Start creating your own Games(Videogame or Board Games) from scratch, using Game Design Theory and Project Management

This is the most complete Game Design Course you can find, With over one hundred lessons, this course can turn a complete beginner into a Game Design Master.

This course will teach you how to create Board Games and Digital Games from Scratch.

The Game Designer knows a little about every gaming area and a lot about how to group then together in a context that makes sense.

This is not a “how to program games course”. This course will teach you in details why each element of a game exists and how to put them together in an engaging and fun way.

FIRST PART

In the first part of the course, you will be introduced to the basics of Game Design Theory , such as

What defines a Game and how they are made

Why games are made

What jobs you can get in the game industry and how it works

How to get free assets for your games

How to write a Game Design Document

SECOND PART

In the second part, you will learn how to create projects of games using a Game Design Canvas, so you can quickly organize your ideas and develop your project in a very efficient way.

THIRD AND FOURTH PART

Now you can choose if you want to focus on Digital or Board games.

In these sections, you’ll learn about

The history of Digital and Board Games since the first games until today

How to manage game projects using Kanban and Trello

What kind of elements and components are used in a game

How to create prototypes and validate your ideas

What is the best way of earning money with each type of project

How to balance a game using Math, Level Design and Progression Systems

How the players think and what they want with the psychology of players

How to publish your games

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

Analyse and rate existing games

Create and manage game projects from scratch

Choose the best types of mechanics, aesthetics and theme for each type of project.

Create prototypes quickly.

BONUSES

You’ll also be able to download the presentation used in this course and get acces to templates of:

Game Design Analysis Template: so you can practice your Game Designer Skills by rating games you already play.

Game Design Document Template: so you can organize your game rules and parts

Game Design Canvas Template: so you can clearly see how your game works using a table of contents.

By the end of some classes, I’ll challenge you to do some exercises, to help you learn better.

They are not mandatory, but they can make you become a better game designer.

This course will help you create a bionic eye, after your know how games are made, playing them will never be the same again.

What you’ll learn

Understand what makes a game be a good game

Develop Simple Game Prototypes With Construct 2

Get to know in which area of the Game Industry the student fits better

Know the differences between the different types of Game Producers

Know the different Games Purposes

Learn how to adjust and choose the best tutorial for each Target Audience

Find free assets to use in their games, even commercially

Fill a basic Game Design Document for their own games

Choose the best Store to publish games, according to the team's goal

Structure Game Projects

Manage Game Development Processes

Prototype quickly

Develop Complete Board or Card Games Prototypes

Create Game Projects with Game Design Document and Canvas

Know how the Tabletop Games and Digital Games were created and how they evolved

Understand what are and when to use Game Components

When to use each type of aesthetics

How to publish your game with a publisher of by yourself

Edit and Export Sprites and Animations

Create different game Arcs and Loops

Create a good Progression in Level Design

Edit simple audio tracks with audacity

Find free assets for your projects

Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?

There are absolutely no prerequisites to take this course.

Who this course is for:

People who want to learn about Game Design

People who want to become great Game Designers for any platform

People who want to understand deeply about the game creation processes

Anyone who plans to work with Games in any area

Teams who want to learn how to earn money by making games

Part 1

Part 2