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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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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Healthcare Innovation: Need/Opportunity Identification

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Analysis, Decision Making, Innovation, Strategic Decision-Making, New Product Development, User Research, Organizational Strategy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Technology, Problem Solving, Process Analysis, Planning, Return On Investment

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Presenting The Estimate

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Estimating, Cost Estimation, Building Information Modeling, Project Estimation, Project Risk Management, Cost Management, Project Controls, Risk Management, Verbal Communication Skills, Bidding, Architecture and Construction, Value Engineering, Project Design, Presentations, Contingency Planning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build Fast Websites with Astro

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, UI Components, Application Deployment, Web Frameworks, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Information Architecture, Web Development Tools, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Content Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), File Systems, Javascript

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Oracle DBA Training: Architecture, SQL & User Admin

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Oracle SQL Developer, Database Design, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Performance Tuning, Data Storage, SQL, Network Administration, User Accounts

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Event-Driven Systems, Security, and Microservices

    Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Microservices, Authentications, OAuth, Application Deployment, Integration Testing, Event-Driven Programming, Data Migration, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Scalability, Systems Integration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Computer Programming for Absolute Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Debugging, Computer Programming, Application Design, Computer Science, Maintainability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Data Management, Algorithms, Software Architecture

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Cisco CCNP Security SCOR (Exam 350-701)

    Skills you'll gain: Endpoint Detection and Response, Cloud Security, Network Administration, Infrastructure Security, Encryption, Cloud Computing, Authorization (Computing), Network Architecture, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Identity and Access Management, Email Security, Application Security, Human Factors (Security), Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols, Local Area Networks, Data Security, Authentications, Malware Protection, Mobile Security

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Fraud Analysts: Improving Detection Efficiency

    Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Fraud detection, Data Visualization, Generative AI, Risk Management, ChatGPT, Data Synthesis, Compliance Management, Unsupervised Learning, AI Workflows, Data Pipelines, Automation, Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Créer un diagramme d’affinité avec Creately

    Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Process Mapping, Data Visualization, Brainstorming, User Accounts, Collaborative Software, Project Planning, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Intro to Ruby on Rails

    Skills you'll gain: Ruby on Rails, Model View Controller, Ruby (Programming Language), Object-Relational Mapping, Test Automation, Restful API, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Authentications, Development Environment, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    كيفية إنشاء قصة على الانستغرام باستخدام كانفا

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Canva (Software), Animations, Creative Design, Video Editing, Content Creation, Video Production

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Designing Breakthrough Advertisements: Basics to Begin

    Skills you'll gain: Copywriting, Advertising, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Layout Design, Marketing Design, Writing, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Creative Design, Typography, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Customer Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Healthcare Innovation: Need/Opportunity Identification: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Presenting The Estimate: University of California, Davis
  • Build Fast Websites with Astro: Scrimba
  • Oracle DBA Training: Architecture, SQL & User Admin: EDUCBA
  • Event-Driven Systems, Security, and Microservices: Packt
  • Computer Programming for Absolute Beginners: Packt
  • Cisco CCNP Security SCOR (Exam 350-701): Packt
  • GenAI for Fraud Analysts: Improving Detection Efficiency: Coursera
  • Créer un diagramme d’affinité avec Creately: Coursera
  • Intro to Ruby on Rails: Packt

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