TN
Apr 12, 2020
I really loved doing this course. Learnt how to make a simple game and make it really interesting! I loved how the easily the instructor was able to teach us and make us curious throughout the course.
DG
Feb 12, 2020
The lecture videos from Professor Fran and his old friend were surprisingly entertaining. Kudos to the team because they were able to make it fun, informative, and engaging throughout the four weeks.
By Cristóbal H S
•Jan 16, 2016
I know that the title says "introduction", but I felt it was to basic...I liked the approach of the homeworks, but I missed more reading material or more sources to explore...also, being an introduction to game design, I think many issues froom game design were not touched.
By Rodrigo A P S
•Nov 30, 2020
The course itself isn't bad, but the grade system could be better, I found myself being evaluated without receiving feedback or reviewing games where other students wouldn't answer the questions that where asked along with the submiting of the game.
By Derya D
•Apr 12, 2024
The course is truly great! The content and the teacher are very engaging and useful. However, there are not enough people in the course, so it doesn't seem to be possible to get the peer reviews required to actually finish the course.
By Marley G
•Jun 13, 2022
Wasn't bad but a lot of the things seemed pretty straight forward. Good if you're still doing your 7 day free trial of this site but definitely not worth $49.
By Ramon M L
•Feb 18, 2016
It felt few content, i think there could be more content in this course. Though i have to say i learn new stuff, but i which it had more content to learn more.
By Deborah M M
•Nov 19, 2015
A whimsical introduction to game design and the springboard for a Specialization Certificate, therefore important to take.
By wiglaff
•Jun 3, 2023
students who do not evaluate the work and do not leave comments really spoil the impression of the course
By Dimitris K
•Aug 13, 2016
A quite simple beginning, might end up being a little bit too simple. The future looks promising, though!
By Galadien
•Jan 9, 2017
It was ok for what it was. It is a very brief introduction. Fun teacher, but very limited information.
By Jeffrey B
•Dec 9, 2016
Good introduction course. Perhaps a bit light on material... reviews from others are very helpful!
By Sergey F
•Jul 19, 2017
very simple, only some basics and a lot of "water" material. I don't see reasons to pay for this
By Daniel
•Feb 24, 2016
Very little content. Most of the value comes from working on games for the assignments.
By Ilgar A
•Oct 30, 2023
I did not get the knowledge I expected from a game design course.
By Marc-Olivier M
•Jul 28, 2021
Very little content. About 15-20 minutes of lectures per week.
By Natalia S
•May 31, 2023
I liked lector. but overall information was quite generic
By Dr. M N
•Jul 15, 2020
I was not able to unenroll it
By Paul B
•Oct 28, 2015
Fun course, not much depth.
By Utku B Ç
•Feb 21, 2023
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By Maeve B
•Feb 16, 2016
This course, though fun, was not intensive at all. The main issue I have is probably with the Coursera structure itself. Many of your homework assignments are based off of if people can understand the instructions of the game- which, if you have mostly non-English speakers, sort of takes the homework from being "be creative and challenge yourself" to "make sure everything you write down is 3 words max or else the people GRADING you won't understand it". This is also true when looking at these students' games- when half of your grade depends on your clarity, these kids are ultimately at a disadvantage. I'm sure there were amazing games made by some of the non-English speaking students, but I wasn't able to understand and play many of them. It is fantastic that Coursera is open to everyone, but when your grades are based off of clarity of language, it gets tricky.
By John C
•Sep 20, 2021
I'm sure this course will work for some people, but beware that there are people who speak different languages in the course, leading to unfair assessments. I've been given 0s in response to my language as if it's my fault and I can't understand their suggestions since it's in a different language. Would be better if there were language settings or something to prevent language barriers affecting scores, but as it stands I don't recommend this course unless you're willing to put up with it.
By Leonardo Z
•Mar 4, 2024
The material and the classes are very good, but the assignments reviews (peer-review based) are very flawed. The system allows peers to submit non standard files and to write whatever they want. We are required to review at least 3 assignments, but we only receive 2 reviews and 80% of those 2 are nonsense feedback or just say 'good'. It is very disappointing to commit to the assignments, and give serious and constructive reviews, but then receive gibberish feedback from your work.
By Daniel S
•Feb 3, 2022
The course material is great, but the review system slows the course to a crawl. Waiting for other students to review your work - or worse, waiting for other students to submit work that you must review before moving on - is just miserable.
By Varsha A V
•Jan 31, 2016
The lectures tend to be a bit boring. However the hands on assignments give great insight into understanding the basic concepts of game design and narration.
By Rebekah c
•Oct 5, 2015
idk its not what i expected. i really want to start with actually making a computer game not a paper game
By Richard H
•Oct 20, 2015
The instructor is good but the amount of content is severely lacking compared to alternatives.