Introduction to Game Design

Great introduction to game design.

Really good introduction to game design and to the rest of the courses.It does not have five stars because the task could be felt as repetitive if you started with a more developed idea from week 1.

I really enjoyed this course as an introduction to game design.

Excellent I know that the title says "introduction", but I felt it was to basic...I liked the approach of the homeworks, but I missed more reading material or more sources to explore...also, being an introduction to game design, I think many issues froom game design were not touched.

A whimsical introduction to game design and the springboard for a Specialization Certificate, therefore important to take.

I enjoyed the course:) I really enjoyed taking the Introduction to Game Design course.

Comments from the peer reviews are helpful.

There were a few problems with the app interface especially in the peer review section but a great introduction really enjoyed it.

The peer reviewed assignments are a great feature -very insightful comments and suggestions!

A good course, with the using of peer review as an instrument of continuous confrontation, but lacks support from the staff.

I enjoyed the lectures and found the peer reviews very helpful.

I do understand this is done to keep people organized and not going crazy with their ideas because since it's peer reviewed it should be fair.

There's only peer review in this course, which didn't provide the evaluation on your actually level on design skill.

I feel I might have been better off learning for free on youtube and I know $50 p/m is not a lot for someone in the USA but for those of us from third world countries...it hurts a little, especially when we are held back by peer review systems and fixed dates.

The peer review process for grades is understandable but leaves the class vulnerable to evaluations by people who may or may not take the class as seriously as you would like.

I really enjoyed the course.

lectures are quite simple and short, but i really enjoyed working on homeworks!

Not to mention paying, you will be better off with Extra Credits... <3 I really enjoyed this course!

I expected it to be a bit more technical and less theoretical, but everything is still very well made Great course simple and engaging I really enjoyed this course.

I really enjoyed taking this course.

I really enjoyed the lessons and practice activities.

Fran is a likable teacher, and his videos were engaging and easy to understand.

The material was delivered in a fun and easy to understand manner.

:) Clear, easy to understand, very helpful.

Awesome course, informative and easy to understand, thank you Very good to get started with a game.

entertaining Easy to understand and very fluent introduction into the world of game design.

Also mention that the spoken English is quite easy to understand, thanks to a good pronunciation and excellent pacing.

I love that it was very practical, and invited you to create very useful for beginners, especially explaining fundamentals Primitive and useless Very good course and the lecturer video is well made and interesting!

Very good course.

Very good course overall.

Very good course, though it is an introduction, I feel as though I already knew most of the subjects that were explained, however I did not know the impact that those could have on a game's value and how it helps the player engage in the game.

This is a great course due to the well designed and produced videos, peer feedback feature and structure of the course.

The peer feedback was important.

Also, the peer feedback was useful and pushed me to be clear about my game rules, which was definitely a task.

Great course, learnt a lot, especially from the assignments and peer feedback.

As much as valuable and important peer feedback is, I think it doesn't replace an expert's evaluation.

)My only complaint is that the homework is fairly restrictive (only one-page game per week, which means there's only so much you can do) but I do appreciate the fact that it simplifies things and if anything, it pushes you to be even more creative, beyond the typical "board game".

This class was so much fun.

It really taught me a lot about the basic fundamentals of game design and I learned so much from it in a fun and easy way.

I'm enjoying the classes so much, all easy to get and actually fun.The assignments are great too.

So much fun and great for beginners through advanced gamers.

I have so much fun!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Fran Krause's teaching style is both engaging and fun.

Fran Krause is the best teacher.

Starting third week now, and I'm sold on learning by doing.The classes are great, very easy to maintain focus because of how much variety Fran Krause brings to his lectures.The best part, in my opinion, is going through the games of other people out there because of so many diverse ideas they bring to the table.

Excelent introductory course, it explains the basic concepts and keys to create and develop games before writing a single line of programming.

You learn the basic concepts of game designing with interactive and funny week assessments, very useful and enjoyable!

You also see others' ideas at peer review, and one can learn a great lot by noticing opportunities they missed themselves.For those taking the course, I advise to make a new game each time rather than alter one idea you got at the very beginning over and over.