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Game Ops: Core is your strategic entry point into real game development—no heavy background required. This course gives you the big-picture understanding of how modern games actually work, move, react, and deliver experiences. It’s built for creators who want a complete, top-down view of the systems that define game-play: mechanics, loops, progression, performance, UX flow, player psychology, and how everything ties together under one roof. While Engine Ops focuses on the technical internals of game engines, Game Ops shifts zoom levels—now you’re learning to operate the entire game machine, not just the engine behind it. Engine Ops helps you think like an engineer. Game Ops helps you think like a designer-operator with systems awareness. (Recommended but not required: taking Engine Ops gives you extra clarity. Think of it as the tactical layer beneath Game Ops.) --- What You’ll Master Core Game-play Systems How mechanics connect, interact, and scale. Player Loops & Engagement Flow Reward cycles, pacing, on-boarding, and repeatability. Game Architecture at the Macro Level Movement, combat, UI, state machines, game logic. Design Thinking + Technical Awareness You’re not just imagining features—you understand how they live inside an engine. Practical, Build-able Components You’ll construct real mechanics and see them operate together as one system. --- Who It’s For Complete beginners wanting a clean, guided start Programmers who want to understand game thinking Designers who want to communicate with engineers Anyone wanting a one-stop overview of how a game functions at a strategic level --- What You Leave With A functional, cross-disciplinary understanding of game systems. You’ll be able to look at any game and immediately break down how it works and why it works—and start building your own with confidence.