development plan

deej011

hi, i was wondering if anyone had a good development plan which they go off as i normaly keep everything in my head but i thought would be good to start to lay out a plan for my games?

cheers

LeonardDeveloper

I use pen and paper!...... And a great wire framing tool

deej011

haha i mean a template of what to follow cause as i said its all in my head i just don't know how to set it out on paper

LeonardDeveloper

Brainstorm;
Idea of game
Plot
Art graphics
Sound
Start wire franking the levels and scenes
You're ready to start making your app creating your art and buying your sound

MotherHoose

well I no longer use paper and pencil, textFile. etc. I just open GS

ProjectI Info
===
type in a working title
===
Description:
--OverView:

--genre:
--objective:
--setting:
--playMechanics:
--colorScheme:
--font:
--bgMusic:
--#scenes:
etc.
===
Instructions:
*2Do list*
logo/title
--transition
pauseScene:
--menu
--options
scene1:
scene2:
===
Tags:
GETS: images; BGs; sfx; etc.

These fields all scroll, and I enter a lot of info into them … the creative juice flow with original idea, so if it takes weeks to get back to it, one has a good idea of what needs to be done to make the concept reality. Save As 00-title.gameproject

MH
PS fibbed a little with the 1st line … I don't just open GS … I open the TP where I have all the preliminary info set in.
PSS oh dear now I am fibbing again! I have a readOnly newProject folder that contains the TP and all subFolders needed for a project ... I have an automator workflow that with two clicks copies that Folder to my desktop WIP and then I just rename folder and open the TP.