What is Game Design?

Where do you even start designing a game?

Game design relies on the desire to create powerful experiences for our players. Understanding these experiences involves an understanding of psychology, system math, level design, storytelling, pacing, and so many other tools.

This text strives to describe design not as a job title but as a process. Design is a verb, something you do rather than something you are. Design is so many things and understanding these different ways to design increases your toolkit for creating powerful experiences for your players.