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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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    Michigan State University

    The Search for Great Ideas: Harnessing creativity to empower innovation.

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation, Market Opportunities, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Resource Planning, Market Research, Customer Insights, User Research, Decision Making

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    314 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    3D CAD Application

    Skills you'll gain: SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), 3D Modeling, Building Design, 3D Assets, Architecture and Construction, Computer-Aided Design, Assembly Drawing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    162 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create Striking Real Estate Instagram Posts in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Instagram, Creative Design, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Real Estate

    4.1
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    33 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Developing a Google SRE Culture

    Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Safety Culture, Culture Transformation, CI/CD, Service Level, System Implementation, Performance Measurement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Organizational Structure, Incident Management, Automation, Change Management, Goal Setting

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    915 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Public Speaking with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Oral Expression, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Multimedia

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    242 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of California San Diego

    Big Data - Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Processing, Big Data, Apache Spark, Splunk, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Data Storytelling, Analytics, Data Wrangling, Network Analysis, Classification Algorithms

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    400 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Market Research and Competitive Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Persona Development, Market Analysis, Market Opportunities, Business Research, AI Product Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Target Market, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Product Development, Product Strategy, Gap Analysis, Market Trend, Regulatory Requirements, Innovation

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Data Analysis and Visualization with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Matplotlib, Plotly, Data Ethics, Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Jupyter, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    98 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    VFX with Adobe After Effects from Novice to Expert

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Post-Production, Computer Graphic Techniques, Video Editing, 3D Assets, Timelines, Color Theory, Typography

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    247 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Draw a wireframe in Wireframe.cc

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Experience Design, Usability, Layout Design, Mockups, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Persona Development, Information Architecture, Web Design, Design, Color Theory

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Introduction to Network Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Engineering, Network Architecture, Scripting, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Modeling, General Networking, Network Planning And Design, Automation, Network Administration, Linux Commands, Python Programming, Network Protocols, Command-Line Interface

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    88 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    قيادة الفرق

    Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Team Building, Team Leadership, Team Motivation, Conflict Management, Collaboration, Performance Management, Drive Engagement, Organizational Structure, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion, Decision Making, Coordination, Creativity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    722 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • The Search for Great Ideas: Harnessing creativity to empower innovation. : Michigan State University
  • 3D CAD Application: National Taiwan University
  • Create Striking Real Estate Instagram Posts in Canva: Coursera
  • Developing a Google SRE Culture: Google Cloud
  • Public Speaking with Canva: Coursera
  • Big Data - Capstone Project: University of California San Diego
  • Market Research and Competitive Analysis: Microsoft
  • Data Analysis and Visualization with Python: Microsoft
  • VFX with Adobe After Effects from Novice to Expert: EDUCBA
  • Draw a wireframe in Wireframe.cc: Coursera

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