{"id":203,"date":"2026-10-29T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:43:46","slug":"word-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/word-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"ff-site\" style=\"background:#edf2ec;color:#263e35;width:100%;max-width:none;margin:0;padding:0 0 42px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.8\"><header style=\"min-height:310px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;background-color:#b9d0be;background-image:url(https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/10\/111.png);background-position:center;background-size:cover;padding:42px 24px\"><div><h1 style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(42px,5.5vw,72px);line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:3px;font-weight:400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/\" style=\"color:#193e2d;text-decoration:none\">Far Frontier<\/a><\/h1><p style=\"color:#284c3b;font-size:clamp(16px,2vw,19px);margin:0\">Sihan Ma\u2019s Game Design Document<\/p><\/div><\/header><nav aria-label=\"Main navigation\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:12px 28px;background:#233f32;padding:18px 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/#research\" style=\"color:#f4f5ec;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.4px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.7\">Research<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/#weekly-development\" style=\"color:#f4f5ec;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.4px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.7\">Weekly Development<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/#game-testing\" style=\"color:#f4f5ec;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.4px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.7\">Game Testing &amp; Feedbacks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/#prototype-updates\" style=\"color:#f4f5ec;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.4px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.7\">Prototype Updates<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/#prototypes\" style=\"color:#f4f5ec;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.4px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.7\">Prototype<\/a><\/nav><div style=\"max-width:1040px;margin:32px auto 0;padding:clamp(22px,4vw,46px);background:#fafbf7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/#weekly-development\" style=\"color:#263e35\">\u2190 Weekly Development<\/a><\/p><h1 style=\"font-size:36px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.25;margin:24px 0 36px\">Word Ideas<\/h1>  <section style=\"margin-bottom:78px\">\n      <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,44px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:0\">Start with one word, then let it travel.<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;margin:0\">We began with broad associations rather than a game mechanic. The workshop maps move from a feeling such as <em>joy<\/em> into places, objects, actions and qualities: party, birthday, travel, coffee, comfort, sunny day and more.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/10\/01-word-associations-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Emotion and joy word-association mind map\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/figure><figure style=\"margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/10\/02-wordmap-sticky-notes-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Word-association maps developed with yellow sticky notes\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>    <figure style=\"margin:0;border:1px solid #d4dcd3;background:#f8f7f3;padding:12px\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/09\/IMG_6396-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A workshop wall covered with divergent-thinking word maps and colourful sticky notes\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto\">\n      <figcaption style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.45;margin:12px 4px 2px;color:#69736b\">Workshop overview: several word maps are expanded with sticky notes, connections and questions before a direction is selected.<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/section>\n  <section style=\"margin-bottom:78px;padding:30px;background:#f8f7f3;border-top:1px solid #d4dcd3;border-bottom:1px solid #d4dcd3\">\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,44px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:0 0 22px\">Give the maps a grammar.<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;max-width:760px;margin:0 0 28px\">We added word types to make the divergent thinking usable for design. A noun suggests a world or thing, a verb suggests player action, and an adjective suggests the feeling or rule that changes the action.<\/p>\n      <article style=\"background:#eef1ea;padding:22px;min-height:185px;border:1px solid #d4dcd3\">\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em\">NOUNS \/ WORLDS &amp; THINGS<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:20px;line-height:1.35\">party \u00b7 birthday \u00b7 festival \u00b7 jeep \u00b7 factory \u00b7 army \u00b7 travel \u00b7 balloon \u00b7 present<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article style=\"background:#eef1ea;padding:22px;min-height:185px;border:1px solid #d4dcd3\">\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em\">VERBS \/ PLAYER ACTIONS<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:20px;line-height:1.35\">run \u00b7 manage \u00b7 command \u00b7 build \u00b7 travel \u00b7 swim \u00b7 search \u00b7 protect \u00b7 explore<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article style=\"background:#eef1ea;padding:22px;min-height:185px;border:1px solid #d4dcd3\">\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em\">ADJECTIVES \/ FEELING &amp; RULE<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:20px;line-height:1.35\">slow \u00b7 efficient \u00b7 strategic \u00b7 colourful \u00b7 sweet \u00b7 comfortable \u00b7 sunny \u00b7 dangerous<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n  <\/section>\n  <section style=\"margin-bottom:78px\">\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,44px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:0 0 22px;max-width:800px\">Choose a noun, a verb and an adjective.<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;max-width:780px;margin:0 0 28px\">The next step used a simple worksheet: who is the player, what are they trying to do, where does it happen, what gets in the way, and what might happen as a result? The three selected combinations became three distinct game possibilities.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:0 0 28px;padding:12px;border:1px solid #d4dcd3;background:#f8f7f3\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/3;overflow:hidden\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/10\/IMG_6406-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Week 1 handwritten worksheet developing Jeep exploration and efficient factory management game ideas\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" style=\"position:absolute;left:50%;top:50%;width:75%;max-width:none;height:auto;transform:translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(-90deg)\" \/><\/div><figcaption style=\"margin-top:12px;font-size:14px;color:#58645b\">Week 1 worksheet \u2014 Jeep exploration and factory management<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"margin:0;padding:12px;border:1px solid #d4dcd3;background:#f8f7f3\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/3;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sm8g25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/10\/IMG_6407-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Week 1 handwritten worksheet developing the command, army and strategic game idea\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" style=\"position:absolute;left:50%;top:50%;width:75%;max-width:none;height:auto;transform:translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(-90deg)\" \/><\/div><figcaption style=\"margin-top:12px;font-size:14px;color:#58645b\">Week 1 worksheet \u2014 Command, Army, Strategic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <\/section><\/div><\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far Frontier Sihan Ma\u2019s Game Design Document ResearchWeekly DevelopmentGame Testing &amp; FeedbacksPrototype UpdatesPrototype \u2190 Weekly Development Word Ideas Start with one word, then let it travel. 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