Design & Creativity Courses and Certifications

Game Design - Clients for Assignment 3 Visit - Lecture 30

Explore game design for psychiatric training simulations as medical experts discuss conflict resolution strategies for managing agitated patients in clinical settings.

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• 1 hour 26 minutes
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What is Intellectual Property? - Lecture 20

Explore intellectual property fundamentals in gaming, covering legal basics and how successful adaptations incorporate popular elements and distinctive aesthetics from original media.

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• 59 minutes
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Creating Sequels - Lecture 23

Explore sequel development strategies, balancing improvements with established fanbase expectations while addressing original game limitations and attracting new players.

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• 42 minutes
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Where Do Game Ideas Come From? - Lecture 3

Explore game design frameworks through hands-on analysis of board games, applying formal abstract design and MDA principles to understand mechanics, dynamics, and aesthetics.

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• 49 minutes
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Knowing Your Players - Lecture 12

Explore player motivation through a two-axis framework analyzing interest in game worlds vs. fellow players, and knowledge vs. proficiency acquisition.

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• 1 hour 12 minutes
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Game Design Prototyping - Lecture 4

Discover how to conduct effective focus testing for games, covering technical glitches, player onboarding, and gameplay validation through prototyping methods.

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• 33 minutes
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Abstraction and Simulation - Lecture 19

Explore how games use abstraction and simulation to model reality, examining design choices about what to include, simplify, and represent in interactive experiences.

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• 1 hour 22 minutes
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Games as Art - Lecture 27

Explore how games function as a rich artistic medium, examining their aesthetics, meaning, and connections to modern art movements through interactive design.

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• 1 hour 20 minutes
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Ethics in Games - Lecture 33

Explore how game designers construct ethical systems and how players navigate moral choices within virtual worlds and community norms.

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• 1 hour 5 minutes
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The Social Function of Games - Lecture 6

Explore Roger Caillois' theory on player-spectator interactions in games while brainstorming card game design concepts for 2-4 players in this MIT game design lecture.

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• 1 hour
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Game Design - Strategy, Skill, and Chance, Part 2 - Lecture 9

Explore information flow and uncertainty in game design through analysis of Scrabble, chess, poker, and other classics, plus examine feedback loops in gaming systems.

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• 1 hour 9 minutes
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Assignment 1 Brainstorming and Team Formation - Lecture 5

Explore effective brainstorming techniques and team dynamics for game design while practicing idea generation for creating card games in collaborative settings.

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• 1 hour 18 minutes
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Game Design - Puzzles - Lecture 18

Explore puzzle design principles, rulesets, and solution mechanics in game development through MIT's comprehensive game design framework.

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• 1 hour 15 minutes
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Strategy, Skill, and Chance in Game Design - Part 1 - Lecture 8

Explore how strategy, skill, and chance elements shape game design and create diverse player experiences through balance adjustments.

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• 1 hour 30 minutes
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Iterative Design - Lecture 2

Explore game mechanics and dynamics through iterative design principles, learning to identify core elements that guide effective playtesting and optimization strategies.

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• 47 minutes
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