🕹️ Design Your 2D Game · Y9 Game On Term 2

Step 1 — Pick a genre

Click a card to pick. Your choice saves. Change your mind? Just click a different one.

Step 2 — Fill in your Game Design Document (GDD)

Answer all 8 questions. Auto-saves as you type. This IS your assessment portfolio design doc.

1. Game title 2. Genre you picked 3. Core mechanic — describe in 5 words max 4. How does the player WIN? (1 sentence) 5. What makes it HARD? (enemies, obstacles, time?) 6. ART STYLE — one sentence + two reference images (optional, describe in words) 7. CONTROLS — which keys do what? 8. SPRINT 1 PLAN — what 3 things will you build FIRST? (L16)

Step 3 — Pitch to Ms Gao

When your GDD is complete: book a 2-min pitch slot in class. I'll read it + ask 1-2 questions + give you 2 pieces of feedback. Signed-off GDDs are green-lit for L16 build.

How to submit: paste your GDD (use the Copy button above) into Google Classroom under the L15 "Game Pitch" assignment, OR download + upload the .txt file.

Step 4 — Tiers (optional reference)

Not sure what level to aim for? Match your genre + ambition to a tier.

Support tier

Start from a template I provide (shooter / platformer / maze). Customise sprites, tune speeds, add 1 original feature.

Core tier

Pick any genre from the grid. Build from scratch using patterns from Alien Invasion (Ship class, Sprite Groups, GameStats).

Extension tier

Pitch your own genre or a novel concept. Extra features: high-score file, multiple levels, custom art.