Dized Tutorial Creation Course (September 2023)

DESIGN
SMART FLOW!

ANIMATE!

CREATE A
COMPLETE TUTORIAL!

Dized Tutorial Creation Course 05-19 Sep 2023

Course session schedule available here. You can also open it as a Google Calendar here.

Course Sessions

(Click the topic to open up a specific session. Links are added during the course. Time zones shown are CT for Central Time US, and CET for Central European Time)

Before the Course

(These are optional, but will help you greatly in getting ready for the first session!)

  • Make sure you have Google Chrome installed. If Chrome is not an option, you can try Firefox which tends to work quite well too. However, due to our limited resources we currently cannot offer support for any other browser than Chrome.
  • Make sure you have a Dized user account. (see https://portalguide.dized.com/getting-started/)
  • Create yourself a Dized Portal organization. This is your own playground where you can practice using the tool. (see https://portalguide.dized.com/getting-started/)
  • Join the Dized Content Creator Community on Discord. (Join here)
  • If you can: print, or make yourself a version of the “Escape from Babylon” game. It’s a game designed especially for this purpose and having a physical copy of the game available helps greatly in designing and playtesting the tutorial. It really doesn’t need to be fancy and you can just draw the elements on paper and utilize the few pieces from other games. In fact, why not sharing a picture of your DIY version of the game to the #my-first-project channel on Discord!
  • Make sure you have learned AT LEAST one game using a Dized tutorial. Having first-hand experience on how an interactive tutorial works is essential in designing Dized tutorials. If you haven’t yet learned a game with Dized, and you don’t have a game and/or group available to do it with, start a solo game of Libertalia on Tabletopia (use the calm mode), and use a different device to run the Libertalia Dized Tutorial simultaneously.

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Communication During the Course

  • Dized will send you emails during the course. You will always find the link to the latest session on this page (see above).
  • The chat during live streams, and otherwise, will be on the Dized Content Creator Community Discord (join here), more specifically on the channel #my-first-project. Make sure to check out the server rules when you join.
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Resources

This course includes:

  • Designing a great user experience.
  • Writing a narrative script.
  • Designing a smart flow and working with simple logic and variables.
  • Simple 3D and 2D animation.
  • Audio design (music, voiceover, and sound effects)
  • Creating a complete tutorial for a tabletop game.

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Important:

  • This course IS suitable for those who have already started working with the tool, but would like to learn more about creating Dized content efficiently.
  • The course consists of about 20 online sessions within a two week time period (5.-19. September 2023).
  • Sessions are recorded, so you can watch them, and do the exercises according to your own schedule. It’s recommended to schedule approximately 30 hours for the course: ~10h for the sessions and ~20h for the practice project.
  • During the course you will create a tutorial for Escape from Babylon, a game designed for this specific purpose (not an actual published game).
  • The course will be led by experienced Dized content creators and will include a LOT of best practices for efficient content creation!
  • Before starting the course: Make sure you have learned AT LEAST one game using a Dized tutorial. Having first-hand experience on how an interactive tutorial works is essential in designing Dized tutorials. If you haven’t yet learned a game with Dized, and you don’t have a game and/or group available to do it with, start a solo game of Libertalia on Tabletopia (use the calm mode), and use a different device to run the Libertalia Dized Tutorial simultaneously.
  • For getting paid work: At the end of the course we will evaluate the project you created, and either give feedback on areas where improvements could be made, or we get you started with your first paid project! Dized has LOTS of projects available for capable creators and are signing more all the time!
    Note: Participation in this course is NOT a guarantee of paid work. Dized evaluates each participant’s skills based on the practice project made during the course. Projects are assigned to creators who have proved their capabilities. The compensation and schedule for each project is always agreed upon upfront, and the content creator must be able to invoice their work from Dized using a valid Business ID.
  • Here is a list of typically needed skills to create Dized content: https://portalguide.dized.com/skill-requirements/
  • Dized Content Creation Tool is used on a web browser. We recommend Google Chrome, and currently can’t offer customer support for other browsers. Here is a description of typical hardware requirements: https://portalguide.dized.com/technical-recommendations/
  • If you want to get started with the Dized Tools already before the course, you can consult the Dized Portal Guide.