If you’re reading this, then – like us – you have the desire to work on video games for a living. And our Game Design Skills courses do just that.
Hear directly from some of our alumni as they begin to make a living doing their dream career and currently thriving in the game development industry.
Systems Designer @Riot Games
“Without the help of GDS, I wouldn’t have been able to land my dream job at RIOT”
Mike Breese was a student at the University of Utah and worked on a number of games on his own before taking First Principles of Game Des…
Senior Game Designer @Yager
“The Game Design Skills program has helped me significantly in my design career”
Dustin Kohnen was an experienced technical implementer, but really struggled with finding ways to get better at PvP and systems desig…
Game Developer @Photon Engine
“It’s been rewarding to partake in a program that provides me the opportunity to get all my game design questions answered ever so directly.”
Ruhan Bello was a test engineer at Exit Games, working on a powerful new platform for multiplayer titles. However, his dream of be…
“I was able to get a job at JamCity after I applied what I learned from GDS.”
Justin Chin was a student from a famous game development school, who despite having spent years learning the craft of game develop…
Game Designer @Riot Games
“Alex’s lessons helped me find my voice as a designer, emphasizing clear, consistent mechanics and connecting with my players.”
Michael Swedo was a student at UC:Irvine and looking for a way to combine his love of music and games when he created a classical music…
Director of Internal Tools @NOCD
“The course was so exciting for me because Alex focused on the most important aspect of video games: the people who play them!”
Ses was working as an engineer at a local company in his hometown in the American south. He reached out to Alex because it was always…
Founders @DU&I Games
“Our university degree was not as practical and design focused as Alex’s teachings”
Josef was working at customer support at Blizzard Entertainment and reached out to Alex in his final days there for his twitter. Years later, Simon…
Lead Designer @Tilting Point
“Alex’s knowledge will help you become a stronger designer.”
Jonathan Alcontin had just been promoted to lead designer on a mobile title at Tilting Point and wanted to become a better game design leade…
Senior Lead Game Designer @Activision
“I was immediately impressed with the clarity and craft inherited in Alex’s style.”
Looking for an ideal set of principles and lessons to use to teach the junior designers at Firaxis, Brian used the FPGD concepts to level-up his…
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“Alex and his team is highly knowledgeable and experienced. They are articulate, autonomous, organized, and insightful. Alex is particularly skilled in system design and has added a tremendous amount of value to our design team.”