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Layers of Design in Game Development

Layers of Design in Game Development. Layers of Design. Game Design. Software Design. Technical Design. (Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Animation, Physics, Networking, …). Technical Design. These compose the core technologies and foundations that are used to support the game.

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Layers of Design in Game Development

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  1. Layers of Design in Game Development

  2. Layers of Design Game Design Software Design Technical Design (Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Animation, Physics, Networking, …)

  3. Technical Design • These compose the core technologies and foundations that are used to support the game. • This includes: • Graphics, animation, artificial intelligence, networking, physics, and so on. • While each technology is relatively independent, they must work in unison to provide a complete gaming experience. • This unity is provided by the higher layers.

  4. Software Design • A good software design pulls the various technical elements together to form a functional software base to support the game. • This layer must keep in mind the best practices of software engineering. • Abstraction, modularity, encapsulation, portability, reusability, dependability, testability, localization, robustness, maintainability, correctness, scalability, usability, and so on. • We must also follow standard software engineering processes during development.

  5. Game Design • With good software and technical design, we have all the foundations for a game. • Having good foundations, however, is not enough to produce a good game. • Good games require careful and thoughtful design of the structure, content, and approach to gameplay. • In addition to gameplay design, we must also consider the design of the story, levels, and challenges faced within the game.

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