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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Make Continuous Improvements with Retrospective Maps in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Miro AI, Collaborative Software, Continuous Improvement Process, Stakeholder Engagement, Process Improvement, Project Controls, Project Documentation, Meeting Facilitation, Project Management, Agile Software Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Mastering Neural Networks and Model Regularization

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Supervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Model Evaluation, Decision Tree Learning, Network Planning And Design, Machine Learning, Computer Vision

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    ReactJS 18, Firebase 9 Project- Realtor Clone

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Application Development, Web Development, Leaflet (Software), React.js, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, OAuth, User Accounts, UI Components, Authentications, Front-End Web Development, Development Environment, Secure Coding, Responsive Web Design, Javascript, Software Installation, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Deep Dive iOS 16 Swift - SwiftUI Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Apple Xcode, UI Components, iOS Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Apple iOS, Mobile Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Swift Programming, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Animations, Interactive Design, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Application Development, Model View Controller, Programming Principles, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Design

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    MAYA Architecture - Lighting and Rendering with Mental Ray

    Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Image Quality

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Create and schedule content for social media with Later

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Content Creation, Instagram, Scheduling, Facebook, Content Management, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    Blender Lighting & Compositing for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Cinematography, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Photography, Image Quality

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    L

    LearnKartS

    Database, Big Data, and DevOps Services in GCP

    Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Real Time Data, Database Management, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Performance Tuning, Continuous Deployment, Data Pipelines, Databases, Containerization, Cloud Applications, Data Processing, DevOps, Scalability, System Monitoring

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    B

    Board Infinity

    Java in Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Jenkins, Apache Mahout, AI Security, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Java, Continuous Deployment, Java Programming, Federated Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Model Evaluation, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Spring Boot, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    L

    LearnKartS

    Effective Collaboration & Teamwork Skills for Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Teamwork, Conflict Management, Collaboration, Team Leadership, Team Motivation, Constructive Feedback, Relationship Building, Emotional Intelligence, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Engagement, Empathy, Active Listening, Safety Culture

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Advanced Modeling Techniques and Detailed Prop Creation

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    XHTML - Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Semantic Web, Web Development, Web Design, Data Validation, Development Environment, Verification And Validation, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Make Continuous Improvements with Retrospective Maps in Miro: Coursera
  • Mastering Neural Networks and Model Regularization: Johns Hopkins University
  • ReactJS 18, Firebase 9 Project- Realtor Clone: Packt
  • Deep Dive iOS 16 Swift - SwiftUI Programming: Packt
  • MAYA Architecture - Lighting and Rendering with Mental Ray: EDUCBA
  • Create and schedule content for social media with Later: Coursera
  • Blender Lighting & Compositing for Beginners : Packt
  • Database, Big Data, and DevOps Services in GCP: LearnKartS
  • Java in Machine Learning: Board Infinity
  • Effective Collaboration & Teamwork Skills for Professionals: LearnKartS

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