The Game Design Canvas - Serious Play Conference 2015

GAME DESIGN CANVASL E A N • A G I L E • I T E R A T I V E

U S E R C E N T E R E D

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Game Design Canvas

is a lean, agile, iterative,

user centered approach

to game design.


LEAN©2015 Richard Carey Digital Media LLC

No more bloated design docs.

AGILE©2015 Richard Carey Digital Media LLC

Just in time, not for all time.


ITERATIVEOnce is never enough.

VISION ©2015 Richard Carey Digital Media LLC

Capture the big picture of your players experience.

ESSENCE©2015 Richard Carey Digital Media LLC

Design the seed of the game.

Business Model Canvas

INSPIRATION

DEVELOPMENT


TESTING


Game Design Canvas

INTENTION

INTERACTION

CHOICE

IMPACT

EXPERIENCE

MECHANICS

EFFORT

CHANNELS

PLATFORMS

FEEDBACK

POSITIONING

R.O.I.

PLAYERS


Game Design Canvas

INTENTION

INTERACTION

CHOICE

IMPACT

EXPERIENCE

MECHANICS

EFFORT

CHANNELS

PLATFORMS

FEEDBACK

POSITIONING

R.O.I.

PLAYERS

Set Up Design

Considerations©2015 Richard Carey Digital Media LLC

INTENTION

PLAYERS

Set Up

SET UP the foundation of your project: what is the INTENTION of your game, and who are its PLAYERS?


INTERACTION

CHOICE

IMPACT

EXPERIENCE

MECHANICS

FEEDBACK

Game Design

Describe the MECHANICS, interaction, input and feedback that creates the EXPERIENCE?


EFFORT

CHANNELS

PLATFORMS

POSITIONING

R.O.I.

Considerations

What other CONSIDERATIONS will impact the design, development and marketing of this game?


Canvas

Prompts

Process

Discuss Iterate Validate


Have fun, and let us know how you use the Game Design Canvas in your studio.

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