How to Construct a Video Game?

A video game development is a lengthy process which consists of  imagination, research, organization and attention to every minute details as well. It might appear difficult but at least you can try to make one with the following suggestive steps, if you are super serious about game designing and game development then joining a game design course would be really helpful for you. This will chalk out an idea of what is involved:

1. Conceptualize Ideas: the very first thing which you need to do is to stir up your brain and generate few gaming concepts and think what kind of games do you want to make. Don’t make it too complex, start small. Try to traverse through different genres and sub-genres. Try to see what is popular in media then note it down.. after this early brainstorm, think about the features which you want to put it into your game.

2.  Keep basketing Information: Extensive research is required if you are thinking about making your own game. Try to do as much as possible and start building your GDD (game design document). For those who don’t know about GDD it is the brief for the entire project and there will be outlines for the details like about the game mechanics needed for creating your game, genre, story, world building and marketing strategy which will need for your game. You have to create your GDD in such a way that it should answer any question where a potential audience might have about the game, from the concept to the aesthetic choices in audio and visual design. As a game designer, you will also need to determine the language which you will need to use in your own game.

3.  Start building your game : After you have completed your research, you may begin your game according to the framework which you have created. Now you will need to choose which programming language or game engine you would need for creating the game. Although for small mobile games you wont need the same advanced technology which is vital mostly for hardware- dependent games. You can also start scripting code for your game.

4.  Polish your concept: Well, for this the prototypes can help you to find all the dissimilarities or any other important issues which may disrupt the user experience. Resolving this issues in the early stages would be really helpful. Make sure you have all the necessary characteristic which are needed for your game I.e- setting, the quests, level design, the characters and sound effects. While making the game make sure that the logic and sense is both required. Character motivations according to the storyline is highly suggested.

5.  Game testing: The sub-title have already gave the proper description. A game must be properly tested before its release from a technical standpoint. The QA testers test the gameplay. They also write the detailed bug reports and also taking notes about the crashes ( if any). It might be lengthy but it is a really important process, as the gamer are unlikely to play a game which is with full of glitches or errors , even if it is free for the users.

6.  Promote it: Last but not the least, you should start promoting about your game as much as possible in relevant platforms. One of the best option is creating a website and promoting it on the social media platforms. When the game is fully ready for release, upload it on game app stores as a free version so that your game can have as much players as possible.