01
A 2D platformer with levels
Jump, collide, die, retry. They ship more than one level so the game has a real arc.
Kids track
Game Development
Learn how real games are made — mechanics, physics, levels, and polish — while building playable projects from week one.
Ages 12–16
14 weeks
Intermediate
Live online
Design it, build it, watch people play it.
What they'll walk away with
- Understand the loop of design, build, test, improve
- Implement movement, collisions, and simple physics
- Design levels that feel fair and fun
- Ship a finished, playable game
Curriculum
4 modules over 14 weeks, each ending in something built.
01
Foundations
- What makes a game feel good
- Scenes, objects, and components
- Player movement and controls
02
Systems
- Collisions and physics
- Health, score, and game state
- Enemies and simple AI
03
Design
- Level design and difficulty curves
- Sound, feedback, and juice
- Menus and UI
04
Ship it
- Playtesting with real players
- Fixing and balancing
- Publishing your build
Skills covered
Game Design
Physics
C# Basics
Level Design
What you'll need
- Some coding experience (Scratch or Python is fine)
- A computer able to run a game engine
- Patience for iteration — games take rewrites
Projects they'll build
Every module ends in something they can run, show, and keep. These are the pieces that leave the class with them.
02
A top-down arcade shooter
Movement, enemies, and score — a complete loop they can hand to a friend and watch them play.
03
A final game of the student's own design
Their idea, their mechanics, their polish. The capstone is a game nobody else in the class made.
Keep going
Other courses on this track
Most learners move through two or three courses as they grow.
Try Game Development for free.
One live demo class, no commitment. See if it clicks before you decide anything.