The design document is more of a design specification document that describes the application in its entirety. That means that all of the data-, architectural-, interface-, and component-level design is described for it. The following example showcases how the documentation would look. You can download a copy of the template from http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/servlets/Doc7e17.doc?id=18632:
For game design, the design document can be a bit more involved than it is for applications. A typical game design document will require the sections described to be filled ...