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Video Game Design and Balance

Learn about the video game design process and experiment with effective methods for balancing a game's mechanics.

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Video Game Design and Balance
This course is archived
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Video Game Design and Balance

Learn about the video game design process and experiment with effective methods for balancing a game's mechanics.

Video Game Design and Balance
Estimated 5 weeks
1–3 hours per week
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
Free
Optional upgrade available
This course is archived
Future dates to be announced
Video Game Design and Balance

About this course

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In this course, you'll enter the mind of a professional game designer. You'll learn how to design different types of games, understand the commonalities between them and learn what is at the core of every game design, including game balance and why it is key to game design.

At a glance

  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English

What you'll learn

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  • Formal elements of games like goals and mechanics
  • How designers determine the appropriate audience and player group for a game
  • What makes different game genres different
  • How game designers balance games

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$49 USD

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