Games and Strategy

Video Game Development

Build practical understanding of game loops, input, state, physics, assets, debugging, and iteration, then use it for building a small playable digital game.

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Level
Beginner to competitive foundations
Subject area
Coding and Robotics
Learning outcomes
4 focused outcomes

Topic overview

Learn the foundations of Video Game Development.

Video Game Development connects game loops, input, state, physics, assets, debugging, and iteration with practical decisions and tasks. Guided examples, comparison, practice, and feedback help learners apply these ideas to building a small playable digital game. The goal is to make each step easier to explain, check, and improve.

Learning outcomes for Video Game Development

  1. 1

    Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in game loops, input, state, physics, assets, debugging, and iteration

  2. 2

    Follow a repeatable process for building a small playable digital game

  3. 3

    Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

  4. 4

    Complete an independent video game development task and reflect on the result

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How to learn Video Game Development step by step.

01

Build the foundation

Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in game loops, input, state, physics, assets, debugging, and iteration

02

Practise with feedback

Follow a repeatable process for building a small playable digital game

03

Practise with feedback

Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

04

Apply and reflect

Complete an independent video game development task and reflect on the result

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