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: C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Visual Studio, Algorithms, Game Design, Video Game Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media, Instagram, Style Guides, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Facebook, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Technical Standard, Image Quality, Design Specifications, Brand Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Wireframing, Product Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Conceptual Design, Product Testing, Project Management, Product Management, Agile Methodology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, Wireframing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Emerging Technologies, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Product Development, Health Systems, Business Modeling, Health Equity, Lean Six Sigma, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Performance Improvement, Process Improvement, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Stakeholder Analysis, New Product Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Operations Management, Operations, Problem Solving, Leadership
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Autodesk, Technical Documentation, Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies, Spatial Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Human Computer Interaction, Typography, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Information Architecture, Application Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Electronics Engineering, Design Reviews, Computer-Aided Design, Electronic Components, Technical Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Design, Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Cryptography, Blockchain, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence, C# (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Data Structures
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dassault Systèmes
Skills you'll gain: Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), 3D Modeling, Design Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks