Ever wanted to make a game yourself? Have you ever tried to get better at the craft of game design? The Game Design Clinic provides a time effective way to train practical game design in a focused environment. Imagine something like an intensive game jam but the outcome is you honing your design skill set with condensed technique training plus a game prototype.

The course is ideal for developers with prior skills in game design processes.

TECHNIQUES

• rapid observation-based game analysis (theory fundamentals, examples, training)
• game-loop visualization (training)
• play-based iterative design decision making (principles, examples, training)
• game design improvisation (fundamentals, training)
• self-motivation for game design craft and self-learning (fundamentals, examples, tips’n’tricks)

CONTENT

A full day of game design training. An hour per technique (5h). More than half of the time is spent on practicing the techniques during the courses.

AFTER-ACTION EVENT

Refreshments, music, drinks, discussions, playsessions of created prototypes, industry professionals as playtesters.

REQUIRED SKILLS

improvising, ability to describe abstract concepts, writing, good observation skills, good communication skills, ability to self-manage ego

REQUIRED ITEMS

Pen, paper, laptop with Wi-Fi connection capabilities, endurance.