game-design

Game design principles. GDD structure, balancing, player psychology, progression.

Skills
Creative design
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What it does and how to use it

A skill that teaches Claude Code to do creative design tasks well. It is packaged knowledge the model uses whenever it is relevant.

Install the skill (command above).
In Claude Code, describe what you need - the skill turns on by itself when the context fits.
No commands to memorize: you talk in plain language and the skill does the rest.

Install (Claude Code)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/game-design && curl -fsSL https://doutorai.pt/data/lib/skills__game-design.md -o .claude/skills/game-design/SKILL.md

Paste this command into the terminal, in your project folder, and the component installs automatically.

Content

---
name: game-design
description: Game design principles. GDD structure, balancing, player psychology, progression.
allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep
---

# Game Design Principles

> Design thinking for engaging games.

---

## 1. Core Loop Design

### The 30-Second Test

```
Every game needs a fun 30-second loop:
1. ACTION → Player does something
2. FEEDBACK → Game responds
3. REWARD → Player feels good
4. REPEAT
```

### Loop Examples

| Genre | Core Loop |
|-------|-----------|
| Platformer | Run → Jump → Land → Collect |
| Shooter | Aim → Shoot → Kill → Loot |
| Puzzle | Observe → Think → S

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