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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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    Universidad de los Andes

    Realidad Extendida y Metaverso para todos Community Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, User Experience, Software Development Tools, Animations, Experience Design, Technology Solutions, Simulations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Content Creation and Copywriting

    Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Storyboarding, Canva (Software), Prompt Engineering, Copywriting, Generative AI, Content Creation, Marketing Strategies, Blogs, Marketing Psychology, Collaborative Software, AI Enablement, ChatGPT, Online Advertising, MarTech, Graphic Design, Brand Awareness, Artificial Intelligence, Search Engine Optimization, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Optimize & Interface LLM Apps Effectively

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Middleware, OpenAI API, UI/UX Research, Frontend Integration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    AI Product Management: The Complete Handbook

    Skills you'll gain: AI Product Strategy, Product Management, Commercialization, Technical Product Management, Model Deployment, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Product Strategy, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Product Design, Responsible AI, Digital Transformation, Team Performance Management, Machine Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Deep Learning, User Feedback

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Blender Beginner's Bootcamp

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Animations, Simulations

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unity Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, File I/O, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Data Structures

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C and Go: Classical and Modern Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, C (Programming Language), Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Science, Pseudocode, Software Testing, Algorithms, Integration Testing, Software Design, System Design and Implementation, Distributed Computing

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of London

    Responsive Website Basics: Code with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: jQuery, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Web Design and Development, Javascript and jQuery, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Web Development, Javascript, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Scripting, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles, Development Environment

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Interdisciplinarity in Thought and Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Creative Thinking, Multimedia, Cognitive flexibility, Photo Editing, Music, Storytelling, Brainstorming, Open Mindset, Critical Thinking, Liberal Arts, Aesthetics, Systems Thinking, Design Elements And Principles, Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Java: Arrays, Loops, Methods, and Encapsulation

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Official Recoil Tutorial Code Along - React Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Data Persistence, Web Applications, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Github Copilot with Python: Creating Text Games

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Microsoft Copilot, Game Design, Software Design, Application Design, Unit Testing, Python Programming, AI Enablement, GitHub, Development Environment, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Realidad Extendida y Metaverso para todos Community Impact: Universidad de los Andes
  • Content Creation and Copywriting: Coursera
  • Optimize & Interface LLM Apps Effectively: Coursera
  • AI Product Management: The Complete Handbook: Packt
  • Blender Beginner's Bootcamp: Packt
  • Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unity Games: University of Colorado System
  • C and Go: Classical and Modern Programming: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Responsive Website Basics: Code with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript : University of London
  • Interdisciplinarity in Thought and Practice: Michigan State University
  • Java: Arrays, Loops, Methods, and Encapsulation: Whizlabs

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