Board Game Design

This online course focuses on board game design, offering students an opportunity to learn about various games and create their own. Students will study historical, traditional, and modern games and examine game mechanics, genres, themes, design, playtesting, iteration, and graphic design. They will also learn about self-publishing their finished games. The course will be conducted online via Board Game Arena, and students will need high-speed internet, a microphone and webcam, and video playback capabilities to participate fully.

Suitable for students interested in tabletop games, art, storytelling, graphic design, or entrepreneurship, the course includes hands-on projects and tasks to help students develop their own games, with feedback from the instructor. Students should expect to communicate primarily through email and the Canvas Inbox system, with replies within 24 hours.