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One-Page Designs
Stone LibrandeCreative Director, EA/Maxis
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Overview
• Standard design documentation
• What are one-page designs?
• Creating your own one-page designs
• Benefits
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Design Bibles
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4. Sound and Music
4.1. Goals, style, format
4.2. Sound effects
4.2.1 GUI
4.2.2.Special effects4.2.3.Environment
4.3. Music
4.3.1. Events
4.3.2. System screens
4.3.3. Level theme
4.3.4. Situations4.3.5. Cinematic soundtrack
5. Story
5.1 Backstory and world
5.2. Character descriptions
5.3. Game text, dialog requirements
5.4. Sample scripts
6. Level Requirements
6.1. Level Diagrams
6.1.1. Flow diagrams
6.2. Asset revelation schedule
1. Game Mechanics
1.1. Core Gameplay
1.2. Game Flow
1.3. Characters/Units
1.4. Gameplay Elements1.5. Game Physics
1.6. Statistics
1.7. AI
1.8. Multiplayer
2. User Interface
2.1. Flow chart
2.2. Functional Requirements
2.3. Mock-up
2.4. Buttons, icons, pointers
3. Art and Video
3.1. Goals, style, mood
3.2. 2D art and animation
3.2.1. GUI
3.2.2. Special Effects
3.3. 3D art and animation
3.4. Cinematics
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Pros
• Definitive source of information• Entire design is in one place
• The act of creating the document isthe act of designing the game
Cons• Doesn’t scale up
• Hard to manage updates• Difficult to search
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Design Wiki
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Pros• Easy access
• Easy to update• Bite-sized chunks
• Team contributions
• History tracking and accountability
Cons• Requires constant maintenance
• Hides design relationships
• Low resolution
• Frustrating viewport limitations
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• Problem: Most people don’t readpast the first page or screen.
• Solution: Only use one page.
Observation
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One-Page Design
Inspirations
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One-Page Design
Examples
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Creating a One-Page Design
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Fl Ch t
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Flow Charts
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St b d
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Storyboards
Time Space
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Time + Space
Relationships Between Modules
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Relationships Between Units
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Matrix
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Matrix
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ArcherFighter Mage Scout Thief Warlock
F i r e
M e
t a l
N a t u r e
W a t e r
Character Class
F a c t i o n
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ArcherFighter Mage Scout Thief Warlock
F i r e
M e
t a l
N a t u r e
W a t e r
Character Class
F a c t i o n
Rage
Cleave
x
x
x
Piercing
Hunting
x
Fireball
x
x
Ice Bolt
x
x
Tracking
Swimming
x
Backstab
x
Potion
Demon
x
Golem
x
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B fi
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Benefits
• Team Easy to share designs across team
Make sure the designs are seen
Hand out pencils and encourage
participation
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B fit
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Benefits
• You (the designer) Forces a complete understanding
Forces concise design
Highlights relationships in the system
Aids problem solving
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• The goal of design is to efficientlycommunicate ideas.
• It can take a lot of time and effort,but isn’t that what you are gettingpaid for?
• People will read your designs!