Class: Designing Games for Impact
Learn to design socially meaningful and artistic games
Class Description
Video games can change lives. Learn how to design socially meaningful and artistic games that touch upon real-life issues in various fields, from healthcare to education to training simulations. Discover how to create memorable entertainment games by expressing themes that make players really think. Elevate your game to greatness.
Featured Topics
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Writing a Personal Credo
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The Emotional Hook
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No Soapboxes Allowed
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Tell it in Gameplay
About the Instructor
A writer and game designer, Sande Chen has over 10 years experience in the industry. Her first game writing credit was on the epic space combat RPG, Terminus, which won 2 awards at the 1999 Independent Games Festival. She was later nominated for a 2007 Writers Guild of America award in Videogame Writing for the dark fantasy RPG, The Witcher. She runs the WGAE Videogame Writers Caucus and is SIG leader of the IGDA Game Design SIG. Find her on Twitter @sandechen and on the blog, Game Design Aspect of the Month.
Learn to design socially meaningful and artistic games
Class Description
Video games can change lives. Learn how to design socially meaningful and artistic games that touch upon real-life issues in various fields, from healthcare to education to training simulations. Discover how to create memorable entertainment games by expressing themes that make players really think. Elevate your game to greatness.
Featured Topics
-
Writing a Personal Credo
-
The Emotional Hook
-
No Soapboxes Allowed
-
Tell it in Gameplay
About the Instructor
A writer and game designer, Sande Chen has over 10 years experience in the industry. Her first game writing credit was on the epic space combat RPG, Terminus, which won 2 awards at the 1999 Independent Games Festival. She was later nominated for a 2007 Writers Guild of America award in Videogame Writing for the dark fantasy RPG, The Witcher. She runs the WGAE Videogame Writers Caucus and is SIG leader of the IGDA Game Design SIG. Find her on Twitter @sandechen and on the blog, Game Design Aspect of the Month.