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Business of Games and Entrepreneurship

Game Design and Development,

As well as a form of art and entertainment, games are about business. Whether you want to work at a game studio, start your own business or make games as a hobby, recognizing the dynamic landscape of the videogame industry is critical to finding your place. This course will introduce you to game production, project management, teamwork skills, and how to position your game ideas and yourself in the broader marketplace. By the end of the course, you will be able to develop an impactful portfolio of game work to get noticed and/or develop an effective business plan to bring your game to market.
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Rating 4.3 based on 146 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Starts Dec 14 (178 weeks ago)
Cost $79
From Michigan State University via Coursera
Instructor Casey O'Donnell
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Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Business Strategy

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very good course

Very good course, i really like this teacher.

A very good course with practical knowledge and teachings of how to earn money in game development industry.

e It is a very good course that covers multiple things, most of them would take an entire course to learn all the aspects but the teacher does a great effort to point most of the important things for the business.

Very good course, I learned a considerable amount from it.

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learnt a lot

I found myself in a rabbit hole of the stuff he brought us.I learnt a lot here and could probably use this information into the company I've been working on.

Great course, learnt a lot.

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enjoy this course

really good this is a most if you want to really get into game development and be more than just a hobby the resource materials are gold While I did not enjoy this course per se, it was essential so I could better understand the game industry.

I really enjoy this course Very good course giving more than an overview of games development, which is what it takes to survive in this creative industry.

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project management

An excellent course which explores the game industry and explains topics like intellectual property, teamwork, project management, and entrepreneurship.

For example, the instructor talks about project management, public speaking, how to write a resume etc.

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learn anything

I've been self-employed for 15+ years and can honestly say I didn't learn anything that I hadn't already known.

This feels like it could have been included on another course, just like the previous one seems like an extra course just to keep people enrolled and paying since it wasn't that fundamental neither did I learn anything actually useful to develop video games on C#.

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get into

I felt this course gave me the least out of this specialization, and I also felt this course scratched a lot of things, but didn't quite get into many details that could have been mentioned (maybe even instead of the assignments that were quite dull to me).

A super complete course that wil prepare you to get into business!

very interesting

Very interesting to see the complete process of making a video game I find the course material at Coursera all very good.

Very interesting topics that are useful not only for the game industry but for anyone that wants to be a professionist in the future.

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making games

Everybody wants to be creative and enjoy making games, but it's still a business and you want to make money, right?

This course is informative, I learned a lot about the business side of making games.

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some examples

When we were assigned an elevator pitch as an assignment, it might have been nice to have seen some examples of elevator pitches--what makes a good (or a bad) elevator pitch?

Having a template would both be distracting, but also give you some examples on what the level needed would to be to be able to pass the assignments.

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game developers

For this lecture I give 5 star is because it talks the whole picture of game industry, and talks many soft skills game developers should consider.

The content of this course is pretty valuable and important for game developers.

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business side

Coveres about 80% off business side.

This series could be posted to Youtube for free and have the same impact - to this point anyway :( Good course for learning about the business side of games Really nice overyview on how to start a videogame company or get a job in the industry.

my time

The coursework was thorough, and I enjoyed my time in the course.

This was a catch-all bucket of highly subjective content which while at times interesting, was extremely irrelevant to the learning and development I'm seeking/expecting; and that lack of ROI on my time is further destroyed by the activeness and peer-review elements of this class.At the third class in this specialization, I've seen my willingness and effort for each assignment deteriorate.

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Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.

Table Games Dealer 2 $25k

Senior Games Advisor $30k

Guest Games Host $39k

Casino Games Dealer $41k

Table Games Manager $48k

Entertainment 2 $54k

Supervisor Games Dealer $62k

Entertainment 5 $68k

Games Project Manager $86k

Games Metrics Analyst $104k

Product Manager, Home Entertainment & Video Games $133k

Games Evangelist $172k

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Rating 4.3 based on 146 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Starts Dec 14 (178 weeks ago)
Cost $79
From Michigan State University via Coursera
Instructor Casey O'Donnell
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Business Strategy

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