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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.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Advanced Gameplay & AI Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, No-Code Development, Data Structures, Debugging, Performance Tuning, Scripting, System Design and Implementation

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Design for Impact: A Guide to Product Experimentation

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Data Literacy, Usability, Product Improvement, Process Design, Business Priorities, Kanban Principles, Product Testing, Business Research, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Unity Engine, Value Propositions, Animations, Functional Specification, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology, 3D Assets, Agile Software Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Customer Analysis, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Low Poly Art For Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Creativity

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Designing for User Experience

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Design Research, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Innovation, Creativity

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    World Design for Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Conceptual Design, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Storytelling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Strategies, Aesthetics, Design Research, Creativity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Diseño de videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Software Design Documents, Design, Experience Design, Usability, Prototyping, Storytelling, Creativity

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, C# (Programming Language), Data Structures, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Master UMG, AI & Blueprints

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Unreal Engine, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Design Principles: an Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Usability, Graphic and Visual Design, Usability Testing, User Interface (UI) Design, Design, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, Human Centered Design, Web Design and Development, Typography, Design Research, A/B Testing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus

    Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Unreal Engine Advanced Gameplay & AI Mastery: EDUCBA
  • Design for Impact: A Guide to Product Experimentation: Packt
  • Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Universidad de los Andes
  • Low Poly Art For Video Games: Michigan State University
  • Designing for User Experience: Microsoft
  • World Design for Video Games: California Institute of the Arts
  • Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers: University of Colorado System
  • Diseño de videojuegos: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine: Master UMG, AI & Blueprints: EDUCBA

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Game Design (11)
Agile Software Development (10)
Graphics (10)
Virtual Reality (9)
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Web (8)
Video Game Development (7)
Web Design (7)
Adobe Photoshop (6)

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