h264, yuv420p, 1280x720 |ENGLISH, 48000 Hz, 2 Channels | 5h 13mn | 3.56 GB2 courses in 1. Explore Career Paths in the Gaming Industry and the Fundamentals of Game Design
What you'll learn

Understand the roles in game development
Learn the Fundamentals of Game Design
Generating and drafting ideas for games
Mechanics, dynamics, and systems in game design
The phases of game development
Find out if a career in the gaming industry is for you
Preparing for a job in the game industry

Requirements

an interest in gaming development

Description

Welcome to this 2 part course where you'll get insights on careers in the gaming industry and learn about the fundamentals of game design.

We'll start things off where we explore careers in the gaming industry. You'll learn about concepts and skills required to make it in the gaming industry-whether you want to build and finance your own game or land a job at a studio or in mobile gaming.

We'll explore the structure of a typical game studio, the distribution paths for different types of games, marketing trends, the various roles (both artistic and technical), and the skills you need for each job.

Then we'll get into game design. You'll learn about strategies for starting a career in game design, drafting your game ideas, tools and skills. We'll also discuss the role of the game designer, as well as how to define the core loop of your game, create features from a core, and much more.

Who this course is for:

gamers
developers
programmers
anyone interested in a career in the gaming industry