Here Are 8 Free Online Courses In Game Design

Choose the course that's right for you and start designing! 

Are you an aspiring game developer, a designer or just want to try out different things? Information is available online for all your needs and more. Online courses are the latest trend in learning, and subsequent developing. Game design and development involves various fields and can be quite a tough nut to crack, but once you have your basics right, you might just end up making that big budget game of your own!

Here are 8 free online courses in game design:

1. Blender 3D Design at Tufts University

-Learn how to use the Blender software for modeling and 3D animation.

-The free course includes lecture notes, project assignments, samples of other students' works and additional supplemental materials.

-Students must have Blender downloaded to a computer (its free), Adobe Acrobat Reader, Python and a media player.

2. Computer Game Programming at Eastern Michigan University

-Learn how to design, implement and test a 2D or 3D game.

-Visual C++ or other integrated development environment (IDE) software program is needed to do the assignments in the course.

3. Computer Games and Simulations for Investigation and Education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

-Learn how to design educational games and simulations.

-Create your own board and video games.

4. Game Design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

-The course covers card games, board games, sports and role-playing games through study materials, assignments and other resources.

-More than 30 audio lectures are available on topics such as strategy and skill, iterative design, prototyping, puzzles etc.

5. GameMaker Tutorial at University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)

-Go through a step-by-step process of programming a game that makes balls bounce inside a box until they break the walls to escape.

6. Instructional Games at Utah State University

-Study the academic benefits of video games and ways to assess the value of educational games.

7. The Mathematics in Toys and Games at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

-Study game theory through subjects such as probability and basic programming.

-Use math skills to devise games through readings, lecture notes, homework and completed sample projects.

8. Game Design Tips from New Mexico State University (NMSU)

-Provides an overview of how programmers can develop good educational games.

Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill