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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Créer une présentation éducative avec Microsoft Powerpoint

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Public Speaking

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Miro for Beginners: Create an interactive presentation

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Proposal Development, Proposal Writing, Value Propositions, Sales Presentations, Solution Sales Engineering, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Meeting Facilitation

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Pearson

    Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Package and Software Management, User Accounts, IT Automation, OS Process Management, Linux Administration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Network Administration, Devops Tools, Data Storage, Automation, Systems Administration, Shell Script, Scripting, Linux, YAML, Linux Servers, Scenario Testing, Verification And Validation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Devices, Semiconductors, Electronics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Design Specifications, Microarchitecture, Mechanical Engineering, Materials science, Engineering Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    Illinois Tech

    Cloud: Platform as a Service - Master's

    Skills you'll gain: Platform As A Service (PaaS), Containerization, Serverless Computing, Cloud Platforms, Docker (Software), Cloud Services, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Information Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Model Deployment, DevOps, Amazon Web Services, Continuous Deployment, Data Management, Database Management Systems

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Cómo Usar Canva para Crear Diseños de Redes Sociales

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Style Guides, Data Import/Export, Video Editing, Content Creation, Photo Editing, Branding, Animations, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Arizona State University

    Dark Data Migration and Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, Engineering Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Computational Thinking, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Integration, Capacity Management, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Data Warehousing, Data Strategy, Data Management, Small Data, Data Lakes, Unstructured Data, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Access, Data Literacy

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Python Programming, Integrated Development Environments, User Interface (UI) Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    I

    IBM

    z/OS System Services Structure

    Skills you'll gain: z/OS, Operating Systems, System Programming, Mainframe Computing, System Monitoring, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, OS Process Management, Data Storage, Systems Architecture, Capacity Management, Problem Management, Disaster Recovery, Computer Architecture, Data Access

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    P

    Packt

    RESTful API with Express

    Skills you'll gain: Data Persistence, API Design, API Testing, Routing Protocols, Javascript, Database Design, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Advanced Features and Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Leaflet (Software), React.js, Application Deployment, Application Development, Cloud Deployment, Web Development, Responsive Web Design, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    P

    Packt

    HTML5 Canvas Graphics and Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Créer une présentation éducative avec Microsoft Powerpoint: Coursera
  • Miro for Beginners: Create an interactive presentation: Coursera
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Pearson
  • Introduction to Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS): University of Minnesota
  • Cloud: Platform as a Service - Master's: Illinois Tech
  • Cómo Usar Canva para Crear Diseños de Redes Sociales: Coursera
  • Dark Data Migration and Architecture: Arizona State University
  • Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator: EDUCBA
  • z/OS System Services Structure: IBM
  • RESTful API with Express: Packt

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