Design Document

There will not be a story. It's a sports game.

Probably something akin to the opening scenes for the sports game on tv.

I'm not sure about this one. The game consists of both a website and a client engine.

Currently the idea is that team management and character management is handled through the web. Also, on the web will be the ability to schedule a game (challenge) with another team. There will be a launch function on the web to launch the user into a random game.

The only interface that I can think of for the client engine is that it will have an options menu and some kind of chat. Also, there will be stats on the players character.

This has yet to be determined.

Describe the background music and event sounds that will need to be created. Also, discuss any voice acting that needs to take place.

There will be two camera views. One is of the player with a first person view and the other is of the spectators which will be a free roam view.

The irrlicht engine will be used. Other api's such as Hawk for their networking capabilities, XNA for the 360, Nocturnal for the PS3, and something for the Wii.

Cite the rules.

Identify which roles the player will be. Will he be a single athlete amongst AI or will he be coaching the team?

This section maybe included in other genres but it is most prevalent in sports. You need to decide if there will be any licensing. If so, be sure what is licensed and what is not. Anything is licensable, for instance a signature move could be licensed.

How will this be done? Will you use motion capture or a highly skilled animator?

This is an addition to one of the previously mentioned genres. The components that make it online is the communication infrastructure for the clients and servers to talk.

Describe what the server will store and process.

Describe what the client needs to display the game. Will there be in game chat?

What data needs to be transmitted between the client and server. Try to keep this as small as possible.

The interface will need to contain a piece to find games and or other players.

Most of these elements will have their own design documents.

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