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In the game design and development capstone course, you will create an original game from initial concept up to the first playable version! Along the way, you will have the opportunity to put your game ideas in front of your peers. The capstone experience gives you the opportunity to push your skills further and demonstrate your newfound skills as a game developer. The capstone also contains guest talks from game industry professionals at Riot Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Insomniac Games, Gearbox Entertainment, Iron Galaxy, Deep Silver Volition, Goodgame Studios, Stardock, GREE, Heart Shaped Games, and more.

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Game Design and Development with Unity 2020 Specialization

Intermediate Level

Completion of "Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer" course.

Approx. 17 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Video Game Development
Unity
Game Design
technology
Game Making

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 5 of 5 in the

Game Design and Development with Unity 2020 Specialization

Intermediate Level

Completion of "Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer" course.

Approx. 17 hours to complete

English

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Brian Winn

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Milestone 1: Your Game Idea

Welcome to the Game Design and Development Capstone. In this module I will give you a little bit of a sense of what to expect over the coming weeks. I am going to be honest with you though, this is going to be a fair amount of work. As you have learned, making games takes time and effort. And the goal of the Capstone is to prove that you have the knowledge, skills, and attitude to make games. So, get ready to flex those game design and development muscles that you have developed across the specialization. The first thing you need to do is come up with a game idea and then flesh it out into a high concept and pitch.

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 15 min), 7 readings, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Milestone 2: Early Prototype, Blueprint, and Progress Report

Now you have to start the process of making your game a reality through early prototyping. No matter how you do this, either as a non-digital prototype or a digital prototype, you need to start building and testing some of your core gameplay systems and mechanics. Along the way, it is helpful to further document your design by creating "Design Blueprints". The result of this module is an early progress report to make sure you are on track.

4 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 85 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Milestone 3: First Playable and Fun Test

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 42 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Finishing Up

You are almost to the finish line! In this module, you finish up and submit your first playable prototype for peer review. I will also discuss what would be the next steps for your project if it shows promise, in the "Preparing to Ship" lecture. I also included several "Career Journey and Advice" guest lectures. Watch as many of these as you like. And last, but not least, I will close out the course and specialization by discussing your possible "Future Directions" after this course.

5 hours to complete

19 videos (Total 192 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

19 videos

Preparing to Ship - Part 1: Introduction1mPreparing to Ship - Part 2: Game Polish and Balance2mPreparing to Ship - Part 3: Optimization and Analytics5mPreparing to Ship - Part 4: Packaging and Distribution5mMarie Lazar, 3D Environment Artist, Goodgame Studios5mEric Arnold, Studio Architect of Programming, Deep Silver Volition7mWill Bonner, Associate Test Engineer, Riot Games4mJon Moore, Graphics Engineer, Iron Galaxy Studios12mMatthew Vorce, Programmer, Pixo Group4mChris Bray, Studio Head and Senior Producer, Stardock7mGreg Donovan, Senior Producer, Deep Silver Volition5mScott Brodie, Founder and Lead Designer, Heart Shaped Games6mJared Riley, Engineering Manager, GREE International18mCharles Roman, Senior Software Engineer, Radiant Entertainment3mSteven Messinger, Lead Open World Designer, Rockstar Games42mShane McCloskey, Senior Designer, Insomniac Games45mFuture Directions - Part 1: Introduction2mFuture Directions - Part 2: MSU Academic Programs and Courses9mFuture Directions - Part 3: Other Resources2m

5 readings

Mac Users: Read this when doing peer review10mWhen to Release Your Game?10mIntroduction to Career Journey and Advice Guest Talks5mOther Game-Related MSU Coursera Offerings10m"How to Become a Game Design" by Mark Brown15m

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About the Game Design and Development with Unity 2020 Specialization

Break into the video game industry with theoretical, technical, and practical knowledge from one of the world’s best programs.

In this completely revised 2021 version of the Specialization, learners build the skills necessary to design and development games. The Specialization focuses on both the theory and practice of game making. From a technical standpoint, learners create four game projects in the latest Unity 2020 game engine, include a 2D Shooter, 2D Platformer, First-Person Shooter, and 3D Platformer. In the Capstone Project, learners create a completely original game of their own design from initial concept up to the first playable prototype. The Specialization comes from the Michigan State University game program which is ranked as one of the top programs in North America.

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