Exercises

1. ‚  

Draw a line to connect each of the game titles on the left to with its "high concept" on the right.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Rapid-fire games without rules
Halo	Can one man save the universe?
Unreal Tournament	SimCity set in a zoo
Zoo Tycoon	Mortal Kombat with guns
True Crime: Streets of LA	Ordinary guy finds out he's extraordinary
Wario Ware, Inc.	Grand Theft Auto in reverse

2. ‚  

In which project phase is each of the following deliverables or activities produced?

• Art bible

• Competitive analysis

• Game prototype

• New maps

• Risk analysis

• Game design document

• Test lead on-board

• Technical design document

• Code submitted for compliance testing

• Celebrate

• Concept document

• Volunteer testers participate

3. ‚  

For each of the following game project deliverables, indicate whether they are relatively High or Low detailed:

• High concept

• Estimated budget

• Story in concept document

• Game design document

• Development schedule in project plan

• Game prototype

• Beta release

• Manpower plan in project plan

• Asset list in preproduction plan

4. ‚  

Which of the following must be kept current throughout the life of the project?

• Game design document

• Prototype

• Project plan

• Art production plan

• Patches

Answers

1. ‚	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic ‚ Ordinary guy finds out he's extraordinary HALO ‚ Can one man save the universe? Unreal Tournament ‚ Mortal Kombat with guns Zoo Tycoon ‚ SimCity set in a zoo True Crime: Streets of LA ‚ Grand Theft Auto in reverse Wario Ware, Inc. ‚ Rapid-fire games without rules
2. ‚	Art Bible ‚ Preproduction Competitive Analysis ‚ Concept Development Game Prototype ‚ Preproduction New maps ‚ Upgrades Risk Analysis ‚ Concept Development Game Design Document ‚ Preproduction Test Lead on-board ‚ Development Technical Design Document ‚ Preproduction Code submitted for compliance testing ‚ Beta Celebrate ‚ Release to Manufacture Concept document ‚ Concept Development Volunteer testers participate ‚ Beta
3. ‚	High Concept ‚ Low detail Estimated Budget ‚ Low detail Story in Concept Doc ‚ Low detail Game Design Doc ‚ High detail Development Schedule in Project Plan ‚ High detail Game Prototype ‚ Low detail Beta Release ‚ High detail Manpower Plan in Project Plan ‚ High detail Asset List in Pre-Production Plan ‚ Low detail
4. ‚	Game Design Document ‚ Yes Prototype ‚ No Project Plan ‚ Yes Art Production Plan ‚ Yes Patches ‚ No