In the early days of game development when teams were based on only a few individuals, there really wasn't any need for what's commonly referred to today as a design document. With only a few people ...

Game designer Aric Wilmunder recently released his original design documents for the canceled LucasArts game Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix. Lost for more than 20 years, we now know for the first ...

Ask most electronics developers what they do for a living and, most of the time, you’ll get an answer describing the kinds of products they develop. But the truth of the matter is much more mundane.

Do you need a design or functional specification? It depends on who your audience is and where you are in the product development cycle. People often confuse the purpose and role of functional ...

Tiny Brains developer Spearhead Games builds without design documents, which the studio feels allows them to focus on creating the "best game experience" at all times during development, according to ...

Staying on track when making a new game is a job in itself, so game developers create a Game Design Document (or a GDD) to record their vision for the project. Compiling one is an artform, yet it’s an ...

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Latest Version of Popular Open Source Swagger UI and Editor to Launch by SmartBear at IBM InterConnect – March 19-23, 2017 – Las Vegas SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartBear Software, the ...

There are 29 days left in The Wonderful 101: Remastered's Kickstarter campaign, but with more than $1.3 million raised and counting, it's safe to say that PlatinumGames' gamble on its overlooked ...