Hands On Training

Create Expressive Videogames

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Course Features

Duration

4 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

2 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This course will teach you both the art and technique required to create amazing games. Learn how to critically analyze decisions in published games and code alongside us as we create small games each week to expand your toolbox. You'll be able to build your own videogame and start building it by the end of this course. This course uses an explicitly feminist intersectional framework for game design and analysis. This course focuses on the creation of small, independent games that enable developers to share their experiences.

Course Overview

Alumni Network

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Design and refine game ideas

Develop a game in Unity

Discuss and analyse existent games and their design decisions

Explore and express ideas and emotions through the medium of games

Target Students

It acts as a starting point for someone wanting to make larger independent games - regardless of how much programming ability they have to begin with

It's also for anyone who understands the important role games play in today's society, and wants a critical framework for their cultural context

This course is perfect for anyone looking to create games to express themselves and their experiences

Course Content

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Module 1: Principles of intersectional feminist game design

Module 2: Game development in Unity

Module 3: The process of creating a game

Module 4: Diverse perspectives on working in and producing games

Course Instructors

Charlie Ann Page

Instructor

Charlie Ann Page is a freelance... everything. She's a game developer, teacher, educational designer, AI researcher, and game tournament official.

Phoenix Perry

Instructor

Phoenix Perry creates embodied games and installations. As an advocate for women in game development, she founded Code Liberation Foundation. She leads an MSc in Creative Computing at UAL.