Worcester Polytechnic Institute Courses

Introduction: Elements of Microgame Design

Software engineering and asset production are the means of digital game development, but the end is an intentional experience. Digital game design is the process of creating, implementing and iteratively refining that experience.This hands-on course will…

• Kadenze
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Exploration: A Closer Look at the Microgame API

This hands-on course continues the exploration of Perlenspiel’s application programming interface (API) begun in the previous course. A wide assortment of commands for controlling the appearance and behavior of beads, the grid and the status line are pre…

• Kadenze
• Self paced
• $500.00

Synthesis: Realizing Game Ideas in Code

This course completes our survey of Perlenspiel’s API with a look at two of the engine’s most powerful and versatile subsystems: grid planes and sprites. Other topics include procedural color generation and the use of custom image files for designing and…

• Kadenze
• Self paced
• $500.00