Any experience of this 'course'?

shegirl

Ok,so it's on groupon but still!

Anyway,I am tempted by this http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/gg-school-of-game-design/37652312?p=19&nlp=&CID=UK_CRM_1_0_0_108&a=1664&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&sid=d616c579-6897-40a2-90db-77849af23515&division=national-deal&uh=3e9e1b61-df02-428c-88fe-86988deb9a15&date=20141804&sender=rm&s=body&c=deal_title&d=deal-page&utm_campaign=gg-school-of-game-design-37652312 for my teenage son who is severely autistic with learning disability BUT great with computers and has an obsessive interest in game design but isn't quite sure how to go about things.(when I say great with computers he has good knowledge on systems -bloody Windows lol-,used various basic programming when much younger and picks things up very quickly without instruction generally)

I wondered if it is any good and will give him the help he needs to know where to start with putting things in place aswell as enjoy

bluesnake

It is cheap. In the real world you need to learn to program to make stuff on the screen move. There usually a maths component and often some physics too... think of all those bouncing ball and flying bird games

Think if he already programs, then this one for all ages might be too basic.

Games programming is a very hard field to get into, and is a very small market.

Did see this one below, but it is expensive and not really what I'm into, and you do get free stuff on the web to teach you mobile phone programming, and there are relatively cheap books to be had too.

https://www.udemy.com/the-complete-ios-game-course-build-a-flappy-bird-clone/

This might be free flappy bird that uses these engines to crate code: Unity 3D, GameSalad, and Carona http://www.schoolofinteractivedesign.com/gamesalad_flappy_windows.php

https://www.udemy.com/collection/all-about-mobile-development2

More about game engines here Unity 3D, GameSalad, and Carona: http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/92462-Unity-vs-Corona-vs-GameSalad-for-2D-programming

SailorSam

I always worry when i see these things that are so discounted, what is the real price and what's it worth ????
I did a quick googlle and most seem US course but i suppose if you were doing it online it may not matter. This is a UK one showing other course, maybe if you could compare the one you found with some of the others it'll give you an idea what you're getting.
Good Luck,hope your Son does well.

http://www.hotcourses.com/uk-courses/Computer-Games-Design-courses-in-the-UK/hc2_search.adv_col_do/16180339/0/search_category/CB.3211/qualification/Z,Y,Q,R,T,U,V,C/town_city/United+Kingdom/page.htm

closed

No programming is taught, save your money and point him at

https://unity3d.com/
http://gamesalad.com/

and youtube, google for tutorials

shegirl

closed wrote: »

No programming is taught, save your money and point him at

https://unity3d.com/
http://gamesalad.com/

and youtube, google for tutorials

It is taught.

He needs a course that gives him direction,procedure and project.

closed

Spend £49 and see then.

From your own link.

'Course does not require students to learn code'

shegirl

closed wrote: »

Spend £49 and see then.

From your own link.

'Course does not require students to learn code'

Sorry,I didn't mean programming is taught on this specific course.I was responding after the other suggestions given by other posters.

I need a course for ds rather than just youtube vids etc.While he could do what is done in them,due to his severe autism (and I mean severe autism!!!) He needs to learn how to open up,follow,plan etc etc aswell.He needs it to give him the direction and assistance he needs.Hard to explain but I know what I mean!

gremlin

Hi Shegirl.

Personally I would save my money and look at your local college. My son went there after school and did a 2 year NVQ in computing with games design which was a good start for him so he could decide which area he wanted to concentrate on for his degree which he is now doing (its all a bit gerek to me but I can check with him the full details later).

I do however remember that there were kids with all different skills from the whizzes who have been doing it for years to some real beginners.

I dont think the online course is more than a self study intro really, but I could be wrong.

shegirl

gremlin wrote: »

Hi Shegirl.

Personally I would save my money and look at your local college. My son went there after school and did a 2 year NVQ in computing with games design which was a good start for him so he could decide which area he wanted to concentrate on for his degree which he is now doing (its all a bit gerek to me but I can check with him the full details later).

I do however remember that there were kids with all different skills from the whizzes who have been doing it for years to some real beginners.

I dont think the online course is more than a self study intro really, but I could be wrong.

A college is no good for my son,he is severely autistic with learning disability.They wouldn't have what would be required for him.He is in a special school in his own classroom with his own staff.It would never happen in college