Level 18
And Now the Hard Part
IF YOU FOLLOWED the instructions in this book, you are now the proud creator of a great game idea and a corresponding game design document. You have everything you need to make an actual video game, right? Wrong! Your work is just beginning. Before you actually make the game, you might have to find someone to publish your game.
Now I say “might” because since the first edition of Level Up! came out, the video game industry has radically changed. We’ll talk about how it’s changed in a moment, but if you want to make a game you will need money. And to convince someone to give you money, you are going to need a pitch.
A pitch is a streamlined, easily digestible version of your game design document. It contains everything that’s great and original about your game without all the “twiddley bits.”1
Because most pitches are presented to groups in boardrooms, I highly recommend using PowerPoint or Keynote or some...