As a game designer, I know firsthand how truly awesome the creative journey can be—especially when you realize how much your creative works delight, connect, and inspire people.
As an artist, there’s something magical about transforming an idea into an experience that brings people together, challenges their minds, and sparks joy.
I’ve spent decades immersed in the tabletop gaming industry, creating games, learning from my successes (and failures), and sharing insights through my podcast, book, and newsletter. In addition to making games, my goal has been to help passionate people take those first crucial creative steps, avoid common pitfalls, and build confidence in their abilities as designers.
Over the years, my team and I have worked hard on the Think Like a Game Designer Mastery course, an in-depth program designed to help aspiring designers turn ideas into fully realized games. However, I know that not everyone can take a full-length course, so we’ve distilled some of the most impactful lessons from that program into this seven-day game design crash course.
Whether you’re just starting out or refining a project you’ve been working on for years, these lessons will walk you through essential concepts every designer needs to master. Over the next seven lessons, you’ll explore a mix of video lessons with supplemental articles and daily assignments—practical tools designed to help you bring your ideas to life.
Of course, game design is a lifelong learning process, and this course is just the beginning. My hope is that this brief course sparks new ideas, ratchets up your passion for game design, and builds momentum for your creative journey.
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