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.

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, Software Configuration Management, Application Design, Development Environment, Microsoft Visual Studio, User Interface (UI), Microsoft Development Tools, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), HTML and CSS, Maintainability, Data Modeling, Data Migration, Data Mapping, Business Logic, Web Servers, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Prioritization, Goal Setting, Continuous Improvement Process, Collaboration, Team Building, Business Workflow Analysis, Data Quality, Change Management, Systems Integration, Business Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Calendar Management, Project Schedules, Project Management, Project Management Software, Project Planning, Timelines, Scheduling, Milestones (Project Management), Dependency Analysis, Data Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Storyboarding, Storytelling, Collaborative Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Team Oriented, Content Creation, Organizational Skills, Presentations
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Autodesk Maya, Computer Graphics, Cinematography, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Adobe Photoshop, Image Quality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Apache, Web Development, Web Scraping, Web Services, Web Applications, Python Programming, Web Servers, Databases, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Application Development, TCP/IP, General Networking, Servers, UI Components, User Interface (UI)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Application Design, Web Design, Collaborative Software, User Interface (UI), Miro AI, Mockups
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Risk Management, Lean Methodologies, Software Development Methodologies, Scalability, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Project Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Team Management, Waterfall Methodology, Sprint Planning, Backlogs
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Customer Relationship Management, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Business Planning, Telecommuting, Business Strategy, Value Propositions, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Javascript and jQuery, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Javascript, Typography, Web Analytics and SEO, Wireframing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Logo Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Systems Design, Data Storage, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Data Migration, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Preprocessing, Automation, Data Security
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, Safety Culture, Continuous Integration, Service Level, Culture Transformation, Performance Measurement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Incident Management, Automation, Team Oriented, Collaboration, Change Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months