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GameOn: Essentials of the game design

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This playlist will help you learn more about game design essentials.

Complete playlist activities to learn about:

- What is a game? What is the difference between play and game?
- What are the essential elements of the game?

Follow the following playlist activities to develop your understanding of the game design process. Watch this introductory video to start learning about inclusive game design:


The international partnership “GameOn” created this playlist to promote inclusion, participation, and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here..

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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

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Game design is interesting, fun but at the same time, not an easy task. In this playlist, you will get familiar with the essential elements of the Game. Keep in mind that there are many approaches used to design games.
Explore these Game design Atoms.

It consists of several elements that are essential in the game:
  1. Game goal
  2. Dynamics (Pattern of Play)
  3. Mechanics
  4. Rules
  5. Theme (where/ when the action is taking place)
  6. Game materials (map, cards, dice and etc.)

You can start your game design journey at any place, there is no right or wrong starting point. It usually depends on your needs and the first ideas.

You may complete the activity and earn a digital badge by adding your reflections to the badge evidence below.

This activity is part of the wider educational effort of the international partnership “GameOn” to promote inclusion, participation, and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here.

Expert partners:

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

Cover image from Unsplash.


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Earners of this badge completed the activity to learn and reflect on the essential elements in the game.

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This activity is part of the wider educational effort of the international partnership “GameOn” to promote inclusion, participation, and critical thinking through game design. Learn more about this partnership here.



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To earn the activity badge complete these tasks:
  1. Choose one of your favorite games, it could be a table game or a video game. Analyze your chosen game describing all of the essential game elements mentioned above. Write it down. Please be concrete and short.
  2. What elements make this game special?
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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union
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