vocabulary focus

Game Design Document (GDD), Technical Design Document (TDD), High Concept, Feature Set, Target Demographic, Art Style Guide, Game Architecture, Specification, Template, Pitch Outline

Build your glossary

For each term or concept, write an explanation in your own words and add an example from this lesson. Check your explanation against the lesson resources.

Term or concept	My explanation	Example
________________	________________	________________
________________	________________	________________

Resources

Setting, Story and Systems in That Order
YouTube loads only when you press play.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Discuss and submit in Google Classroom

Use this site to read, watch, and get shared learning materials. Keep completed work, questions, and comments in your class on Google Classroom.

Open Google Classroom

Choose your class and the assignment named by your teacher.

KDE student outcomes

Unit-level context for this lesson · Course 113605

View aligned outcomes (10)

#23 Create rules for a game.
#26 Explain the importance of usability and how it impacts user experience.
#28 Research various styles of game documentation.
#29 Develop a technical design document (TDD).
#30 Describe components of a game design document (GDD).
#31 Produce a game design document.
#34 Compare and contrast categories of game mechanics.
#35 Research victory condition mechanics of a game.
#36 Discuss the relationship between game mechanics and game complexity and interactions.
#37 Incorporate game mechanics into a game.

Alignment from Master Lesson Plans v3.5. These are instructional targets; completing a resource does not by itself establish mastery.