[arg_discuss] Tools for ARG developers

[Tony Walsh]

I've used a spreadsheet the size of a meeting-room wall for past games.  
On one axis, you have all the actors (characters and other forces).  On 
the other axis, you have all the major events:  This could be episodes, 
scenes, plot-points, etc.  You then know what every actor in your game 
is supposed to be doing during your storyline.  With the entire thing 
printed out, you can mark it up, add sticky notes, etc.  Probably a 
giant whiteboard would be ideal for this.

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marc at thedigitaldemons.com wrote:

> Hi guys,

>

> I'm in the process of outlining a grassroots game, and I want to do it 

> in quite a bit of detail. I was thinking of both spider diagrams and 

> flow charts, but I'm unsure how to best document the interactions in a 

> game. I'm finding it's incredibly hard to document such a non-linear 

> game in a linear form.

>

> Any tips on how to do this, what level of abstraction to go into when 

> documenting a game. What sort of tools do you guys use? (Mac/Pc)

>

> Thanks,

>

> Marc

>

>

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