gds-brainstorm-game

Start the brainstorming workflow and answer the facilitator's opening questions about the experience, mechanics, or themes you are drawn to. The session applies game design techniques one at a time and captures every idea into a markdown document.

It uses MDA framework exploration, core loop brainstorming, player fantasy mining, genre mashup, verbs-before-nouns, failure state design, and standard methods like SCAMPER and what-if scenarios. You can choose guided, selective, freeform, or YOLO modes.

Yes, the customize.toml file supports activation steps, persistent facts, and an on-complete hook under the workflow namespace. Team and user override files merge with the defaults using structural merge rules.

The workflow saves a session document with all ideas, highlights the top concepts, and suggests next steps such as creating a game brief, researching the market, or prototyping the core mechanic. It can also update a workflow status file for progress tracking.

No, it acts as a facilitator rather than a content generator. Ideas count only when they emerge through dialogue with you or are accepted and developed by you during the session.