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Common

Description
This course will guide you to game industry by coverting the history but also introducing you to all the key areas in game industry!

Requirements
None.

Outcome
You will have deeper understanding of what game industry includes, its history and backgrounds enabling you more easily understand background for various areas and it will help you find new areas involved in game development!

Design

Game Design and Gamification 1

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Description
Game Design and Gamification course takes you into the secrets of game design. Through theory and very practical exercises you will learn efficiently to broaden your game design thinking and make complete game concepts form your ideas.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
You will learn game design deeply and efficiently.

Game Design and Gamification 2

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Description
Game Design and Gamification Part 2 takes you into the working as a game designer area. You will learn to use an efficient toolset to use to complete your game design, common pitfalls and what happens to the design during the production of the game.

Requirements
None. Game Design and Gamification Part 1 recommended.

Outcome
You will learn game design deeply and efficiently.

Monetisation Design

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Description
Learn how to monetise games. Learn how to create F2P games, Premium game and Subscription based and all the tricks included.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
You will know basics for all monetisation approaches and have a toolset to create the monetisation for your game.

Narrative In Games

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Description
Learn the basics about creating narratives and writing for games.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
In Narrative in Games you will learn what narratives are and how games work as a storytelling platform. You will gain knowledge on how to improve as a storyteller and how to approach narrative design in games.

Board Games Basics

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Description
Learn how different board games work and make your own.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
One will know how to create solid core game mechanics, and how to create interesting twitches to the gameplay. You will understand basics of testing and will create your own project at the end of the course.

Programming

Game Programming Kick Off

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Description
Get started with Game Programming!

Requirements
Previous understanding of programming including object-oriented approaches, algorithms and any other previous experience.

Outcome
You know how games are developed and what it requires in addition compared to traditional software development.

Game Programming Kick Off 2

Coming: Late 2024

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Advanced Game Programming

Coming: Late 2024

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Description
Learn various algorithms and methods to create powerful game programming, ai and graphics programming.

Requirements
Game Programming Kick-Off -course

Outcome

Game Engines

Coming: Summer 2024

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Description
Learn how to create games for PC, Mobile and Consoles with tools like Unity, Unreal Engine and such.

Requirements
Basic programming understanding.

Outcome

Game Programming Essentials 1

Coming: Spring 2024

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Description
Introduces the student to the industry standard tool Unity3D and how to start realizing your own project using the mentioned tool. The learned principles can be also later adapted to make games using other game engines or even your own custom engine. Gives good tools for starting your game programming journey.

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Outcome

Introduction to Unreal Engine

Coming: Fall 2024

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Description
Learn how to use Unreal game engine.

Requirements
Basic programming skills.

Outcome
You'll learn how to use the Unreal engine in your projects.

Art

2D Game Art Fundamentals

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Description
The course guides you through the core skills needed to complete your first 2D game project. We cover the whole process from research, concept, design and the implementation of graphics inside of Unity.

Requirements
Basic Knowledge of Photoshop & Unity

Outcome
Recognise how to create depth to a 2d background and create a consistent style of graphics from research, colour and design to implementation inside of Unity.

2D Art for Game Developers

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Description
Learn the professional workflow of digital painting for games and learn to create 2D characters, environments and props for games.

Requirements
None

Outcome
After completing this course, students understand different digital painting techniques that can be applied in 2D game art. They know the game art design process from background research to sketching and final game-ready art creation. They can apply color theory and design principles to their artistic work. As a final output of the course, students will create a visual plan for a platformer game.

Fundamentals of 3D Modelling

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Description
Learn how to create 3D game models for game engines.

Requirements
Basics of Blender

Outcome
The students will learn basics pipeline for creating models for games. They will also learn different methods for modelling, unwrapping and texturing the models.

UI and UX

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Description
Learn how to create clear and effective UI and UX.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
One will learn how to create efficient and powerful UIs.

Business, Production & Marketing

Game Business

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Description
Learn how game industry works, what are the various earning models and current business trends.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
You will learn that is much more to the industry than just making a great game. You will learn about games business models, current industry trends, publishing, basics of marketing and gaming financials.

Game Production

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Description
Creating games includes art, coding, design and other professions that need to be organised to work together seamlessly. In this course, you will learn about Game production foundations, team management, methodology like Scrum and Kanban and learn more about how to have career as Game Producer.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
You understand more deeply how important it is to organise the development of making games and the nature of making games. You will learn how to create roadmaps, lead teams and how to organize work using agile methodologies.

Game Marketing & UA

Coming: Spring 2024

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Description
Learn how to market games and how to run User Acquisition campaigns

Requirements
None

Outcome
You know how to create targeted market campaigns for gamers and know the basic of how to use Google or Facebook to create marketing campaigns

Qa As A Gateway To Get A Game Job

Coming: Fall 2024

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Description
Learn how to test games and quality assurance. Also learn it is a valid entry point to the industry.

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Game Project

Coming: Summer 2024

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Description
During Game Project you will create a game under the guidance from us. You will have a dedicated educator for business, design, art and tech, and you will work with an international team. Please note, this course will not be free. The course will happen if we have enough participants. Please note that designers need to send a concept prior to the course and concepts to be worked on will be selected by us to ensure quality!

Requirements
Basic knowledge about your disciple, most recommend is our basic our courses for your discipline!

Outcome
You will have a game to show in job interviews so the outcome of the course will help your employment.

How to Secure A Job

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Description
This course summarizes two decades of observations, questions and answers on how to get going and how to build a successful career in the gaming industry. The course is from a super experienced recruiter and from an constantly hiring entrepreneur.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
This course will give you the upper hand. Employers will recognise more easily your talent as you have an more advanced understand of the recruitment process in its all stages, which can give you the upper hand when being considered for requirement!

Audio Design

Coming: Fall 2024

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Description
Making the music and sound fx is just one part when creating music for a game as you also need to ensure high quality among the variety of different devices.

Requirements
None.

Outcome
You will to create music and sound fx for games and myriad of the devices.

All courses are validated by Finnish University and completions can be accredited. Contact us for more information. Info can also be found here: Institutes and Companies.

Board Games Basics

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CURRICULUM

Board Games

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Design

Programming

Art

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