{"id":416,"date":"2026-01-08T17:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yc3a24\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:05:36","slug":"week1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/yc3a24\/week1\/","title":{"rendered":"week1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the week 1 we discussed our major and minor focuses that we wanted to improve\/work on this year\uff0cand understood \u201cwhat is GDD\uff1f\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imy major: Game Character Design<br>My minor: Game 2D Environment Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought that the part I was interested in and good at was the art 2D drawing part, and I would like to work on game art more in my future work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is GDD?<br>A Game Design Document (GDD) is a detailed document that describes how a game 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