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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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    WebSockets Protocol Explained – Master Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Application Programming Interface (API), Ajax, Web Development, General Networking, Web Applications, Javascript, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Server Side, Real Time Data, Network Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Arizona State University

    Extracting Value from Dark Data: ULEADD

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Decision Making, Unstructured Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Literacy, Data Management, Solution Design, Data Analysis, Needs Assessment, Requirements Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Portfolio Development in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Canva (Software), Presentations, Visual Design, Case Studies, Content Creation, Digital Design, Portfolio Management, Layout Design, Project Documentation, Graphic and Visual Design, Planning, Strategic Planning, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Goal Setting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Intro to Ruby on Rails

    Skills you'll gain: Ruby on Rails, Model View Controller, Ruby (Programming Language), Object-Relational Mapping, Test Automation, Restful API, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Authentications, Development Environment, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 2: Organizing & Masking Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, File Management, Image Quality, Photography, Data Import/Export, Data Storage

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    GCP: Compute and Networking

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Load Balancing, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Network Architecture, Network Troubleshooting, Network Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Virtual Networking, Firewall, Network Security, Serverless Computing, System Monitoring, Virtual Machines, Scalability

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Oracle DBA Training: Architecture, SQL & User Admin

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Oracle SQL Developer, Database Design, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Performance Tuning, Data Storage, SQL, Network Administration, User Accounts

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Ultimate T-SQL And Microsoft SQL Server Bootcamp

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Transact-SQL, SQL, Transaction Processing, Stored Procedure, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Databases, Data Integrity

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Platform Product Revival

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Service Recovery, Drive Engagement, Technology Solutions, User Feedback, Customer Engagement, Product Lifecycle Management, Technical Product Management, End User Training and Support, Change Management, Active Listening, User Experience, Decision Making, Continuous Improvement Process

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    GenAI for Cybersecurity: Blue Team

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, Anomaly Detection, AI Security, Scripting, Cyber Operations, Event Monitoring, Network Analysis, Automation, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Algorithms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Build a Static Website with Rust and Zola

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Web Development, Cloud Deployment, Web Development Tools, Application Deployment, Cloud Hosting, Web Content, Rust (Programming Language), Content Management, Cloud Computing, Linux, Software Installation

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    EDUCBA

    Python Case Study - Customer Brokerage Management System

    Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Customer Data Management, Business Logic, Financial Data, User Interface (UI), Program Development, Real Time Data, Command-Line Interface, Scripting, Application Development, Python Programming

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • WebSockets Protocol Explained – Master Web Development: Packt
  • Extracting Value from Dark Data: ULEADD: Arizona State University
  • Portfolio Development in Canva: Coursera
  • Intro to Ruby on Rails: Packt
  • Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 2: Organizing & Masking Tools: Skillshare
  • GCP: Compute and Networking: Whizlabs
  • Oracle DBA Training: Architecture, SQL & User Admin: EDUCBA
  • The Ultimate T-SQL And Microsoft SQL Server Bootcamp: Packt
  • Platform Product Revival: University of Maryland, College Park
  • GenAI for Cybersecurity: Blue Team: LearnQuest

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