Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Video Game Development and Design

Become a video game developer. Produce your own original video game.

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Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Principles of video game design and architecture
  • Asset Management
  • Animation and distribution
  • Practical understanding of the video game industry
  • Effective game development strategies
  • Shader development and game optimization

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Game designer
  • Game developer
  • Gaming Project Manager
  • Games Animator
  • Digital Asset Manager
  • Shader developer
  • Game Optimization Expert
  • Video game entrepreneur

The specialization – a series of 5 courses

In this program, you will learn to design and create video games in 2D and 3D, and you will get to know the market where your products will move when they are ready.

Main topics:

  • Principles of video game design and architecture
  • Asset Management
  • Animation and distribution
  • Practical understanding of the video game industry
  • Effective game development strategies
  • Shader development and game optimization

During the course, you will use the Unity game engine and develop up to three video game prototypes, one of which will be based on your original idea.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Desarrollo de Videojuegos en Unity: An Introduction

Course 1 • 22 hours • 4.4 (263 ratings)

  • Developing a stage in a 2D platform game in Unity
  • Using the Unity editor
  • Using basic programming concepts in Unity, such as colliders, triggers, scripts, for example
  • Sharing the experience with Spanish-speaking students from all over the world

Diseño de Videojuegos: An introduction

Course 2 • 13 hours • 4.6 (147 ratings)

  • Understanding the work of a game designer
  • Understanding the key elements of video game design
  • Developing a game design exercise and evaluating it among peers
  • Sharing the experience with Spanish-speaking students from all over the world

Emprendimiento y métodos ágiles de desarrollo en videojuegos

Course 3 • 15 hours • 4.5 (53 ratings)

  • Know how to apply the SCRUM methodology to video game development
  • Introduction to basic concepts in the video game industry
  • Define the value profile of a video game
  • Sharing the experience with Spanish-speaking students from all over the world

Desarrollo de Videojuegos 3D en Unity: An Introduction

Course 4 • 13 hours • 4.2 (31 ratings)

  • Developing a 3D game stage in Unity
  • Using Github to download a copy of the project and develop a personal stage
  • Expand your knowledge of C#, with concepts like delegates and events
  • Sharing the experience with Spanish-speaking students from all over the world

Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Proyecto final

Course 5 • 17 hours

  • Basic concepts about dividing time for developing your video game project
  • Applying the concepts learned in the previous 4 courses in the series
  • Sharing the experience with Spanish-speaking students from all over the world