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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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    Skillshare

    Midjourney: Generative AI for Creatives

    Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Art History

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    PyTorch: Techniques and Ecosystem Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Transfer Learning, Embeddings, Model Evaluation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Leading the Circular and Sustainable Business

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Sustainability Standards, Business Reporting, Annual Reports, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Social Impact, Organizational Structure, Climate Change Mitigation, Marketing Management, Accounting, Marketing, Communication

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Visualize Data

    Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Solution Design

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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Principles of Management

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Structure, Leadership and Management, Business Ethics, Business Management, Business Planning, Human Resources Management and Planning, Operations Management, People Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making, Leadership, Business Strategies, Performance Measurement, Critical Thinking

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Inteligencia Artificial centrada en el ser humano

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Responsible AI, Liberal Arts, Machine Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Social Impact, Human Centered Design, Psychology, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Economics, Market Dynamics, Social Justice, Economic Development, Labor Relations, Sustainable Development, International Relations, World History, Global Marketing, Behavioral Economics, Innovation, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Communication

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    University of Michigan

    Building Objects in C

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, System Programming, Computer Programming, Software Design, Python Programming, Java Programming, Algorithms, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of Modern HTML & CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Development Tools, Web Design, Development Environment, Web Design and Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Web Content, Semantic Web, Integrated Development Environments, Typography

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Critical Path Analysis Using Lucidchart

    Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Scheduling, Timelines, Project Planning, Project Management Software, Dependency Analysis, Diagram Design

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Data Structures and Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Data Storage Technologies, Problem Solving, Software Design, Data Manipulation, C and C++, Tree Maps, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    3DS Max Mastery: Character Modeling & Animation

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Autodesk, Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, Virtual Environment, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Color Matching, Image Quality, Color Theory

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Midjourney: Generative AI for Creatives: Skillshare
  • PyTorch: Techniques and Ecosystem Tools: DeepLearning.AI
  • Leading the Circular and Sustainable Business: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Visualize Data: Google
  • Principles of Management: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Inteligencia Artificial centrada en el ser humano: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • Building Objects in C: University of Michigan
  • Foundations of Modern HTML & CSS: Packt
  • Critical Path Analysis Using Lucidchart: Coursera

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