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Game Design Courses

Game design courses can help you learn level design, character development, storytelling techniques, and game mechanics. You can build skills in prototyping, user testing, and balancing gameplay to enhance player experience. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating interactive environments and implementing game logic. Additionally, you might explore programming languages such as C or C++ to bring your ideas to life, along with graphic design software for creating compelling visuals.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of California, Davis

    The Strategy of Content Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Content Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Copywriting, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Social Media Strategy, Brand Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Writing, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Business-To-Consumer, B2B Sales, Auditing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    5.4K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Full-Stack JavaScript Apps with User Interactivity

    Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Web Applications, Javascript, jQuery, Animations, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    HTML & CSS for Beginners – First Coding Step

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Development Environment, Web Analytics and SEO

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Power BI, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Reporting, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    966 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Introduction to Unity and Basic C# Scripting

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Development Environment, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    A

    Adobe

    Promote Community Events With AI

    Skills you'll gain: Event Marketing, Target Audience, Adobe Express, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Goal Setting, Promotional Strategies, Community Outreach, Content Creation, Event Planning, Performance Measurement, Marketing Analytics, Copywriting, Visual Design, Marketing Channel, Graphic Design, Branding, Strategic Partnership

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    Blender Beginners Masterclass - The Cookie Factory

    Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, Technical Design, Performance Tuning, Virtual Environment, Blended Learning, Layout Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    D

    Duke University

    AI Product Management

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Responsible AI, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, Data Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Unsupervised Learning, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Quality, Model Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Human Centered Design, Machine Learning, Project Management, Product Management, Product Design, Data Science

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    Web Development Bootcamp with React Bootstrap 5 & REST API

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, Development Environment, User Accounts, User Interface (UI), Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Codio

    Programming in C++: A Hands-on Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, C and C++, Data Import/Export, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Validation, Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Data Structures, File Management, Integrated Development Environments, Data Store, Software Documentation, Computer Science, Functional Design, Pseudocode, Maintainability

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.3K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
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    E

    Edureka

    Analytics Engineering with dbt

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, SQL, Data Engineering, Data Presentation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Star Schema, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Business Analytics, Database Design, Data Mart, Business Intelligence, Data Validation, Analytics, YAML, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Analysis

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    C

    CentraleSupélec

    Build Your First Android App (Project-Centered Course)

    Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Storyboarding, Application Design, Mobile Development, Application Development, Java, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design, Interactive Design, Development Environment, Software Installation, User Centered Design

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    2K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • The Strategy of Content Marketing: University of California, Davis
  • Full-Stack JavaScript Apps with User Interactivity: Packt
  • HTML & CSS for Beginners – First Coding Step: Packt
  • Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI: Microsoft
  • Introduction to Unity and Basic C# Scripting: Packt
  • Promote Community Events With AI: Adobe
  • Blender Beginners Masterclass - The Cookie Factory: Packt
  • AI Product Management: Duke University
  • Web Development Bootcamp with React Bootstrap 5 & REST API: Packt
  • Programming in C++: A Hands-on Introduction: Codio

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