Course Description

With computers in every home and smartphones in every hand, the demand for video or digital games has reached an all-time high. It has resulted in high demand for developers or professionals who can design or create a wide variety of immersive and entertaining games. Many gaming engines are available today to help developers, both amateur and professionals, develop more games for playing on all platforms like iOS, Windows, Linux, and others. Fuelling this passion and thrill for making entertaining games is Cocos2d-x, a fast, powerful, and popular gaming engine. In this free online game tutorial, learn to develop a game in Cocos2d-x using C++ and take your first step as a game developer. You will be creating tic-tac-toe, a simple but sought–after game known as noughts and crosses or Xs and Os around the globe.

This game design certificate consists of two modules further divided into different topics which will help you learn and easily understand game design basics and the process, commands, and techniques of making games using C++ in Cocos2d-x Game Engine. Easy step-by-step tutorials walk you through programming and making a fully functional, awesome tic-tac-toe game from start to finish. You will begin by setting up and creating the main menu for the game and move on to creating the Grid and AI system and then learn to scale your skills further by programming other levels or parts of the game like game over, pause systems, leader boards, and achievements, etc.

If you are interested in becoming a professional in game development, then this course is for you. This course will allow you to learn game development, whether you are an experienced gaming developer looking for a quick refresher in Cocos2d-x engine commands or a complete beginner. Your C++ experience will also be very handy in understanding some of the technical details in the course. So if you are a game development enthusiast, enrol in this free online course and gain the skills and knowledge you need for all your future gaming projects in Cocos2d-x using C++.

What you'll learn in this course?

• Software Development

• Programming

• Game Development

• Game Design

• Coding