The tests mark perfectly correct answers as incorrect. When asked “what term describes a small company or team that develops games without the backing of a large corporation?” I wrote “independent” because that is the obviously 100% correct answer. “INCORRECT”, my answer was marked. I failed the test due to that answer. The questions asked during the tests aren’t covered in the course materials at all. Most of the questions I’m asked are the first time I’ve encountered that term or subject, and they are only covered in the tests and not the course materials themselves. When answering a “fill in the blank” question, the test will mark the answer as wrong (sometimes even when it’s 100% correct) but won’t provide the correct answer when looking at the test feedback. Since the answers aren’t covered in the course materials at all, I am unable to ever be taught the correct answer to the question. Who put this course together and why do they have this job? Coursera was going to have an enthusiastic customer coughing up $50 a month, and I thought Epic Games was just the beginning of my Coursera journey. My experience with this course, and with the complete lack of any complaint form or email address to address these concerns, has led me to cancel this journey before it could even get going.

Quizzes need to be reevaluated. Many questions are missing "select all that apply" and users have to either notice the difference in shape (squares means multiple, circles mean one answer), or try selecting multiple answers. Fill-in answers also need tweaking as questions are broad, sometimes ambiguous, bust still require very specific answers. Some answers are debatable (e.g. IP ownership answer: "Publishers often co-own IP rights with Developers". That may be technically true, as in 51% of IP are co-owned by both Dev)

This lecture """teacher""" is a joke. Never seen a so bad instructor in my life. Logan Piney and Lucas are the only who really TEACH. YOU LEARN they estudied and prepared the course material. the other three dont. I REALLY think Epic is making a mistake with thoose teachers

Terrible course...exams do not match what is taught in videos.

I was in the process of a career shift from the typical 3D industry to the Game industry. I sought a solid course to help me understand the gaming industry. Luckily Epic Games had launched this series of courses for Game Design. This helped me understand a lot of terms, and how things are prepared at a studio level, right from GDD to the distribution of the game in the market from the Introduction to Game Design course. Still, a lot more to go as this is just the start of Epic Games Game Design Professional Certification.

This course has given me a direction with my game and motivated me to continue its development. Ryan is an excellent teacher, his videos are short, direct and very well explained. Ryan’s YouTube channel has been one of my go to resources for my game development journey. 10/10 highly recommend. Looking forward to playing MiMic!

I often struggled with finishing many things, but this course pushed me to write up a game design document that was far more thorough than any other previous GDD's I have written. Ryan was very detailed in his instructional videos, and his clarity made it easy to understand the fundamentals of game design.

Only thing I would like is for this specialization to offer 1080p video resolution since it is hard to watch the courses at 720p, as for the content of the course I'm really happy I signed for it since it is being really helpful to me

The explanation of the material is very in-depth, and the instructor is a very professional person in his field. I hope that by studying this course it can make it easier to find my career in the field of game development

An excellent course that masterfully covers the essentials of game design, perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike!

Great course for beginners. Thanks Epic Games and especially Ryan for all your hard work in this course 🤝

Excellent course and detailed information! Everything learnt is practical and able to be applied instantly

I think this course helped me see the story behind each game and how it is made....

An Amazing course for beginners and is very practical for starting into Game Design

Muy intuitivo y de gran valor, aprendi mucho en este primer curso de ocho

Great introductory course on general video game design process!

Excellent introduction to the fundamentals of a design project

brilliant instructor . he look like the Ukrainian President

such an amazing start for game design thanks to mr. Ryan

Amazing instructor!! to the point and well structured

Very good, covering everything about game design.

Very sympathic and competent course leader

Pretty good! straight to the point

Very informative and enlightening

very well put together