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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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    Coursera

    Crear una presentación empresarial con Microsoft Powerpoint

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Presentations, Sales Presentations, Product Demonstration, Microsoft PowerPoint, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Communication, Team Oriented

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Adobe

    Image Editing Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, Data Import/Export, Image Quality, Color Theory, Photography, Generative AI, Editing, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Data Security and Information Privacy

    Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability, Data Ethics, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cyber Risk, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Data Encryption Standard, Security Management, Security Software, Compliance Management, Risk Management, Data Access, Security Strategy, NIST 800-53

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Create Interactive Choice Boards with Seesaw

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Learning, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Microsoft Office, Instructional Design

    Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    SkillUp

    The DMAIC Framework: Analyze, Improve, and Control Phase

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Process Controls, Six Sigma Methodology, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Continuous Improvement Process, Data Analysis, Process Improvement, Quality Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Process Optimization, Correlation Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    Linux Bash Scripting & Shell Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Linux Administration, Linux, Scripting, Scripting Languages, File Management, Command-Line Interface, Debugging, System Configuration, User Interface (UI), IT Automation, Interactive Design, File I/O, Programming Principles

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    B

    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of NuxtJS

    Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Frontend Performance, Web Analytics and SEO, Android Development, Server Side, Data Management

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    LearnKartS

    Advanced Java

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Spring Boot

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Crea tu primera pƔgina web en HTML

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Browser Compatibility, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content, Microsoft Visual Studio, Integrated Development Environments

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    30 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Becoming a Strengths Based Leader: Leading StandoutĀ® Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Recognizing Others, Team Building, Trustworthiness, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Teamwork, Collaboration, Team Leadership, Visionary, Leadership Development, Peer Review, Drive Engagement, Team Motivation, Professional Development, Employee Coaching, Leadership, Performance Management, Communication, Productivity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    33 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Building with OpenAI API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API, LangChain, ChatGPT, Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, OpenAI, Generative AI, No-Code Development, LLM Application, Microsoft Power Platform, Email Automation, Application Development, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Serverless Computing, JSON, Microsoft Azure, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Modeling, Python Programming

    3.3
    Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Spring Boot Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Hibernate (Java), Web Applications, Application Development, Restful API, Application Frameworks, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Development Environment, Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Authentications, User Interface (UI), Databases

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    12 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Crear una presentación empresarial con Microsoft Powerpoint:Ā Coursera
  • Image Editing Essentials:Ā Adobe
  • Cyber Security: Data Security and Information Privacy:Ā Macquarie University
  • Create Interactive Choice Boards with Seesaw:Ā Coursera
  • The DMAIC Framework: Analyze, Improve, and Control Phase:Ā SkillUp
  • Linux Bash Scripting & Shell Programming:Ā EDUCBA
  • Fundamentals of NuxtJS:Ā Board Infinity
  • Advanced Java:Ā LearnKartS
  • Crea tu primera pĆ”gina web en HTML:Ā Coursera
  • Becoming a Strengths Based Leader: Leading StandoutĀ® Teams:Ā Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

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