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Have you ever watched a cool scene in a movie or TV show or read an amazing passage in a book and thought, “That would be fantastic in a game?” Maybe it was an exciting combat sequence shining in all its impressive cinematography that inspires you, or maybe it’s a particularly funny quote from a […]
Central Michigan University, in cooperation with Gen Con, bring you a brand new course on designing card games, instructed by Damon Stone, the game designer behind games like Android: Netrunner and Call of Cthulhu LCG. Once again, Damon has the pleasure of teaching a course as part of the Gen Con–Central Michigan University Certificate in […]
If you haven’t heard, Central Michigan University, in cooperation with Gen Con, started offering classes focusing on Applied Game Design. These six-week online courses make learning new game design techniques easy and pursue a new gaming passion, learning from RPG Industry Experts of all stripes. The next and newest class, Intermediate RPG Design: From Alpha […]
Gen Con and Central Michigan University (CMU) invite you to join an upcoming course as part of the Applied Tabletop Game Design program — “Crowdfunding with Confidence: Designing a Game with Crowdfunding in Mind” with industry expert Jason Furie (Game Designer and Creator Community Lead at BackerKit). Below, learn from Jason about why this is […]
Get to Know Christienne L. Hinz and Why You Need to Take Her New Course Gen Con has partnered with Central Michigan University’s Center for Learning through Games and Simulations for another exciting, online course: “Classroom Game Design? Yes, You Can!” by Dr. Christienne L. Hinz. Are you a committed tabletop/role-playing gamer and a K […]
Get to Know Liz Davidson and Why You Need to Take Her New Course Gen Con has partnered with CMU for another exciting virtual class, “Using Games to Teach: What You Can Convey Through Play.“ Teaching is my day job, but when I got a chance to teach a class as part of a collab […]
Eloy Lasanta is the owner of Third Eye Games and the designer and instructor behind “The Art of Gamecrafting: For Your Classroom, Board Room, or Game Night”. Hey everyone! I’m Eloy Lasanta, and I’ve been designing games for over 30 years (15 of those being in the professional realm). My very first gaming group instilled in […]
CMU returns to give you a look at the upcoming course in applied tabletop game design. The course is called “Core Loop: Finding, Amplifying, and Refining the Fun,” and is taught by game design veteran Damon Stone, with industry expert Andrew D. Devenney, co-owner and publisher of Superhero Necromancer Press. Below, Stone tells us a […]
Gen Con and CMU are back to give you a look at the upcoming course in applied tabletop game design, “Finding Your Niche: Expanding Your Skillset Across Five Different Gaming Genres.” Below, instructor and game designer Travis D. Hill gives four reasons to take “Finding Your Niche.” “Finding Your Niche: Expanding Your Skillset Across Five […]
Gen Con has partnered with CMU for another exciting virtual class, “Using Games to Teach: What You Can Convey Through Play.” Meet Liz Davidson, the designer and instructor behind the class. Teaching is my day job, but when I got a chance to teach a class as part of a collab between Gen Con and […]