Introduction to Game Design

One of the most popular concepts and job fields in the world of computer science today is the wonderful world of game design and development. Here at CS Unite, dive deep into the fundamentals of game theory and game design itself through CS Unite's comprehensive "Intro to Game Design" course! Ease into the process of developing your very own game by learning how the traditional process of designing a game goes, how to come up with ideas, how to create a world within your game, how to create characters and necessary backstory/backgrounds, and finish off by learning methods in code to design an interactive game of your own! Taught by experienced CS scholar and academic achiever John Landa from the Bergen County Academies, students will learn all they need to know about the world of basic game development through this comprehensive 8-week course.

​

                                  -- This class is heavily recommended for students from grades 6+ (11 years and up!) -- 

Class Content Includes:
- A 1-hour lecture per week over Zoom for a planned 8 weeks

- QNA Sessions after Each Lesson; Students will be encouraged here to ask anything, including questions regarding the recent coursework, past homework, and can ask for live reviews of their code from the instructors.

 - Students will be instructed per code demonstrations and will be encouraged to try out optional homework assignments and projects to test their knowledge.

- Optional Final Presentation Project of Your Very Own game

​

Topics in Course Curriculum: 

- Fundamentals of Game Design​

- Histories of Well-Known Games + How They Were Coded

- Process of Character, Setting, and Plot Development

- Coding Fundamentals for Basic Games

- Intro to Unity/C# for Programming Games
 

Course Runtime:

Winter Session:

- start: early January 2025

- end: late February 2025

​

Spring Session:

- start: early March 2025

- end: late April 2025

​

Summer Session:

- start: early July 2025

- end: late August 2025

​

​

​