Course 2: Game Design Systems

Week 1 Foundations - MDA, Systems Thinking, and Feedback Loops Week 2 Core Loops and the Loop Diagram Week 3 Player Motivation and Engagement Week 4 Mechanics Design and Verb Combinatorics Week 5 Systems and Economies Week 6 Progression Systems and Curves Week 7 Balance Fundamentals Week 8 Difficulty and Player Skill Curves Week 9 Randomness, Risk, and Probability Week 10 Data-Driven Design in Godot Week 11 Playtesting for Balance and Systems Week 12 Documentation, Final Polish, and itch.io Release