For a while, I have been interested in notations:

At one point, I tried to create notations for helping display how to model a 3D model. One of the first art forms I got introduced to was origami. They had a serious of notations that signified which actions to perform for each step. I didn't understand notation enough to finish it though.

Now that I know a little about programming, I am wondering if anyone has seen anything remotely similar to a sort of game logic notation. I mean, you have notations for schematic diagrams on the electronic side, so it would seem (if even for a simple game) there would be some format for game logic notation.

Anyone know of sort of system for a game logic schematic diagram?

I am currently browsing google for notations related to game, and I get the "Numeric annotation system" and information about notations for chess. I get musical score notation also.

Basically, I would like to map out the gameplay or the game logic as a sort of schematic diagram with a potentially standard notation system for my games.

Lately, my ideas have been rather extraneous, but I am going somewhere with this. Believe me. haha

Any ideas?

I would prefer the notation without schematic diagrams (written as if writing a paragraph prefarably).

I guess Daniel Cook's "skill chain diagrams" are vaguely along that line, but not really exactly what you're looking for -- and it's more akin to a flow-chart of schematic than prose.

In my opinion, games differ too much for there to be a single general purpose notation of the sort you're after; there could be notations for more specific subsets of games (first-person shooter notation, etc.), but it would be really difficult if not impossible to produce a general notation that could elegantly and accurately express a first-person shooter, chess, match-3, and the many other types of games that exist.

... how to model a 3D model ... map out the gameplay or the game logic ... [along the lines of] notations for schematic diagrams on the electronic side ... notations for chess ... musical score notation ...

Nypyren touched on it (though I would change his comment to "notation of actions the players can will take or did take (chess moves for example), or notation for the rules of the game (the program itself)?"

That is, you may be having difficulty because you haven't clearly defined what you want to document. The purpose for the notation concepts you mention all differ from one another. In particular, game play and logic imply decision-making based on input. Arguably, chess notation and musical scores do not provide for decision making.

Do you want to describe the behavior of your program, or reflect the code implementation ("rules") of your program?

Flow diagrams, similar to where you're likely heading with nodes, provide for I/O, decision-making, etc., if you want to describe behavior, rather than the fine details of implementation. A flow diagram could go into detailed implementation, but, as Nypyren mentions, that just becomes code itself.

- A schematic diagram documents the implementation of a design assuming defined components, including variables for tuning or operation. E.g., variable resistors/capacitors can be used for required tuning, or as user input such as a volume control. Pseudo-decision-making that changes the behavior.

- Chess notations document behavior, decisions that have been made, using a specific design and set of rules (which are not documented, but assumed.) N.B., the notation allows "illegal moves" - e.g., a pawn moving more than 1 square, or a bishop moving to a square not on its diagonal, in violation of the rules.

- A musical score is a text/graphical representation of a design under specified rules (key, tempo, glissandos, dc al coda, etc.) No decision-making.

Suggestion: if you have Excel, you may want to look into its flowchart capabilities. There are quite a few templates available online. Or, for unique shapes for your nodes, you can create your own templates. Overall, if you use commonly used flow chart shapes and patterns, the look and feel will be more intuitive to viewers.