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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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    Google

    Build Dynamic User Interfaces (UI) for Websites

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Experience Design, Design Reviews, Wireframing, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Design Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Mockups, Figma (Design Software), Information Architecture

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The University of Edinburgh

    How to Create an Online Course

    Skills you'll gain: Educational Materials, Learning Strategies, Instructional Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Learning Management Systems, Web Content, Digital pedagogy, Education Software and Technology, Diversity Awareness, User Centered Design, Creative Thinking, Content Management, Cultural Responsiveness

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    222 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Combinatorics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Computational Logic, Mathematical Modeling

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    211 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Motores gráficos en videojuegos: game engine

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Microsoft Visual Studio, C++ (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Animations, Application Development

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    105 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Intro to Unity - Game Development Made Easy

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, C# (Programming Language), Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Current Gen 3D Game Prop Production

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Prototyping, Computer Graphic Techniques, Design Research, Graphical Tools, Baking

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    51 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Brick Breaker Game Development with MonoGame

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Intermediate Python Game Development with Pygame

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Game Design, Python Programming, Computer Graphics, Image Analysis, Program Development, Peripheral Devices, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build a Memory Game in React

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Game Design, Front-End Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Web Components, Usability, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Web Frameworks, Debugging, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Build Interactive Game Levels

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, Debugging, Interactive Design, 3D Assets, Scripting, Layout Design, Animations, Timelines

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Foundations of AI in Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Design That Scales: Sustainable Design Systems

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Systems Design, Software Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design, Design Software, Scalability, Design and Product, Agile Methodology, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design Research, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), UI/UX Research, Product Testing, System Programming, Team Motivation, Prompt Patterns

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Build Dynamic User Interfaces (UI) for Websites: Google
  • How to Create an Online Course: The University of Edinburgh
  • Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory : Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Motores gráficos en videojuegos: game engine: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Intro to Unity - Game Development Made Easy: Packt
  • Current Gen 3D Game Prop Production: Michigan State University
  • Brick Breaker Game Development with MonoGame: EDUCBA
  • Intermediate Python Game Development with Pygame: EDUCBA
  • Build a Memory Game in React: Scrimba
  • Unreal Engine: Build Interactive Game Levels: EDUCBA

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Game Design (11)
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Graphics (10)
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Video Game Development (7)
Web Design (7)
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