Video Game Designer Course
This course teaches you to design engaging 2D video games, covering vision, mechanics, UX, balancing, levels, playtesting, and documentation for efficient prototyping.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Video Game Designer Course equips you with hands-on skills to create engaging 2D games from concept to testing. You'll establish a solid game vision, develop essential gameplay cycles, fine-tune mechanics, difficulty levels, and rewards, and design user-friendly interfaces, feedback systems, and accessibility features. Gain knowledge in reviewing similar games, crafting levels and encounters, conducting organised playtests, and producing documentation that enables quick and efficient prototyping and refinement.
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Develop skills
- Core gameplay loop design: create compact, repeatable systems in days, not months.
- 2D game UX & feedback: develop clear HUDs, inputs, and easy-to-read on-screen cues.
- Balancing & difficulty tuning: modify stats, rewards, and pacing for a fair challenge.
- Level and encounter design: prototype flexible 2D levels that teach through gameplay.
- Playtesting & docs: conduct targeted tests and prepare design specs ready for developers.
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