Worldbuilding Courses and Certifications

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Worldbuilding for Your Stories - 10 Smart Tips

Discover 10 smart tips for crafting immersive story worlds, covering themes, infrastructure, mythology, diversity, realism, innovation, geography, and narrative integration.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Worldbuilding: iníciate en la narrativa fantástica

Aprende a construir desde el entorno, los personajes o el tiempo, para crear mundos de ficción en tus novelas, cómics, películas, podcasts o videojuegos

• Domestika
• 2 hours 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

TEDx

Creating Another World to Accept the End of Ours

Esplorazione di mondi immaginari come strumento per comprendere e affrontare le sfide del nostro, attraverso l'empatia e la narrazione di storie che riflettono le nostre paure e speranze.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

BYU

Creative Writing

8 reviews

I'm Brandon Sanderson, and I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers. Learn about plot, wordbuilding, short stories, character, and publishing.

• YouTube
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Worldbuilding for Video Games

Learn the fundamentals of building video game worlds, from a writer’s perspective.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Writing for Video Games

Develop essential skills for video game writing, including character creation, dialogue, worldbuilding, and interactive narrative. Learn industry practices and build a portfolio for a career in game writing.

• edX
• 30 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $944.00
• 6 courses

Worldbuilding Workshop: Writing Great Fantasy

1270 ratings at Udemy

Writing fantasy: The step-by-step method to writing a believable and compelling world that will enchant your readers

• Udemy
• 4 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Science Fiction & Fantasy: Creating Unique and Powerful Worlds

Explore techniques for crafting unique sci-fi and fantasy worlds, from focused worldbuilding to character perspectives, with insights from classic and contemporary works.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Hard Sci-Fi Worldbuilding - Robotics, Society, and Purpose

Explore the intersection of science fiction and complex systems science in this thought-provoking discussion on future societies, robotics, and human purpose with author Gary Bengier.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Creating and Capturing Mixed Reality

Explore diverse disciplines and tools for creating immersive mixed reality experiences, from worldbuilding to capturing physical environments and integrating architectural perspectives.

• Kadenze
• 50 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing

Learn to enhance your storytelling skills by exploring illustration techniques to create rich, believable environments for comic books and other artistic pieces

• Domestika
• 4 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Concept Art Design and Worldbuilding

Discover how to think like a concept artist in this course. Learn to design buildings for various clients.

• Domestika
• 2 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

D&AD Microcredential

Game On: How Gaming Can Supercharge Your Creative Communications

Harness gaming's power to create engaging communications, advertising, and experiences. Learn audience understanding, gamification techniques, and immersive storytelling for impactful brand experiences.

• FutureLearn
• 9 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Explore the innovation and imagination behind epic moviemaking.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Fantasy Map Making & Worldbuilding Tutorials - RPG Cartography

Learn to create immersive fantasy maps and worlds for RPGs, novels, and comics. Master techniques for drawing landscapes, designing cultures, and building rich, believable settings.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video