2010
Game Design Concepts online study course
Game Design Concepts was an on-line, real-time course in game design which ran from June 29 – September 6, 2009. All of the content and exercises from the course are available online in a blog: gamedesignconcepts.wordpress.com
Student input from the course is also available in a forum forum and wiki, but I have had trouble getting onto them.
Since I have discovered the course I have been going through it slowly. I am not working to anyone’s schedule but my own and that is pretty full of other things. If I was doing it with friends there would be more imperative to get a move on as the the course itself suggests:
This course works better if you take it with friends. If you have a group of friends or colleagues who are willing to go through this with you, instead of keeping your work to yourself, share it with your friends. Meet on a regular basis to discuss the course topics and share your projects.
So if there is anyone out there interested in going through this course with me let me know. I would be happy to host files and discussion here at Hexcell.
Justin,
I might be interested starting at the first of the year. My Oracle class is about to become hard. Once I finish that things should be better for me. My final is in Dec. I’m hoping to take a crash course in Net + between semestars to pass that test. Next sem I’m taking Web programning and C++ so this might fit in well.
That’s sounds like a lot of study. But the more the merrier. From my own end I am using most of my spare capacity on improving Hexcell Games. Waiting until the new year sounds appealing. Maybe we can line up some others for a start in the new year.
It is…..u’d think I was young or something. 😀
Thanks for your info, it is quite useful!
Just to be clear, the course is about game design, not game programming. There is an emphasis on rapid prototyping which leads to most games being developed as card/board/role playing games. The skills and processes could definitely be put to use in making a PC game but that is not the focus of the course.