Video Games Course
This course explores the evolution of video games from arcade origins to modern esports, covering key historical periods, design innovations, business models, and cultural impacts to equip learners with analytical and creative skills for game history studies.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Video Games Course provides a quick, targeted look at arcade history, console competitions, online multiplayer gaming, and esports, explaining how each period influenced game design, business approaches, and player groups. You'll use actual historical materials, assess cultural effects, follow trends in mechanics and earning methods, and learn to make straightforward timelines and descriptions you can use right away in your own work.
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Develop skills
- Analyse game history: swiftly link arcade, console, and online periods.
- Map design developments: follow current mechanics, earning strategies, and social elements.
- Assess sources: identify bias in game history with primary and secondary information.
- Understand business models: compare arcade, console, and esports income tactics.
- Create small learning units: timelines, quizzes, and concise game history overviews.
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