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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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, Debugging, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Data Store, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Management, Software Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Codio

    Object-Oriented Java: Inheritance and Encapsulation

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java Programming, Java, Computer Programming, Data Validation, Data Integrity, Computer Science

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Governance and Risk Management Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Risk Management, IT Management, Risk Appetite, Business Risk Management, Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Compliance Management, Risk Analysis, Governance, Regulatory Requirements, Organizational Structure, Accountability

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Utilizar Diseño Para Crear Soluciones de Negocio Innovadoras

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Business Solutions, Growth Strategies, Business Process, Business Strategy, Innovation, Sustainable Business, Product Design, Design, Market Analysis, User Experience, Customer experience improvement, User Research

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Midjourney: Generative AI for Creatives

    Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Art History

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Minnesota State University, Mankato

    Technical Communication in the AI Era

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Writing and Editing, Software Documentation, Proofreading, Writing, Report Writing, Usability, Target Audience, Prompt Engineering, Style Guides, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Design, User Experience, Document Management, Quality Assurance, User Research, Research Methodologies

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Python 3 from Beginner to Expert - Learn Python from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, JSON, Program Development, Data Structures, Code Review, Python Programming, Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Environment, Scripting, Maintainability, Integrated Development Environments, Package and Software Management, Authorization (Computing), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Web Scraping, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    New York University

    MOST from a Conceptual Perspective

    Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Experimentation, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Scientific Methods, Program Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Data Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Technical Design, System Design and Implementation, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Solution Architecture, Data Migration, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn Bootstrap

    Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, UI Components, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Development, User Interface (UI)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Adobe

    Color Theory and Application in Adobe Illustrator

    Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Color Matching, Adobe Illustrator, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Design, Visual Design, Design Software, Content Creation, Creative Thinking

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Alberta

    Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Requirements Management, Software Development, Product Management, Process Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Engineering, Project Planning, Project Management, Customer Engagement

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Object-Oriented Java: Inheritance and Encapsulation: Codio
  • Governance and Risk Management Concepts: Packt
  • Utilizar Diseño Para Crear Soluciones de Negocio Innovadoras: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • Midjourney: Generative AI for Creatives: Skillshare
  • Technical Communication in the AI Era: Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Python 3 from Beginner to Expert - Learn Python from Scratch: Packt
  • MOST from a Conceptual Perspective: New York University
  • Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Learn Bootstrap: Scrimba

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