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.

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Mockups, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, AI Workflows, Software Design, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Software Architecture, Wireframing, Software Engineering
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies, English Language, Language Learning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Typography, Document Management, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Photography, Generative AI, Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Workflow Management, Productivity Software, Digital Design, Branding
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, User Interface (UI), IT Automation, Interactive Design, File I/O, Programming Principles, Debugging, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, API Gateway, Scalability, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Data Management, Distributed Computing, Databases, API Design, Restful API, Software Design Patterns, NoSQL, GraphQL, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Wireframing, Generative AI, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), Information Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Flows, UI Components, Technical Design, Application Design, Software Architecture, Responsive Web Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Experience, Usability, User Centered Design, Human Centered Design, Design, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, User Flows, Persona Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Technical Communication, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Data Integration, AI Orchestration, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Anomaly Detection, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Social Media, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Matching, Brand Awareness, Marketing, Branding
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Market Analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Innovation, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategies, New Business Development, Product Development, Business Planning, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Analysis, Sales Presentations, Business Valuation, Fundraising
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Management, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Design, Process Driven Development, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Systems Development, Systems Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Systems Design, Project Management, Project Planning, Unified Modeling Language
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months