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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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    Skillshare

    Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: Characters & Interiors

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Production, Virtual Environment, Cinematography, Storytelling, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Motion Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Hult International Business School

    THRIVE with AI: Mastering AI for Leadership Growth & Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Responsible AI, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Productivity, Operational Efficiency, Workforce Management, Design Thinking, Decision Making, Agile Project Management, Strategic Planning, Change Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Desarrollo XR en Unity para todos

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Unity Engine, Cross Platform Development, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, C# (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Scripting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Documentation and Usability for Cancer Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Usability, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, Technical Documentation, Bioinformatics, End User Training and Support, Clinical Informatics, Technical Writing, Product Development, Writing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Hands-On Spring MVC: Best Practices for Java Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Spring Framework, Java, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Web Applications, Software Design Patterns, Transaction Processing, Data Validation, Verification And Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    SQL for Any IT Professional: Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, SQL, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Systems, Database Management, Data Modeling, Query Languages

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Generative AI Automation Tools and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Business Process Automation, Make.com, Automation, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Generative AI, LangChain, Agentic Workflows, OpenAI API, LLM Application, AI Security, Prompt Engineering, Slack (Software), Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Scalability, Artificial Intelligence, Google Sheets

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Iniciando e planejando projetos

    Skills you'll gain: Project Planning, Stakeholder Management, Planning, Conflict Management, Project Management, Project Scoping, Leadership and Management, Project Coordination, Influencing, Organizational Structure, Communication Strategies

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    Illinois Tech

    New Tech Ventures

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Global Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Innovation, Team Building, Storytelling, Market Research, Team Management, Oral Expression, Entrepreneurial Finance, New Product Development, Business Strategies, Project Design, Team Leadership, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Financial Planning, Customer Engagement, Business Ethics, Competitive Analysis

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Illinois Tech

    Data Modeling and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Database Management Systems, Database Design, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Application, Relational Databases, SQL, Data Modeling, Query Languages, Data Integrity, Data Manipulation, Data Security

    Build toward a degree

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Inside Sales: Crafting Effective Outreach

    Skills you'll gain: Inside Sales, Generative AI Agents, AI Personalization, Email Automation, Sales Development, Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Sales Strategy, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, AI Enablement, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Automation, Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Program Communications Planning in ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Communication Planning, Project Documentation, Project Management Software, Workflow Management, Diagram Design, Agile Methodology, Communication Strategies, Process Development

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: Characters & Interiors: Skillshare
  • THRIVE with AI: Mastering AI for Leadership Growth & Innovation: Hult International Business School
  • Desarrollo XR en Unity para todos: Universidad de los Andes
  • Documentation and Usability for Cancer Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Hands-On Spring MVC: Best Practices for Java Developers: Board Infinity
  • SQL for Any IT Professional: Unit 1: Pearson
  • Generative AI Automation Tools and Applications: Edureka
  • Iniciando e planejando projetos: University of California, Irvine
  • New Tech Ventures: Illinois Tech
  • Data Modeling and Applications: Illinois Tech

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Game Design (11)
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