CS50’s Introduction to Game Development by Harvard University.
About Course
Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.
Via lectures and hands-on projects, the course explores principles of 2D and 3D graphics, animation, sound, and collision detection using frameworks like Unity and LÖVE 2D, as well as languages like Lua and C#. By class’s end, you’ll have programmed several of your own games and gained a thorough understanding of the basics of game design and development.
In a quest to understand how video games themselves are implemented, you’ll explore the design of such childhood games as:
- Super Mario Bros.
- Pong
- Flappy Bird
- Breakout
- Match 3
- Legend of Zelda
- Angry Birds
- Pokémon
- 3D Helicopter Game
- Dreadhalls
- Portal
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