Video Game Design and Development: Video Game Character Design

I've just completed the introductory course for Game Design and Development and I'd definitely say that it's one of the most entertaining and enlightening courses that I've taken so far. To simply dissect and analyze the characters that you've been all too familiar with- like Mario, Zelda and Pac-Man not only added a nostalgic aspect to the course but also a much more easier and nuanced way to understand the design of the characters. The concepts were also presented beautifully and succinctly to a complete layman.

This is merely a suggestion but this course could have definitely done more by adding assignments, like other Futurelearn courses, wherein the emphasis should have been on creating one's original character (with the concepts that we've learned in here), comparing and contrasting others' character, and eventually creating an environment wherein there is scope for brainstorming and new ideas.

The emphasis on personal anecdotes also made it a much more livelier course, and though I've enjoyed it overall, I did feel that there could have been much much more from this course on a personal level is the creative element- especially for those who are intent on designing their own original characters.