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: Integrated Development Environments, Computer Networking, Server Side, Real Time Data, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Application Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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: Canva (Software), Animations, Content Creation, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts, Creative Design, Color Theory
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, ASP.NET, Microsoft Azure, Software Architecture, Authentications, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Application Development, Database Development, Maintainability, Web Servers, Debugging, Data Validation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Simulations, Aesthetics
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Performance Testing, Test Script Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Software Testing, Test Planning, Simulations, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pittsburgh
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Seaborn, Data Analysis, Graphic and Visual Design, Python Programming, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, NumPy
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: React.js, ChatGPT, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Data Persistence, UI Components, Application Programming Interface (API), Debugging, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Risk Management Framework, Legal Technology, Responsible AI, Legal Risk, Risk Mitigation, Generative AI, Compliance Management, Automation, Legal Strategy, Data Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Analytics, Governance, Data Analysis
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Ajax, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Javascript and jQuery, Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Usability Testing, Javascript, Application Deployment, Web Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development, Semantic Web, Web Applications, Functional Testing
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Operations Research, Advanced Analytics, Process Mapping, Operational Analysis, Process Optimization, Project Scoping, Project Planning, Production Planning, Capacity Planning, Solution Design, Needs Assessment, Business Analysis, Analytics, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Complex Problem Solving, Staff Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months