XSeries Program in
History of Games
LCIEducation
What you will learn
- How games evolved from board games to virtual reality games, creating a new reality for the game industry.
- How to distinguish the design, features and applications of video game consoles, such as Sony and Nintendo, developed in specific eras.
- How to research, analyze and deconstruct games into their component parts, systems and dynamics at an introductory level.
- How to identify the major events that affected the history of gaming: the invention of the personal computer, the creation of consoles and microconsoles, and the evolution of games played on mobile devices and social media.
Program Overview
Expert instruction
3 high-quality courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
4 months
4 - 8 hours per week
$477
USD
For the full program experience
Courses in this program
LCIEducation's History of Games XSeries Program
- History of Game Design: Prehistory to the late 1980s
- History of Games: 1990 to the late 2000s
- History of Game Design: 2010 to present
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