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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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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Como engajar equipes e criar cultura em ambientes virtuais

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Team Building, Teamwork, Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Collaboration, Virtual Environment, Storytelling, Leadership, Employee Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Willingness To Learn, Communication Strategies, Culture

    4.9
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    102 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    JavaScript for Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript, Web Applications

    4.5
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    ROI-Driven Digital Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Marketing Budgets, Performance Metric, Performance marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Paid media, Marketing Strategies, Search Engine Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Automation, Digital Marketing, AI Personalization

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Practical Neuromarketing Research

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Research Design, Consumer Behaviour, Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Marketing Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Biomedical Technology, Experimentation, Neurology, Marketing, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Oracle SQL Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Oracle Databases, Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Theory, Database Management, Databases, Query Languages, Data Integrity, Data Modeling

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Empezando con Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Prototyping, Collaborative Software, Mockups, Design, Graphic Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Typography, User Accounts, Application Design, Instructional Design, Image Quality, Systems Design

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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    3DS Max Character Modeling: Build & Refine

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    IP Addressing, Routing, and Network Management

    Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Routing Protocols, Software-Defined Networking, TCP/IP, Network Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Performance Management, System Monitoring, Network Planning And Design, Disaster Recovery, Computer Networking, Network Architecture, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Administration, Network Protocols, Border Gateway Protocol, Document Management, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Advanced Recommender Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Algorithms, Performance Tuning

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Encouraging Student Growth with Teach Your Monster to Read

    Skills you'll gain: Literacy, Education Software and Technology

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    57 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Clase Entera con PhET para la Educación STEM

    Skills you'll gain: Design Strategies, Mathematics Education, Simulations, Simulation and Simulation Software, User Feedback, Scientific Visualization, Display Devices

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    144 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a custom workflow in Wrike

    Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, Dashboard, Project Management Software, Work Order, Process Design, Project Management

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Como engajar equipes e criar cultura em ambientes virtuais: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • JavaScript for Web Development: Board Infinity
  • ROI-Driven Digital Marketing Analytics: Simplilearn
  • Practical Neuromarketing Research: Johns Hopkins University
  • Oracle SQL Exam Prep: LearnQuest
  • Empezando con Figma: Coursera
  • 3DS Max Character Modeling: Build & Refine: EDUCBA
  • IP Addressing, Routing, and Network Management: Packt
  • Advanced Recommender Systems: 28DIGITAL
  • Encouraging Student Growth with Teach Your Monster to Read: Coursera

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