Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Game Psychology: Understanding Player Mentality and Game Design
Communication University of China
This online course explored how games influence behavior, motivation, and cognitive processes in this engaging course on game psychology. The course was designed to uncover the intricate relationship between human behavior and interactive entertainment. Throughout this program, students explored key psychological theories and principles that explain why and how people engage with games. Topics included cognitive player experience, motivation, social interactions, and cognitive.
4 weeks, 2 hours per week
Chen Jingwei
Communication University of China
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Improve learners' professional knowledge about psychology in video game design.
- Explain what types of psychological designs are used in video games.
- Describe various specific video game cases from the perspective of game psychology.
- Explore more game design methods from the perspectives of psychology and emotional experience.
Syllabus
This is a porfessional course for game designer. In the next four weeks, we will explore the principles of psychology used in video game design from three distinct perspectives:
Week 1 The cognitive of video games In the first week we will learn the cognitive viewpoint focuses on video game design through perception and sensation, along with their interconnected aspects, which will be central to our exploration.
Week 2 The behavioral of video games In the second week,we will examine the game design from behavioral perspective, which primarily involves the methods and related topics derived from behaviorist research.
Week 3 The lens of Personality Psychology In the third week, we will study Personality Psychology, which incorporates elements of sports psychology and other relevant topics related to analyzing game players, as another essential part of our investigation.
Week 4 End of the course In the fourth week, after presenting some intriguing research findings, there will be a brief assessment to evaluate your learning outcomes.
Issued on 21st October 2026
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