Chapter 01
What makes a game
Pull games apart to see what makes them tick: rules, goals, core mechanics and player feedback.
- Play, rules and goals
- Core mechanics
- Player feedback
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Game Design Workshop
Design your own games: mechanics, pixel art, level design and storytelling.
No experience at all
What you'll learn
- What makes games fun
- Sketching game mechanics
- Pixel art basics
- Designing levels
- Adding sound & score
- Playtest & polish
The course journey
What your child will explore
Follow the course from the first idea to the finished project.
- Chapter 02
Pixel art
Draw your own pixel art characters, sprites, tiles and backgrounds, one careful square at a time.
- Grids and colour
- Characters and sprites
- Tiles and backgrounds
- Chapter 03
Level design
Design levels that teach players as they play, with pacing, difficulty and flow that feel just right.
- Pacing and difficulty
- Teaching without a tutorial
- Layout and flow
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