{"id":348,"date":"2026-01-07T20:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/?p=348"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:36:10","slug":"gdd-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/om3g24\/2026\/01\/07\/gdd-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Overview – GDD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Title: “Backchat<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: Visual Novel\/ Puzzle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Platform: PC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concept & USP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core idea behind Backchat <\/em>is that of a visual novel game with dialogue that plays out continuously in real-time, with players needing to manually craft responses to NPCs while characters are actively in conversation; adding a sense of tension to what is often made out to be a relaxing and simple game genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In terms of narrative, I wish for the game to explicitly tackle the subject of ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and importantly navigating social situations as an autistic person. The puzzle-style gameplay should be engineered to reflect this: not to act as an emulation of ASD conversation but rather as a means of abstractly portraying the communicational\/ conversational challenges of an individual with ASD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Design Intention<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like players to understand and relate to the tension of socialising as an autistic child by creating an interactive story using the medium of video games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Target Audience<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I intend for my game\u2019s target audience to be from a mixture of 2 core backgrounds: firstly, neurodivergent people who show intrigue because they can relate to the subject matter \u2013 I would expect this group to mostly be made up of teens and young adults \u2013 and secondly, a more general audience of gamers who have a background of enjoying visual-novel style content and\/or puzzle game content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game Design Pillars<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have abstracted my game concept into three core game pillars that I intend to build my project around. They are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Convey Real-World Challenges through Mechanics<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    A large part of why I want to create this game is to make people more aware of the ways in which autistic children can struggle with social communication. I feel that taking advantage of storytelling through game mechanics is the most effective way to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Create a Fun and Engaging Narrative<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      I want to develop a story that will keep players captivated and engaged with my game – due to the focus on struggles with social communication it makes sense for me to focus on having a strong character-centric story as a primary reason to maintain player interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Explore Usage of Colour in Storytelling<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        My game will be exploring emotions quite heavily, and I have become interested in how colour imagery can be inherently linked with emotions. For this reason I want to try and enhance my storytelling in the game by making colour imagery a large part of the art style and game as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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