2. TODAY
1. Icebreaker
2. Play reflection: Angry Birds
3. Schell chapter 6
4. Game Design Document
5. Reminders
6. Homework

3. Icebreaker
For today: say your name, then tell us what your
favorite toy was as a child. Or as an adult, for
that matter.

6. Schell
I’d like for us to look specifically at the
brainstorming tips that Schell offers starting on
page 68.

7. The Write Answer

8. Write or Type?

9. Sketch

10. Toys

11. Change Perspective

12. Immerse yourself

13. Crack jokes

14. Spare no expense

15. The writing on the
wall

16. The space remembers

17. Write everything

18. Number your lists

19. Mix and Match
categories

20. Talk to yourself

21. Find a partner

22. And now…
Here are Dr. Phill’s five brainstorming tips,
which are a little different but are similar to
Schell’s.

23. 1. Think DIFFERENT.

24. 2. Imagine Dragons.

25. 3. Throw like you’re
Peyton Manning.

26. 4. Make IT play like
it’s Ray Lewis riding
a Dragon.

27. 5. Balance the
aesthetics.

28. Now…
I emailed all of you a rather lengthy PDF sample
of a game design document. Let’s take a look at
it and talk about the elements that are present.
Let’s talk about what is essential to the game
design document.

29. Remember:
Next class, your skill set portfolios are due.
Make sure to bring them to class in some format
that can:
1. Be shared with classmates
2. Leave with me

30. For Thursday
Read for class:
How to Pitch your Game and
Schell, Ch. 28
We will spend most of the class
forming our groups. Come in
ready!