Two questions. How to order the game?

Question

Game development

Good afternoon! Situation: there is an idea for a game that you want to implement. There are no special illusions - there are finances.
1) How to talk to a developer? What do you need to bring with you to start a conversation? Game layout? Required knowledge?
2) It can’t turn out like this - I provide an idea, or a detailed layout - and the developer will implement all this without me? How to insure against this?

Answer 1

1) You need to find a smart game designer or business analyst with experience in game development, give him money, sit down with him and form a document of a couple of pages called "concept document". This is a short (very short) description of the game (you can google for more details, but your partner will need to know what it is). In the process of working on the document, many questions will be solved and many new ones will appear. After that, you can already think about what to do next.
2) Ideas are worthless, each sensible developer has his shaft, so no one will steal anything. There have been no such precedents so far.

Answer 2

We need documentation and layouts for evaluation. Docks include descriptions of mechanics, interfaces, backend, and graphical details: animations, etc. Details about platforms / screens.
The concept is not enough. you need to see the actual amount of work.
You are somewhere far from reality. Who needs it? To implement a game qualitatively is a serious investment of time, money, and games are already overproduction. He will spend his free time on his game.
Approximately possible, but it is problematic to give an assessment, because. in games, the details that create a significant amount of work are in the design / animations / models ... You can get half the score from the sketches (backend, mechanics, platforms).
Not very appropriate (given that you are talking about one developer) Take consultations, or a producer for a partial load. If you have a budget for these events, you can knock on Dmitry .

Answer 3

You don't have to worry about the developer stealing the idea.
Depending on which game is on which platform, you can order design sketches, screens. Show sketches to the programmer because he will determine the necessary functionality and price from them. Do you really need a manager?