Slides from the 2016/2017 edition of the Video game Design and Programming course at the Politecnico di Milano. More information at http://www.polimigamecollective.org Some of the video games developed by the students during the course are available at https://polimi-game-collective.itch.io

1. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Course Introduction
Videogame Design and Programming

2. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
repeat after me …
repeat after me …

3. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
I am a game designer

4. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi"Our Community Place Sandbox" by Artaxerxes - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

5. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
our goal in this course is
to make (great) games!

6. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-vAxVh8ins

7. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
I indie

8. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Nidhogg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYgP0IJoy_M

9. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Undertale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hojv0m3TqA

10. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Her Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaHw97l7-Lc

11. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Wheels of Aurelia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDT6b3RR2AM

12. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Futuridium EP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5T5bd8f-2E

13. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi

14. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
games are more …

15. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
http://www.newsgaming.com/games/index12.htm

16. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNT_Aoxcys

17. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
http://unmanned.molleindustria.org/#

18. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unYdHipJLfc

19. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
in this course,
we challenge you to …

20. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
In this course we challenge you
to create an indie game
to be showcased at gaming events
to be submitted at competition
to get it funded …

21. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
is it possible?

22. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
6 editions of the course
around 270 students
over 75 games completed
several published on main stores

23. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi

24. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MukCehJ_Hjc

25. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrGa_zGXP8A

26. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi

27. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsiokANpEc

28. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QeWW_naKb0

29. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi

30. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEwITUbUW-k

31. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
before we move forward…

32. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
“Your first ten games will suck—so
get them out of the way fast.”
Jesse Schell

33. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Extra Credits – Fail Faster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDjrOaoHz9s

34. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Gaming Community
• Italian Communities
§Indievault http://www.indievault.com
§Gamprog http://www.gameprog.it
• International
§Gamasutra
http://www.gamasutra.com
§Killscreen
http://killscreendaily.com
§Rock Paper Shotgun
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com
§Kotaku
http://kotaku.com
36

35. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
Homework #1
Deadline October 10 @ 2359 J
• Visit one of our online stores
§itch.io
http://polimi-game-collective.itch.io
§Google Play
http://goo.gl/Fnkwm1
§iTunes
http://goo.gl/gMltzv
§Windows Phone
http://goo.gl/WCqXm8
• Download some of them, they are free of course! J
• Play at least two of them, look at them as a game designer J
• Review them noting what you liked and what you would improve
37

36. Prof. Pier Luca Lanzi
http://www.facebook.com/polimigamecollective
https://twitter.com/@POLIMIGC
http://www.youtube.com/PierLucaLanzi
http://www.polimigamecollective.org