Stimulus  

Client brief?:

The client brief is a set of rules set by an employer.

Own brief?:

Your own brief are guidelines that you set yourself based on what your employer has told you to do.

Market research?:

market research is when you see what genres of games are popular and what’s selling well.

 ideas generation

Brainstorming?: 

Is coming up with ideas in groups.

Moodboards?:   

Moodboards are used to generate ideas for the mood of your game.

Thumbnail sketching?:

This is when you come up with ideas for items that might go into your project and then drawing some ideas on paper. 

Concept drawings?:

These are ideas for characters, weapons, vehicles and backgrounds that you can sketch out on paper.

Legal and ethical considerations

What is copyright law?: copyright means that if you create something and it’s protected by copyright law no one else can use it to make money from it without your permission.

What is libel?: 

libel is a form of defamation, expressed by print, writing, pictures, signs, effigies, or any communication embodied in physical form that is injurious to a person's reputation, exposes a person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule, or injures a person in his/her business or profession.

How are female characters represented in games?:

generally in gaming women are over sexualized and are commonly created to have many unrealistic features. however in recent years this has changed a lot thanks to games like tomb raider and Fifa.

What is intellectual property?:

Intangible property that is the result of creativity, such as patents, copyrights, etc.