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: Unity Engine, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Animations, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, Image Quality, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Creative Problem-Solving, New Product Development, Ideation, Business Transformation, Product Management, Technology Strategies, Innovation, Creativity, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategic Thinking, Product Improvement, Case Studies, Information Technology, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, Leadership and Management, Marketing, Storytelling
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Django (Web Framework), Version Control, Restful API, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Unix Commands, HTML and CSS, Git (Version Control System), API Testing, GitHub, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), React.js, Mobile Development, SQL, Database Design, Python Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Data Management, Blueprinting, Video Game Development, Scripting, UI Components, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Agile Product Development, New Product Development, Continuous Delivery, Agile Software Development, User Story, Product Management, Agile Methodology, Product Testing, Agile Project Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Design Thinking, Team Building, Team Leadership, DevOps, Customer Analysis, Innovation, Analytics, Business Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Experience Design, User Experience, Design Research, Linux Commands, Usability, Debugging, User Interface (UI), Software Versioning, Software Visualization, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Pseudocode, JavaScript Frameworks, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript, Web Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Unit Testing, Application Programming Interface (API)
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Development, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, JSON, Web Applications, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scripting, Browser Compatibility, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, User Experience Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Graphics Software, Design and Product
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Database Design, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, Data Migration, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Software Documentation, SQL, Dashboard, Artificial Intelligence, Database Management, Data Visualization, Large Language Modeling, Gap Analysis, Data Analysis, Automation
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Software Design Patterns, Computer Programming, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Pseudocode, Graph Theory, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures, Game Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months