During your fangame development journey, you'll encounter many challenges and questions. Fortunately, there are numerous resources available to help you improve your skills, learn new techniques, and find inspiration.

## Glossary

| Term                         | Short definition                                                                                                                           |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Scope                        | The boundaries of your project: what you have decided to build and what you have decided not to build.                                     |
| MVP (Minimum Viable Product) | The smallest playable version of your game that already provides an enjoyable experience.                                                  |
| Vertical Slice               | A small but representative portion of your game used to validate its core gameplay and direction before producing the rest of the content. |
| Backlog                      | A list of ideas, features, and tasks that you may work on later.                                                                           |
| Iteration                    | A new version of your project that adds improvements, fixes, or new content.                                                               |
| Technical Debt               | A technical compromise made today that will likely require additional work in the future.                                                  |
| Art Debt                     | The same concept applied to visual, audio, or narrative assets.                                                                            |
| Refactoring                  | Improving or reorganizing existing code or systems without changing how they behave for the player.                                        |

## Useful Tools

None of these tools are mandatory. Choose the ones that best fit the way you like to work.

### Documentation

- Google Docs - Write your story, quests, or game design documents.
- Obsidian - Organize your notes in Markdown with links between pages.
- Notion - Centralize documentation, your project wiki, and task tracking.

### Task Management

- GitHub Projects - A simple way to manage tasks for projects using Git.
- ClickUp - Manage tasks, documentation, and project organization in one place.
- Trello - Organize your work using a Kanban board.

### Design & User Interface

- Figma - Design user interfaces and think through the player experience.
- Excalidraw - Quickly sketch diagrams, ideas, and workflows.

### Version Control

- Git - Keep a history of your project and collaborate with others.
- GitHub - Host your project and track its evolution.
- GitLab - A complete alternative that also includes issue tracking and version management.

## Going Further

### Project Management

#### Atlassian Agile Guide

An excellent introduction to Agile practices with simple, accessible examples.
[https://www.atlassian.com/agile](https://www.atlassian.com/agile)

#### Kanban Guide

A practical introduction to visual task management using Kanban.
[https://kanbanguides.org/](https://kanbanguides.org/)

### Game Design

#### The Door Problem - Liz England

A classic article illustrating the wide variety of disciplines involved in game development.
[https://lizengland.com/blog/2014/04/the-door-problem/](https://lizengland.com/blog/2014/04/the-door-problem/)

#### Game Developer

Articles covering game design, production, programming, and the game industry.
[https://www.gamedeveloper.com/](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/)

#### Extra Credits

A YouTube channel covering game design, storytelling, and many aspects of game development.
[https://www.youtube.com/@ExtraCredits](https://www.youtube.com/@ExtraCredits)

#### Game Maker's Toolkit (GMTK)

A YouTube channel analyzing game design decisions and explaining why they work.
[https://www.youtube.com/@GMTK](https://www.youtube.com/@GMTK)

### Productivity

#### Getting Things Done - David Allen

A personal productivity methodology that has inspired many modern organizational tools. Even if you don't adopt the entire system, many of its principles are useful for managing an amateur project.

#### The Lean Startup - Eric Ries

An excellent book for understanding the value of prototypes, iterations, and validating ideas early.

#### Peopleware - Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister

A classic reference on the human side of collaborative projects. Especially useful if you're starting to build a team.

### Pokémon Workshop Resources

Be sure to regularly explore the resources provided by the community:

- Pokémon Workshop tutorials
- [Pokémon Workshop documentation](https://docs.pokemonworkshop.com)
- [Pokémon SDK code documentation](https://psdk.pokemonworkshop.com/yard/)
- release announcements
- Discord help channels
- feedback and experience shared by other creators

Asking questions, requesting feedback, or sharing a demo are all part of developing a fangame. The community is here to help you throughout your project.