The Capstone project is a place for you to develop your game idea into a fully-fleshed proposal. A game design document is your game bible, the go-to document that defines the genre of your game, its look and feel, and the evolution of gameplay. This four-part capstone project guides you to distill and improve the foundational aspects of your game so that you may express your ideas in a clear and productive way.
Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts
Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts
This course is part of Game Design: Art and Concepts Specialization
Instructors: Théotime Vaillant
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JS
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Reviewed on Nov 15, 2022
Very informative. Requires knowledge of the other courses to put together nicely.
IE
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Reviewed on May 15, 2023
I enjoyed working on the capstone project. I found it challenging and fun, I learn a lot while working on my project. I encourage everybody interested in game design in taking this specialization.
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Reviewed on Jun 16, 2026
Excellent for beginners. Easy to follow and fully explains each part of the process before you put your own GDD together.
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