- If you are looking for a sample Game Design Document Template, here’s something that I have created and have been using for quite a while and have shared with fellow designers & students for their use. Remember, sections may be added, removed or modified as per the game. This is merely a guideline to get started.
The following is not mine, nor am I associated with them. I find them very useful for my design research.
- Game design principles from the desk of Industry Veteran, Ernest W Adams can be found at The Designer’s Notebook.
- Watch Extra Credits to understand the how, what and why of games.
- A one stop destination for nearly all things related to Game Analytics
- Dori Adar – Where games and UX collide.
- UI and UX enthusiasts can check out UXReviewer by Om Tandon.
- For your ‘free to play’ research, head to Deconstructor of Fun.
- Itch.io for all your game and game jam needs!
- Black Shell Media Curated Content:
For those in India, here are some groups to be a part of:
- Gamedev.in has a comprehensive list of game development studios in India. They also have discord channel for the game dev community.
- Women in Games India (WIGIN) discord channel – A community for all women and marginalized geneder folks in India who are interested or are part of the gaming industry in any form.
- The Desi Product Bar discord channel for all things product and production related and more.
- The India Gaming Forum, the oldest community of game devs. Also running the annual India Game Developers Conference.
I will try to add more links here.