Description:   Game design rules is a name I have given to a set of game design methods that provide guidelines, rules, commandments, pit...

Description Formal Method is the name given to a set of techniques used in game design taken from game theory, statistical analysis, and ...

Description: Play-testing is the name given to a set of methods that use various techniques of observation and capturing data about a pl...

Description Taxonomy is the name given to a set of methods that provide ways to classify games. Using this as a game design tool provides...

Description: Concept Framework is the name I have given to approaches that focus on how best to communicate a game concept and the method...

Description: Flowchart is the name I have chosen to use to describe the use of diagrams composed of elements (e.g. shapes, icons, images,...

Description: Prototyping is the name I use to describe a set of methods that use various means (paper & pencil, software, etc.) to m...

Description: Game Design Documentation is the name I have given to written material that describes the design of a game and the methods t...

Description: Postmortem is the name I have given to a set of methods that encourages reflection about a game's design (and development)...

Description: Concept documentation is the name given to a set of methods that support the written documentation and structure of a game con...

Description:   Visualization is the term I use to describeillustrations, collages, sketches or images used to communicate game design (no...

Description: Game design pat terns are a collection and description of  recurring game mechanics, (rules & systems), play mechanics (...

Tool: Game Design Process is a term used for a set of techniques that represent recursive attitudes, ideology, approaches and strategies to...

Description: Player models is a term given to a set of game design tools that describe game mechanics, play mechanics and/or play experie...

Description: Associative Generation is the name given to a set of methods that use association to inspire ideas for game concepts. A comm...

BRAINSTORMING GENERATIVE RESEARCH   ASSOCIATIVE GENERATION PLAYER MODELS PROCESS APPROACH VISUALIZATIONS CONCEPT DOCUMENTATION...

Description Generative Research is the name given to a set of methods meant to inspire ideas for a game concept. The game design tool im...

Description: Brainstorming is the name I have chosen to use to describe techniques aimed at generating new ideas (e.g. game concepts,...