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▸ Education tracks · always free
Choose youradventure. Every Respawn course teaches the same craft three different ways. Pick the title that calls you, then pick how you want it delivered — visual , audible , or maniacal .
● 1 live · 3 in production ● No login ● No paywall ● CC BY-NC-SA where sourced
CODE TITLE TRACK LEVEL STATUS
DEV-101 Game design from absolute zero
Developers Entry ● Play Build a complete tabletop game from nothing. 11 stops, 3 boss builds, the entire MIT studio rebuilt in plain language.
◆ 11 modules ◆ ~6 weeks ◆ Adapted from MIT OCW · CMS.608
DEV-201 Shipping a digital prototype in Godot
Developers Intermediate Take a paper prototype and ship it as a real, playable digital build. Tooling, scope discipline, version control.
◆ 9 modules ◆ ~8 weeks ◆ Industry partners · in production
ART-101 Game art for people who can't afford art school
Artists Entry From first brushstroke to a portfolio piece a studio will actually open. Concept, sprite, 3D, technical art basics.
◆ 10 modules ◆ ~7 weeks ◆ TIVA studio mentors · in production
VO-101 From your closet to a casting director's inbox
Voice Talent Entry Home-booth setup, mic technique, demo reel construction, and how to read for games specifically.
◆ 8 modules ◆ ~5 weeks ◆ TIVA voice partners · in production
▸ Play modes
Same content. Three difficulties of immersion. ◐
Visual Icon-driven. Diagrams, color-coded systems, one-glance concepts you can redraw from memory.
Best for spatial learners ▶
Audible Scripted episodes read aloud by an AI voice agent. Listen on the bus, in the booth, anywhere with earbuds.
Best for ear-first learners ▦
Maniacal The full written rulebook. Long-form, deeply explained, every concept translated from academic jargon into plain speech.
Best for deep readers