Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Video Game Design and Creation, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Discover the world of game creation. Our five courses will take you step by step from idea to video game implementation.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בעיצוב וביצירת משחקי וידאו של Google

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Design – with an emphasis on the artistic part
  • Game engine
  • Gameplay
  • art
  • Design process
  • Programming and using the engine

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Game designer
  • Game producer
  • Game programmer
  • Game Graphic Designer
  • Gaming Project Manager
  • Game User Experience (UX) Designer
  • Game Animator
  • Game developer
  • Game Environment Designer
  • Game tester (QA)

Internship – 6-part course series

The special program is your gateway to the world of video game design and production, focusing on various aspects that the field values:

  • Design – with an emphasis on the artistic part
  • Game engine
  • Gameplay

This gateway will allow you to understand that creating a video game is a complex process that involves hundreds of people over a long period of time, with a common goal: to create a video game that works as you imagined.

After completing the courses, the final project will allow you to concentrate and delve deeper into the area that interests you most, according to your profile or interests:

  • art
  • Design process
  • Programming and using the engine

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Video games: What are we talking about?

Course 1: Introduction to Video Games

9 hours | 4.3 (561 ratings)

What you will learn here:

  • Design and programming aspects of video games.
  • Design, art, game engine and ‘gameplay’.
  • Understanding the importance of the different aspects of video game design.

Important: You can also follow the course in English (subtitles and exams).

Course 2: Video Game Design

11 hours | 4.6 (329 ratings)

What you will learn here:

  • The role of design in creating video games.
  • Guidelines for designing game content.
  • Creating a “Game Concept” document.

Important: You can also follow the course in English (subtitles and exams).

Course 3: 3D Art and Animation in Video Games

13 hours | 4.5 (221 ratings)

What you will learn here:

  • Artistic aspects of video game creation.
  • Designing environments, characters, movements and music.
  • Understanding the desired experience for the player.

Important: The course will soon include English subtitles.

Course 4: Graphic Engines in Video Games

9 hours | 3.9 (105 ratings)

What you will learn here:

  • Creating a small video game engine.
  • Understanding the concept of ‘game engine’.
  • Creating a video game in DirectX11.

Important: English subtitles are available.

Course 5: Gameplay in Video Games

9 hours | 4.2 (109 ratings)

What you will learn here:

  • Gameplay analysis and game structure.
  • The importance of functions in the game.
  • The user interface (GUI) and player interaction.

The course will soon include English subtitles.

Course 6: Designing and Creating Video Games: Final Project

7 hours | 3.8 (20 ratings)

What you will learn here:

  • Working on a basic version of a video game (demo).
  • Focusing on one of the aspects: design, art or programming.
  • Applying the ideas learned with a real example.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Video game development.
  • Video game design.
  • User interface.
  • Game design.

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