Planning and organizing your project can be as much of an art as actually developing it. In this section, you'll learn a few different methodologies that you can follow to ensure that your game follows a logical development pattern suited for you or your team.
One of the most popular and oldest development patterns is the Waterfall model, dating back to 1970. The Waterfall model takes its name from its cascading stages of development, with each stage flowing into the next until the final stage is reached. These stages are outlined in a basic Waterfall model as follows:
The Waterfall model has been lauded and criticized alike for its idealistic nature. Some developers argue that it's irresponsible to begin the next stage of a project before finishing the current one because a lot of early planning can be more advantageous than on-the-fly development. Others believe that every stage of a project is interconnected, and that they should...