Wiki/Word Comparison
Video Game Design Pro is an
industry-specific software solution which features tools and
functionality exclusively for the use of the creation,
management, and implementation of video game design
documentation.
We take pride in the uniqueness
of our solutions, but we also point out to our future
customers some of our product's most compelling features; an
Export to .html function, as well as the
Import/Export compatibility with Microsoft Word documents
and .rtf files. This way, users can realize the
benefits of VGDP in a manner that augments, rather than
replaces their current solutions.
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Game
Design and Development Management Solution
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Word
Processor
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Collaborative Authoring Website
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Product Examples
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Video Game Design
Pro®
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Microsoft
Word®
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Wikis
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Project
Management
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Version History
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Task List/Calendar
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Upload Portal
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Yes
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Some
(sharepoint services)
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Yes
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PDF Export
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Yes
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No
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No
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Rich Text Format
Compatibility
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Communication
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Online Collaboration
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Timelines and
Storyboards
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Yes
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No
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No
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Graph, Table, and
Diagramming Tools (Flowcharts, UML Diagramming)
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Word/Phrase Glossary
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Yes
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No
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No
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Design Notes
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Text and Formatting
Tools
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Data Retrieval
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Automatically
Generated Table of Contents
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Yes
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No
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No
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Highlight and Click
Index
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Yes
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No
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No
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Goto Function
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Yes
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No
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No
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Annotated Content
Management
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Yes
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No
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Some
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MS Excel®
Compatibility
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Efficiency
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Wizard Task
Functions
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Yes
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No
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No
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Scripted Dialogue
Toolbar
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Yes
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No
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No
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Instructions/Examples/Resources
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Help
File/Updates/Support
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Ease-of-Use
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Yes
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Some
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No
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Quality Assurance
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Bug Tracking
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Yes
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No
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No
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Future Feature
Management
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Yes
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No
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No
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Security
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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"While wikis and blogs are
useful, neither are inherently appropriate for game
development. Video Game Design Pro is more useful
because it's designed with current game design
constraints in mind."
Laurie N. Taylor, Game
Design Teacher, LaurieNTaylor.org
"Wikis lack narrative structure,
that makes them difficult to navigate and read. Instead
of one argument that flows from beginning to end, there
are multiple ways of reading the same document. Nothing
"builds". Instead the reader is left with a spattering
of discrete information. Wikis' nature is that they are
quite chaotic at times, with people jumping in at random
points and offering a wide variety of comments, ideas,
etc. This is mentally invigorating but can be difficult
to parse. Often developers are left scratching their
heads and thinking so, what are we supposed to do?"
Dan C. ,Game Designer, Tools
Designer, and Product Manager, LostGarden.com
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