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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Game Design? | |
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| What's in the Book? | |
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| How Are Games Designed? | |
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| Vision of the Game | |
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| The Game Layout Chart | |
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| Designing Gameplay | |
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| Designing the Story | |
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| Designing Characters | |
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| Character Description | |
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| Character Sketch | |
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| Designing Environments | |
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| Written Description | |
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| Environment Pictures | |
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| Designing Audio | |
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| Interface Design | |
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| Onscreen Interface Graphics | |
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| Designing Fun | |
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| Game Demo | |
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| Game Engines | |
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| Art for Demos | |
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| Sound for Demos | |
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| Non-Playable Demo | |
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| Summary | |
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| What Is a Game Designer? | |
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| The Game Designer | |
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| Love to Play Games | |
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| Creative Thinker | |
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| The Game Development Process | |
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| Solving Problems | |
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| Is It Fun? | |
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| Do You Like to Work? | |
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| Dedication to Games | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Research | |
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| Create | |
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| Analyze | |
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| The Concept Document | |
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| Writing the Document | |
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| Character Design | |
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| Research | |
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| Creativity | |
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| Analyze | |
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| The Character Design | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Design Document | |
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| Layout of the Design Document | |
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| Design Document Elements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Game Overview | |
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| Position the Game | |
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| Game Features | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Game Idea | |
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| Where Can I Find an Idea? | |
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| Examples | |
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| Read | |
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| Any Questions? | |
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| What Will the Game Do? | |
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| What Are the Goals of the Game? | |
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| Pick Your Genre, Any Genre | |
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| Action-Adventure and Bears, Oh My! | |
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| Fighting | |
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| First-Person Shooter | |
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| Hunting | |
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| Puzzle | |
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| Role Playing Games | |
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| Simulation | |
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| Sports | |
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| Strategy | |
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| Multiplayer | |
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| What's Your Story? | |
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| How Big Can I Make It? | |
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| What to Keep | |
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| What to Throw Out | |
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| Don't Keep It in Your Head | |
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| The High Concept | |
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| The Purpose of the High Concept | |
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| Writing the High Concept | |
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| The Game Statement | |
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| Why the Game Is Important | |
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| Why the Game Is Unique | |
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| Audience | |
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| Why Should the Game Be Published? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Visualizing the Game | |
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| Art Used in Game Designs | |
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| Storyboards | |
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| Level Layouts | |
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| Environment Illustrations | |
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| Character Designs | |
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| Model Sheets | |
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| Graphical User Interface (GUI) Design | |
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| Other Concept Art | |
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| Summary | |
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| Designing Audio | |
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| Character Voices and Speech | |
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| Script | |
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| Talent Search | |
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| Recording | |
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| For the Technically Curious | |
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| What We Hear | |
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| What the Computer Hears | |
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| Sound Effects | |
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| Realistic | |
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| Non-Realistic | |
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| Music | |
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| First Steps | |
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| Basic Organization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Game Flow | |
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| The Flowchart | |
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| The Oval | |
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| The Diamond | |
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| The Rectangle | |
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| The Circle | |
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| Sample Flowchart | |
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| An Alternate to Flowcharting | |
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| Take a Shower Textual Sequence | |
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| Manageable Pieces | |
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| Game Flow Design Methods | |
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| Main Game Flowchart | |
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| Gameplay Flowchart | |
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| One Player Career Flowchart | |
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| Two Player Career Flowchart | |
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| Race Flowchart | |
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| Summary | |
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| User Interface Design | |
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| What Is a User Interface? | |
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| How Does the Player Receive Game Information? | |
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| Can Interface Elements Be Incorporated into the Natural Play of the Game? | |
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| How Can the Interface Affect the Game? | |
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| How Can the Player Control the Game? | |
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| Controlling Your Controls | |
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| Feedback | |
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| Information Presentation | |
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| Personality | |
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| The Visual | |
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| What Is a Graphical User Interface? | |
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| Information Screens | |
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| Menus | |
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| Onscreen Displays | |
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| Creating Game Navigation Design | |
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| Creating Onscreen Elements | |
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| Summary | |
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| Technical Design | |
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| The Sections of a TDD | |
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| Target Hardware System(s) | |
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| Target Audience | |
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| Processor Use | |
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| Memory Use | |
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| Saving and Loading | |
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| Supported Input Devices | |
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| Supported Output Devices | |
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| Al | |
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| Multiplayer | |
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| Concerns and Potential Problems | |
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| Software Tools | |
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| Data Wrangling | |
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| Database Handling | |
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| Scheduling | |
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| Game Flow | |
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| Game Engine | |
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| Needed Assets | |
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| Languages | |
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| Audio Handling | |
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| Physics | |
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| Sample Art | |
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| User-Defined Worlds | |
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| Summary | |
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| Schedules and Budgets | |
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| What Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg? | |
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| Breaking Down the Tasks | |
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| Creating the Framework of Dependencies | |
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| Gantt Charts | |
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| Critical Path | |
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| Scheduling | |
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| Budgeting | |
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| Direct Labor Costs | |
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| Easy Adjustments | |
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| Putting the Budget Together | |
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| Summary | |
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| Special Considerations | |
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| Puzzle | |
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| Platform | |
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| Adventure | |
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| Racing | |
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| Fighting | |
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| Sports | |
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| Real-Time Strategy | |
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| Turn-Based Strategy | |
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| Shooters | |
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| Simulations | |
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| Role Playing | |
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| Massive Multiplayer Online | |
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| Summary | |
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| Design Document | |
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| Motocross Professional Circuit | |
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| Design Document by Alpine Studios | |
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| Table of Contents | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Game Overview | |
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| Platform | |
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| Genre | |
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| Target Audience | |
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| Languages | |
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| Street Date | |
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| Key Features | |
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| Unique Selling Points | |
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| Career Path | |
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| Game Structure | |
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| Camera Viewpoint | |
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| Camera | |
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| Modes of Play | |
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| Trick Mode or Free Ride | |
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| Motion | |
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| Trick Motions | |
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| Level Overview | |
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| In-Game Progress, Timers, and Clocks | |
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| Race Replay | |
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| Report Card | |
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| Reward to Trophy Screens | |
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| Model Production and Development | |
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| Equipment and Upgrades | |
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| Track Editor (In-Game) | |
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| Special Effects | |
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| Technical Design | |
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| Processor Use | |
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| Main Memory Map | |
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| Geometry | |
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| Animation | |
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| Graphics | |
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| Audio | |
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| Saving | |
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| Physics | |
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| Art Development | |
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| Potential Trouble Spots (Risk Areas) | |
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| Player Control | |
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| Level Design | |
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| Texture Development | |
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| Bug Type Description | |
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| Game Features | |
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| Fun | |
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| Motorcycles | |
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| Game Play and Rewards | |
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| Art Style | |
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| Audio Experience | |
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| Game Structure | |
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| General Viewpoint | |
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| Modes of Play | |
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| Player Controls General Keystroke Controls | |
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| Technical Issues | |
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| Geometry | |
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| Main Memory Map | |
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| Animation | |
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| Graphics | |
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| Audio | |
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| Saving | |
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| Physics | |
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| Al | |
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| Art Development | |
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| Sample Art | |
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| Development Team | |
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| Schedule and Budget | |
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| Index | |