game dev course for the metaverse co-creators
take your place on the first full-fledged metaverse game development course from industry pros, develop career-defining skills while playing a key role shaping the future of web3 gaming, and create your own game in the sandbox metaverse in just 2 months
Who will benefit
if you are interested in crypto and metaverse and want to become a co-creator
if you have experience in classic game development and want to get web3 dev skills
if you want to get experience in metaverse game design and learn how to monetize it
if you want to build your own metaverse games, enjoy and improve community interaction
suitable for users of all backgrounds
no code game development
step-by-step game dev practice
lectures with structured information
based
on the sandbox
This course is based on the sandbox - the metaverse where users can play, build, own, and monetize their virtual experiences. moreover, the sandbox is well-known for the phenomenal support it gives to users – multi-million usd grant payments for co-creators, consultancies, project promotion, etc.
Overview
polygon.games education assists young talents by guiding them on their path to becoming experts in the web3 gaming industry, as well as by providing many insightful and exciting opportunities tailored to creators of their caliber. with an industry mentor as your guide, you’ll master the fundamentals of nfts, metaverse, game design and accomplish real growth. after completing the course, with mentors' help, you'll build your own game and pitch it to the community.
the training format has flexible schedules, online lectures, a personal mentor, and feedback sessions to help catalyze your progress.
join us, and start your professional journey in an environment that thrives on imagination and innovation to create tomorrow’s entertainment with seamless support and industry insight from our online community.
Form of study
Online
duration of study
2 months
Learning format
2 lecture and 1 feedback per week
Prerequisites
no prior experience needed
How it works
learn from
intro lesson
learn from
game design lessons
Practice based on our
Metaverse Game
get individual
feedback on homework
pitch ideas
to the community
get feedback
on progress
from mentors
create your
own game
Course structure
theory of game design
1
game designers - types, roles, and required skills
2
game mechanics - core loop, meta loop, gameplay
3
game design documents - how to create, and support
4
game entities - types of opponents, weapons, interactive objects
5
narrative design – game story and experience
practice of game design
1
deconstruct your favorite game
2
create your unique game concept
3
design the game loop
4
make a set of game entities
5
describe your game world
Our own educational game
you'll start the practical part of your course by working with our educational game in the sandbox metaverse. it's the best option to help you to understand game mechanics, work with assets, real opportunities of the metaverse games, and the basics of the ux design.
Pitch project
you can pitch your project not only to course instructors (and get feedback) but also to the community of crypto investors, developers, and players. if your project succeeds — you can find investors and/or co-founders for further development.
your project
pitch to
pitch for
Course
instructors
Metaverse
Landowners
Players
Game
developers
and get
broad
feedback
investors and/or
co-founders
Monetize skills
part of the course is devoted to monetizing your experience in the metaverse. we discuss the most effective methods to interact with the community, ways to find investments, and options to participate in initiatives that support game designers such as:
Game Maker Fund from Sandbox
usd 1 billion for funding game creators’ projects
game jams
usd tens of thousands for winners of countless blockchain game jams
at the end
create a design concept for your metaverse game
build your own game in the sandbox
publish your own game
pitch your project to the community
polygon.games
Course creators
at polygon.games — the educational platform from metaguild and mango educational center — we combine the efforts of professionals from crypto, gaming, web3, education, and venture capital to have a lasting positive influence on the video game ecosystem and inspire metaverse enthusiasts and co-creators to pursue their dreams in technology and turn their passion into expertise
Metaguild
proven nft and blockchain gaming expertise
collective of metaverse artists and developers
wide community of investors
metaguild is a decentralized community of investors, crypto enthusiasts, and gamers united by one goal: to expand the metaverse and develop play-to-earn games. the metaguild team is engaged in filling and visualizing the metaverse, as well as solving a wide range of related tasks.
Mango
authorized training center
Thousands of graduates
Skilled mentors
mango educational center is one of the key computer graphics and game development educators in the cis countries. since starting operations in 2014, mango has helped thousands of people to learn and practice new skills
professional mentors
David OConnor
Course Instructor
david is a game developer with 10 years of experience and manager on ‘ghost of a tale’, the successful and well-reviewed indie videogame (pc, xbox, playstation, and nintendo). he has run training at several multinational organizations, including kpmg and lincoln college. david’s qualifications include an mba (university of stirling), a business degree, and project management certification.
Dzmitry Drynau
education project manager
dzmitry is the founder of the first training center for game development in eastern europe. he has led and managed educational game development projects for more than 6 years. Also, through the center, he has organized and managed a game project incubator. dzmitry is a successful full-stack developer with 8 years of experience.
Alex Simankov
Course program creator
alex is a skilled game developer with more than 7 years in the industry and a number of successfully published games. he started his career as a level designer with playrix, and now works as lead game designer with vaveda games. alex’s experience includes supervising game projects created by students at polygon game lab.
Rasim
Course program creator
rasim is co-founder of the first guild of web3 gaming – metaguild. He also co-founded crypto-gamer.net. rasim has 10+ years of product design and ui/ux experience, 6+ years of experience managing creative department in an advertising agency, and 4+ years of experience in crypto and metaverse
Sandro
P2E expert
sandro is co-founder and coo of metaguild. he has 10 years of poker experience, with 5 years in crypto and 2 in community management. for 3 years, he performed research into nft and play-to-earn games. sandro worked for 1 year as a game moderator in the sandbox
Kartoha
NFT & P2E expert
kartoha is a lead game analyst in metaguild. he is professional game player in international cybersport team with a lot of experience in game creation (including web3)
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