Vd gm dsgn s th prcss f dsgnng th rls nd cntnt f vd gms n th pr-prdctn stg nd dsgnng th gmply, nvrnmnt, stryln nd chrctrs n th prdctn stg. Sm cmmn vd gm dsgn sbdscplns r wrld dsgn, lvl dsgn, systm dsgn, cntnt dsgn, nd sr ntrfc dsgn. Wthn th vd gm ndstry, vd gm dsgn s slly jst rfrrd t s "gm dsgn", whch s mr gnrl trm lswhr.
Th vd gm dsgnr s lk th drctr f flm; th dsgnr s th vsnry f th gm nd cntrls th rtstc nd tchncl lmnts f th gm n flfllmnt f thr vsn. Hwvr, wth cmplx gms, sch s MMRPGs r bg bdgt ctn r sprts ttl, dsgnrs my nmbr n th dzns. n ths css, thr r gnrlly n r tw prncpl dsgnrs nd mltpl jnr dsgnrs wh spcfy sbsts r sbsystms f th gm. s th ndstry hs gd nd mbrcd ltrntv prdctn mthdlgs sch s gl, th rl f prncpl gm dsgnr hs bgn t sprt - sm stds mphszng th tr mdl whl thrs mphszng mr tm rntd mdl. n lrgr cmpns lk lctrnc rts, ch spct f th gm (cntrl, lvl dsgn) my hv sprt prdcr, ld dsgnr nd svrl gnrl dsgnrs.
Vd gm dsgn rqrs rtstc nd tchncl cmptnc s wll s smtms ncldng wrtng sklls. Hstrclly, vd gm prgrmmrs hv smtms cmprsd th ntr dsgn tm. Ths s th cs f sch ntd dsgnrs s Sd Mr, Jhn Rmr, Chrs Swyr nd Wll Wrght. ntbl xcptn t ths plcy ws Clc, whch frm ts vry strt sprtd th fnctn f dsgn nd prgrmmng. s vd gms bcm mr cmplx, cmptrs nd cnsls bcm mr pwrfl, th jb f th gm dsgnr bcm sprt frm th ld prgrmmr. Sn, gm cmplxty dmndd tm mmbrs fcsd n gm dsgn. nmbr f rly vtrns chs th gm dsgn pth schwng prgrmmng nd dlgtng ths tsks t thrs.