TN
Apr 12, 2020
I really loved doing this course. Learnt how to make a simple game and make it really interesting! I loved how the easily the instructor was able to teach us and make us curious throughout the course.
DG
Feb 12, 2020
The lecture videos from Professor Fran and his old friend were surprisingly entertaining. Kudos to the team because they were able to make it fun, informative, and engaging throughout the four weeks.
By ADITYA K
•Jun 25, 2022
very interesting and grasping course.
By Deleted A
•Dec 15, 2015
Good course! Can use more concepts
By Grace J
•Jul 11, 2017
Have to pay to do assignments :(
By Nicolas C
•Oct 11, 2021
Good intro to Game Design
By Ruhel A S P
•May 1, 2021
está interesante el curso
By Joy S
•Mar 6, 2016
Great basics for games!
By Ash j
•Aug 24, 2017
just a ilttle short
By 肖毅晨
•Dec 30, 2015
游戏设计的入门课程,对新手十分友好!
By Daniel O S
•Oct 6, 2015
nice approach...
By Luiz F R
•Nov 12, 2015
Good course!
By Amaranta G
•Jan 22, 2016
Really fun
By KATHERINE P F Q
•Oct 11, 2020
educative
By Human A
•Feb 22, 2022
good!
By Alexander R
•May 3, 2016
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By Gabriel A
•Sep 27, 2015
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By Alexis P C
•May 27, 2020
The instructor showed a vast understanding on game design and the videos were useful resources to review when completing assignments. Because this course is based on my learning pace and dedication, I think I learned a good amount about game design and its basics. I personally enjoyed learning at my own pace and applying what I learned in the required weekly assignments. I also enjoyed interacting with others of the same interest and seeing what they created throughout this 4-weeks course.
However, there were times when reviewing videos weren't enough to answer my questions. As suggested by the course syllabus, I posted my question to the discussion forum where the course mentors would answer any questions. I was fortunate enough to complete all the assignments without any reply to my questions (it's been over a week) from any of the course mentors. An increase of course mentor(s) involvement would've been beneficial for many of the learners here including myself for any questions answers or feedback we might need. Perhaps decreasing the class size would benefit course mentor(s) to address questions or concerns from learners.
Although before taking this course there was a reminder that the professor wouldn't be involved in any of the grading or feedback on assignments, I wish there was a better feedback system that involved professional and more than 2 peers feedback required to complete assignments. Most of the feedback in the beginning were beneficial to my improvement in submitting future assignments but as the weeks progressed, the feedback weren't professional nor beneficial to my learning. Peer reviews could use a minimum text amount as well so that learners can gain a better understanding on a peer's feedback rather than reading a one word comment as feedback.
By Nicholas V
•Oct 22, 2017
The information that is taught here is basic common knowledge that a five minute youtube video could teach you. I enjoyed the style and categorization of video lectures, moveover the instructor is easy to learn from and quite an entertaining fellow. On the other hand, like many courses on this site it suffers from anonomous 'peer-reviews' which can be very frustrating. I like to work at a quick pace, however I could not work how I wanted because peer feedback is required to build on your assignments. If I could make a suggestion to the course moderators I would say " Please increase the required amount of reviews you need to complete from three to at least five, because there are not enough willing people to review work. I had to post on the forms in order to recieve a grade on time" Over all this course left me with a bad taste in my mouth I am not sure if I will continue into the specialization if it will continue to be this frustrating.
By John-Scott H
•Feb 6, 2023
Course was well organized and fun. Instructors were good and the online interface was easy to access and use. However, the class was set up to be collaborative with other students and that part of the course was not very good. I get that this is an online course that is always available, but I think I would have gotten a lot more out of the class if I felt truly involved in it. Many of the peers’ projects on here were from past students (and were really bad), so clearly your feedback isn’t being actively received and discussed, and the low bar of other submissions was a bit uninspiring. I’d like to see more of an effort from Coursera to provide an easier to access and more consistently populated class community that keeps remote students more engaged and driven to collaborate.
By Meredith G
•Apr 3, 2017
This is a great course due to the well designed and produced videos, peer feedback feature and structure of the course. However, I feel that the lack of input from CALARTS is the drawback. I have been in other courses in Coursera and have found the input from tutors really reassuring because I am getting expert feedback. If courses like this are to be continuously supported by Coursera clients/students, this kind of feedback is critical. If certificates achieved through Coursera are known to be only peer reviewed, such certificates will not carry weight and be recognised by other organisations/employers.
By Samya B
•Sep 4, 2020
Too many assignments getting reviewed by the peers. The instructors should check a few to give some criticism which we can use because peers are not specific and just doing it for the sake of formality.
Other than this the content is very less the videos are hardly 5 mins maximum are below 3 mins and there are like 7-8 videos a week. For a specialization course, this is way too less. But the content is of good quality. I learnt a lot and it was an enjoyable experience.
By Juan D M
•Feb 13, 2016
The course is fun and a very intresting approach to game design throug board game design. You get good tips for designing games and the different and important things to know. Though I think it could go deeper into some topics and explain a little more beyond just giving examples, videos are good but a little short, each week is roughly 20 minutes long each. Even though I really liked it and got the best of it .
By Carolyne E F
•Jan 27, 2017
Although a neat idea, I was a little disappointing to find that over the course of 4 weeks we'd only be creating and adding to a small paper game. I was hoping for something a little more in depth. And although I don't disagree that this course provided some wonderful input to creating a game, I felt that it was something that could have been done in a single lesson.
By Nathan J H
•Mar 19, 2021
I'm giving this course 3 stars. I really enjoyed taking this course, but didn't care for the fact, of having to sit and wait for others to review my assignments. Had it not been for that, I would have given 5 stars instead. I feel that having students reviewing each others work is great, but ones grades shouldn't be based on their peers.
By Matt E
•May 6, 2021
This one was a bit of a disappointment - largely because it was included in a larger specialization. If this course had been branded for kids and teens and left out of that specialization, my rating would be higher, but it felt awkward and inappropriate for adult audiences.
By Tilemachos K
•Jun 1, 2020
While I do appreciate the effort of the content creators, this course feels too simplistic. On top of that it seems that most of the "classmates" put minimum effort and when I have to grade assignments as part of my coursework, it felt more like a chore than a contribution.