Course Overview
Meant to get you quickly and efficiently up to speed for our main Level 3 program, IGA Level 2 will get you publishing your own video games in just one month. In the span of four weeks, you will complete two games in Unity and publish your first game online.
You will learn the fundamentals of Unity Engineering as well as the principles of game design, art design theory, sound, marketing and more.
This course is taught entirely online from the comfort of your couch, with two live video sessions a week as well as homework and handouts.
What will you make?
IGA Level 2 has two games designed to get you up and running on your own projects as soon as possible.
Project 1: Peggle
The classic mobile game Peggle has been downloaded over 50 million times! Create your own simplified version of the beloved classic to get aquatinted with the Unity IDE, physics and simple coding.
Project 2: Mario
Ever since a certain plumber hopped on the head of the very first Goomba, platformers have been a staple in games. Create your own version of a Mario game and finish the course by publishing it online. You may even make a few bucks!
What will you learn?
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Earn the IGA Complete Level 2 Badge
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Attend two, two hour Live Video Lessons a week
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Access our exclusive Discord and community
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Take a Unity IDE Deep Dive including:
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Beginner C# Programming
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Beginner Game Design theory
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Intro to Indie Game Business and Marketing
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Intro to Indie Game Visuals and Audio
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Publish your first game to itch.io and ask for donations
Limited to 20 students
Meet Your Professor
John Nelson Rose
John is a Senior Games Engineer at Glu Mobile and the Founder of Opium Play.
He has built countless games over his 10+ year career in the game development industry. From brain training games at Lumosity to mobile slots at Glu mobile, John has a breadth of experience.
Now acting as the IGA Level 2 Professor, John will be walking you through the technical fundamentals required to build your own games and get ready to run your own studio in our Level 3 program.
Course Schedule
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The next IGA Level 2 cohort starts on Monday, August 16th.
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Classes are twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays.
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Classes run from 7pm to 9pm EST.
Classes are hosted online on Zoom and links to attend will be sent before class begins. Students will also have constant communication with their professor and the IGA community through our exclusive Discord server.
Pricing
$1200
Full Tuition - Paid in Installments
$1000
Full Tuition - One Time Payment
Scholarships Available
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