The Joys of Game Design

The Joys of Game Design, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 3.88, with 27 lectures, based on 8 reviews, and has 77 subscribers.

You will learn about Understand the many reasons to design games OTHER THAN trying to make money Get an initial understanding of what game design really is Understand how to learn game design efficiently This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who is interested in game design – there's nothing of a technical nature here or Especially, anyone who wants to design for fun rather than for a living or Those interested in trying to make a living at game design might prefer take my Brief Introduction to Game Design (though this class is fine, too) It is particularly useful for Anyone who is interested in game design – there's nothing of a technical nature here or Especially, anyone who wants to design for fun rather than for a living or Those interested in trying to make a living at game design might prefer take my Brief Introduction to Game Design (though this class is fine, too).

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Title: The Joys of Game Design

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 3.88

Number of Lectures: 27

Number of Published Lectures: 27

Number of Curriculum Items: 27

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 27

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Understand the many reasons to design games OTHER THAN trying to make money
Get an initial understanding of what game design really is
Understand how to learn game design efficiently

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is interested in game design – there's nothing of a technical nature here
Especially, anyone who wants to design for fun rather than for a living
Those interested in trying to make a living at game design might prefer take my Brief Introduction to Game Design (though this class is fine, too)

Target Audiences

Anyone who is interested in game design – there's nothing of a technical nature here
Especially, anyone who wants to design for fun rather than for a living
Those interested in trying to make a living at game design might prefer take my Brief Introduction to Game Design (though this class is fine, too)

My favorite game is the game of designing games. You’re unlikely to ever make much, let alone a living, from game design, but there’s a lot to enjoy. This class discusses that side of design as a briefer companion to my “Brief Introduction to Game Design,” which discusses the difficulties of making money, let alone making a living. Some of the “lectures” here are from the Brief Introduction.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: What it is and why it's fun

Lecture 1: My favorite game is the game of designing games

Lecture 2: The joys of game design (no, Not Money)

Lecture 3: How do I know this stuff?

Lecture 4: Let's start to design a game the quick way

Lecture 5: What game design is, and what it is not

Lecture 6: Six words about what a game designer does

Lecture 7: Pure Game Design as a Hobby

Lecture 8: What a prototype tabletop game might look like

Lecture 9: You're most unlikely to get rich (try a lottery instead)

Chapter 2: How to Learn

Lecture 1: "Awareness" Exercise

Lecture 2: 7 Ways to learn game design

Lecture 3: The quickest way to start learning

Lecture 4: One page "what's important in game design"

Lecture 5: 10 "Need to Knows" about game design

Lecture 6: "All I needed to know about game design I learned from Dungeons & Dragons" Pt I

Lecture 7: "All I needed to know about game design I learned from Dungeons & Dragons" Pt 2

Lecture 8: Maxims of Game Design

Lecture 9: A summary: 10 steps to designing games

Lecture 10: What to do next

Lecture 11: Converting a video game to tabletop (and vice versa)

Lecture 12: Another exercise, of sorts: adding uncertainty to Classic Games

Chapter 3: Bonus material

Lecture 1: Why I wrote my game design book

Lecture 2: Of course you can design a game, but can you design a good one?

Lecture 3: What makes my "Game Design" book unusual or unique

Lecture 4: Results of late 2012 game designer survey

Chapter 4: Only for those who are convinced they're going to get rich

Lecture 1: "A tax on people who are bad at math" – from my Brief Intro class

Chapter 5: Bonus Section

Lecture 1: "Bonus Lecture" – Lew's online courses and information sources

Instructors

Lewis Pulsipher
Commercially Published Game Designer, College Teacher

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