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Learn Unreal in 8 Weeks
Playcrafting NYC @ 119 W 24th St, New York, NY
The Unreal Engine has been used since 1998 to make hundreds of incredible games of every imaginable style and genre. From Batman to Rocket League, Mortal Kombat and more, this is the software that the industry’s biggest developers have used to make the most popular games that keep us coming back for more. This course is your chance to make games of your own, no prior experience needed. Unreal Engine 4 is the most developer-friendly...
Introduction to Unity 3D
Playcrafting NYC @ 1441 Broadway, New York, NY
Start making games in Unity! You’ll learn in our full day workshop how to get started, by jumping straight in and creating a simple game from total scratch start to finish. You’ll learn how to set up Unity, use an efficient workflow and the basics of C# scripting for game-making. At the end you’ll come out with a working, simple 3D game that you’ve coded and put together from top to bottom, ready for PC, Mac, Linux, and web! Unity makes...
$238.37
Workshop: Build A Game In A Day - Unity 3D
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Have you ever wanted to make a game inspired by Metroid, Castlevania, or Zelda? After this full-day workshop you’ll be walking out with a completed game in Unity, learning how to make it from scratch, start to finish. You’ll learn how Unity works, the basics of programming, a solid game development workflow, and how to put it all together into a complete game. Whether you’ve never used Unity before or you're a seasoned pro, by the end you’ll...
$150
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Workshop: C# for Unity 3D
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Start making games in Unity with a focus on C# scripting! As a more programming-intensive workshop, you will learn by example more abstract and theoretical skills to apply to your own games. You’ll be led through various scripting problems and solutions culminating with a final, simple game made from scratch. Unity makes it easy to build games with little or no programming experience. This workshop will focus on understanding C# in the context...
$150
Adventure Game Design
Playcrafting NYC @ 119 W 24th St, New York, NY
Adventure games have seen a huge resurgence in popularity in the past few years, and with several engines and tools available online, creating them has never been easier. If you've ever wanted to create your own adventure game or are interested in working on one, then this is the class for you! The class will cover the basics of designing adventure games from the ground up, presenting both a theoretical and practical approach, with a focus...
$50
Game Writing Portfolio Workout
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
This class is virtual. RSVP via Eventbrite and we will send instructions and appropriate links for you to join via the email you provide per guest in your registration. Instructions will be sent approximately one hour before the event begins. Interested in writing for video games? Here's a seminar highlighting the skills needed and what types of samples are typically used or requested in a game writing portfolio or game writing test. This class...
$25
Role-Playing Game Design
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Learn the fundamental design elements of a role playing game, with an emphasis on the steps a creator should take before starting to code. Ever since their origins in pen and paper, RPGs have been gaming’s primary vehicle to tell grand stories. The genre focuses on a few key elements to engross players in a save-the-world-scope narrative. Critical to the RPG’s success is the connection between the player and their character, a bond often formed...
$25
Workshop: Game Design
Playcrafting NYC @ 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Do you have a big idea for a video game, but aren’t sure where to start? Join us for a full-day workshop where you’ll explore the simple core game mechanics that make up even the biggest, most elaborate video games. This will be your crash course in the basics of game design and how to improve your design through prototyping. We’ll be leaving the computers behind to make some physical games so we can focus on the most important part of game...
$159.24
UX Design for Games
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Create less frustrating in-game experiences with an understanding of UX design. Quality user experience (UX) design is crucial for avoiding mechanics, interfaces, and situations that frustrate players. What can we learn from UX design to make video games more usable, and therefore more fun? Catt Small, a UX Designer and game maker, will share ways to incorporate UX design techniques into the game-making process. Design has become a major...
$25
Intro to Game Character Design
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Learn how to create game characters from Mokuni! Started out as a 3D artist, Kurt has been working in gaming industry for nearly 10 years. He has led Mokuni team to create many titles with compelling characters, including “Kitty in the Box” and “Food Conga”. In this class, he will start by introducing softwares and design methodology commonly used in the industry. Then walk through the pipeline being used at Mokuni. At the end of...
$25
Voice Acting for Games
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Good voice acting can make a good game great, and bad voice acting can make a decent game terrible—but both those making games and those acting in them need to know what to do (and what NOT to do!) to create the best game possible! In this class, Melanie will lead you through the video game voiceover production process, where you will experience first-hand the process of finding voice actors, deciding who is right for the role, and how to get the...
$25
Business of Indie Games
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
This class is virtual. Upon enrollment, instructions to attend the class will be sent approximately one hour before the first day of class begins. Going indie is an exciting and risky venture. But don’t go alone, take this business guidance tailored specially to indie game developers with a three-day bootcamp dedicated to honing your business goals and acting on them. Starting a game studio entails more than just filing some paperwork and openinga...
$25
Educational Video Game Design: Best Practices
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Use analogies and storytelling to make great educational video games: avoid the common pitfalls of literal interpretation and learn new ways to think creatively about curriculum design through games. How do you make an educational video game? Where do you even begin? And why are so many of these games so bad? In this discussion, led by educational video game designer Gabe Turow Ed.M., Ed.D., we will explore a variety of common educational design...
$25
Intro to UX for Games
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Quality user experience (UX) design is crucial for avoiding mechanics, interfaces, and situations that frustrate players. What can we learn from UX design to make video games more usable, and therefore more engaging? Catt Small, a UX Designer and game maker, will share UX design techniques. Design has become a major differentiator — see Dots and Monument Valley — because it leads to better user retention and more sales. Great visual design...
$25
Writing for Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Game Worlds
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Interested in science fiction, fantasy, and/or horror for your next game? Here's a writing workshop to get you started on populating your world with monsters, creatures, aliens, fantastical beasts, and more! Learn how to avoid pitfalls and clichés in genre fiction and discover how the story of the game world adds depth and coherency. Be prepared to write during the workshop. Existing story ideas are welcome, but not necessary, because writing...
$25
Legal Issues for Game Developers 101
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Running your own game studio is hard enough without worrying about the host of legal needs every game developer encounters as they build their company. Come join Chris, a New York Gaming Attorney as he walks you through what every Developer should know about legal issues, but is afraid to ask. Chris Reid has been working on Intellectual Property and Technology law his entire legal career and has been exclusively serving game developers in...
Free
Writing Immersive Game Worlds
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Worldbuilding is an essential step in developing immersive, compelling stories and games. Even if your game doesn't have characters or a plot, it probably has a world of some kind. How do you create a cohesive, engaging world that feels like a place your players will want to spend time in? And how do you make it fresh and original without rehashing familiar tropes? In this class, we'll discuss basic worldbuilding strategies that work for any...
$25
Writing Interactive Dialogue For Narrative Games
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
This is a hands-on writing class designed to help students improve their dialogue-writing skills and learn how to make dialogues interactive. A key component in narrative based games is the ability to engage characters in dialogues, which in some cases can alter the course of the story. Too often, however, dialogue in games is overlooked in favor of other elements. This writing workshop will cover the basics of writing believable dialogue, examine...
$25
Basics of Narrative Design for Games
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Many believe not all stories make for great gameplay, citing decades of awful movie-to-game adaptations as proof. Video games are better at modeling physical concepts like running or jumping than dramatic concepts like betrayal or seduction. It would take advanced artificial intelligence and expensive photorealistic graphics to achieve the emotion and impact we associate with novels, films, theater, or comics. So why not just stick to what games...
$25
Educational Game Design Workshop
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
This is a bi-monthly game design workshop where students can bring their in-progress educational games for feedback and suggestions. Each class will address a cluster of topics in educational game design (game mechanics, UI/UX, pedagogy) but we will focus mostly on your goals and ideas. If you don't already have a game in development, we can work together to find a way to take whatever subject you are passionate about and find the game in that...
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