Game Design 101: The Ultimate Collection (Udemy.com)
Learning Game Design for Getting you Dream job. Create a Resume, Portfolio, and LinkedIn for Success
Created by: Emilio Padulo
Last updated December 2025
What you will learn
- Glimpse into the AAA Game design Requirements
- Over 8 Tests with 40+ Questions to measure your skill
- Comprehensive understanding of how to answer aptitude tests
How it compares
Against the other 72 rated Udemy courses in Game Design on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 26% of them
- Reviews95#51 of 73 by number of reviews
- Length4.1 hoursshorter than 66% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2025more recently than 86% of them
Course Description
Industry Standard Game Design Tests: The Ultimate Collection
Why this course is special
Shhh, it's a secret, so let's keep it between us.
Most AAA companies want to test what you know when applying for a position. These aptitude tests are never easy can be quite tricky without any practice. But throughout the years, I've done so many of these Tests for so many Different Positions, that I have a deep understanding of the types of questions for the different jobs they will ask. I want to share this with you. I want you to have the upper hand when applying for Jobs and Ace their test!
This course not only covers the basics of Game Design but also goes further as we look at how you can structure your Portfolio from Websites to Resume and Cover Letters. You will also see different types of industry-standard aptitude tests. With over 40 Questions and a huge range of Tests at your disposal, you will learn and be prepared for what AAA companies are looking for in a Game Designer.
This course will take you on a journey to not only practice but prepare yourself for interviews and how to effectively apply for jobs.
Broken into many sections, This course has 3 main categories:
Basic Learning
Here we look at the most basic fundamentals for Game and Economy Design. We need to start a level 1 before working our way up. If you are already knowledgeable on the fundamentals of Game Design, you can skip ahead and get into the real content of the course.
The Tests
The next section is the main chunk of the course. Here we set multiple Game and Economy Design tests that from real AAA companies. We break them doing into 3 sections. Junior, Mid-level, and Senior.
Breaking into the Industry
We take a look at what tools are at a Game Designer's disposal to break into the industry and start their careers right after finishing this course. We cover lots of topics such as Networking, Creating a Website, Portfolio work and much more!
Become an Industry Professional
This course will prepare and help you test your understanding of key game principle and be able to crush your next application
Certification of completion when finishing this course
When you complete 100% of the videos in this course, you will be emailed a certificate of completion by Udemy so you can show it as proof of your expertise and that you have completed a certain number of hours of instruction in the course topic.
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
95 Reviews
Emilio Padulo
Greetings
My name is Emilio Padulo and I am an Senior Tokenomics / Game Economist at Animoca Brands
Ever since I was young I have always been interested in creating games; whether it was inventing RPG games with my sister, creating huge Lego worlds with story-driven adventures or building Excel spreadsheets for Diablo. From childhood my path has always been clear - I would work in the video game industry one way or another.
During my adult years, I continued on this path and obtained two degrees, one in Marketing and another in Game and Level Design. In the course of my degrees, I delved into many theories heavy topics about Game Design & Development such as; the Freemium business model, gamification, analyzing KPIs for optimization, level design, color psychology - just to name a few.
There has been a lot of trial and error in my own personal approaches which are errors I want others to avoid hence why I've started creating these courses to help developers new to the industry to not make the same mistakes I, and many others have done.
I cannot wait to share all that I have learned with you so that you too can become a great game developer in no time. So start now, and take a look at some of the courses I offer. If you have any questions - feel free to reach out!
Emilio Padulo
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Reviews
By Burak Aykan on 8/23/2024
Konular her ne kadar doğru olsa da çok hızlı ve az örnekle geçiyor. Herhangi bir yerde bulunabilecek genel-geçer bilgilerle atlanıyor diye düşünüyorum.
By Omkar Yelgandalkar on 11/14/2023
Currently on concepts are shared. Will update when more is learnt.
By Shirley Almasi Nahon on 6/12/2023
A great, in-depth and comprehensive course on all the methodologies behind the game and the tools with which you can measure and learn from the data on the users and evaluate the success of the product.
By Daniel Fink on 9/2/2022
I enjoyed the five 'E's
By Alexandros P on 8/22/2021
The course has some really though-provoking assignments. I was skeptical at first, but the feedback from the professor is spot on. I can honestly say my skill has improved after taking this course! Thank you very much
By James O. Manccini on 8/4/2021
Awesome Course! the tests are super hard and the feedback is really insightful!
By Barbora Jensik on 5/14/2021
The course is engaging, informative, structured, the only thing that is breaking a general 100% impression is that some videos had different audio quality, then one video is too loud or too quiet.
By Alex Calvill on 4/13/2021
The assignments are super helpful and the feedback is really eye opening!
By Hani A on 4/9/2021
What a treat of a course! I'm trying to apply as a game designer and these tests are great practice. Thanks!
By Richard on 3/20/2021
Loving this course! The assignments are really though-provoking and the professor's feedback has been really enlightening!
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Overall Score : 88 / 100









