Ideation Board
User-facing reference for the Ideation Board tool.
Ideation Board
Status: Stable
Category: Creation
Use it when: you need to plan a game loop before building.
First task
Define your first playable loop in 5 cards: player, goal, obstacle, reward, test.
Inputs
A rough game idea.
Outputs
Planning cards/notes that guide your first prototype.
How it connects
Comes before Scene Composer and helps avoid feature overload.
Common mistakes
Planning huge scope; never converting cards into a small playable test.
Validation
Check that the board defines one small testable loop.
First safe task
- Open the tool from Dreamcatcher.
- Start with one tiny project-owned output.
- Save or apply only one change.
- Run Content Validator or Quick Play before expanding.
Success looks like
The output exists in the expected project location, related references are visible in the Inspector/tool UI, and no validator error points to a missing path or deleted resource.
Common mistake
Stacking several generated outputs or gameplay connections before checking one simple result first.
