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Proven Game Design Knowledge from the Practitioners of the Video Game Industry

Every week, we send out an exclusive email with the experience-based insights to improve your craft of game design and thrive in the game development industry

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First Principles of Game Design

Learn the fundamental principles to consistently engineer a fun human experience in the context of game design and most importantly how to practice & hone the skill, not just theory-craft.

The principles we teach have been used to create some of the best-rated features in award-winning video games such as League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Ori, and The Will of The Wisps.

Instructor: Alexander Brazie

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Working with Game Design Skills team has been one of the best experiences of my career. They’re reliable, talented and a positive influence on every project they are a part of.

Cesar Gonzalez

Game Producer

When Alex and his team focus their efforts on a systems-level problem, they go hard and thoroughly explores the problem space. I was always impressed by the depth of their explorations and investigations to many challenging game design problems.