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: Canva (Software), Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Production, Content Creation, Social Media, User Accounts, Design, Creativity
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

École normale supérieure
Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Modeling, Probability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Windows Servers, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft Windows, Authentications, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Group Policy, Microsoft Servers, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Active Directory, Identity and Access Management, Servers, Computer Security, System Configuration, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Management, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Usability Testing, Product Planning, Product Roadmaps, Stakeholder Management, Competitive Analysis, Product Testing, Product Requirements, Stakeholder Analysis, Market Analysis, Team Building, Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Development Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Editing, Image Quality, Graphic Design, File Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Social Media, Content Creation, Target Audience, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Goal Setting
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Survey Creation, Market Research, Data Analysis, Marketing, Data Collection, Marketing Psychology, Marketing Strategies, Research Design, Market Data, Target Market, Experimentation, Decision Making, B2B Sales
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Digital Assets, Blockchain, Emerging Technologies, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Interoperability, Distributed Computing, Cryptography, Scalability, Business Strategy, Governance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Web Content, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Information Architecture
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Applications, Cloud-Based Integration, Business Process Automation, Microservices, Application Programming Interface (API), GitHub
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Concision, Grant Writing, Sample Size Determination, Grant Applications, Proposal Writing, Biostatistics, Writing, Clinical Research Ethics, Editing, Statistical Analysis, Healthcare Ethics, Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Statistical Methods, Statistical Reporting, Medical Science and Research, Research Design, Planning, Science and Research, Growth Mindedness
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months