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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 Nacional Autónoma de México

    Promoción de Habilidades Socioemocionales

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional Design, Social Skills, Training Programs, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Program Evaluation, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Case Studies, Adaptability

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Teaching Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Lesson Planning, Peer Review, Editing, Student-Centred Learning, Teaching, Writing, Writing and Editing, Syllabus Development, Instructional Strategies, Literacy, Student Engagement, Developing Training Materials, Storytelling, Empowerment, Course Development, Mentorship, Language Competency, Case Studies, Creativity, Critical Thinking

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    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Create Your UI/UX Portfolio with GitHub

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, GitHub, Microsoft Visual Studio, Application Deployment, Web Design and Development, Integrated Development Environments, Web Development Tools

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    Intermediate Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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    Scrimba

    Learn CSS Animations

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Browser Compatibility, Animations, HTML and CSS, Frontend Performance, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Web Development

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    7 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Arm

    Advanced Armv8-M Features

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Embedded Systems, Application Security, System Programming, Digital Signal Processing, Security Engineering, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Authentications, Data Sharing

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    Advanced Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, ChatGPT, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, Social Media Strategy, Market Research, Copywriting, Storytelling

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    14 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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    L&T EduTech

    Heavy Manufacturing of Typical Static Equipment

    Skills you'll gain: Equipment Design, Plant Operations and Management, Manufacturing Processes, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials science, Manufacturing Operations, Petroleum Industry, Engineering Practices

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    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Peking University

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    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Public Health, Research Design, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Research, Medical Science and Research, Preventative Care, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Interaction Architect: Dynamic Prototyping in Sketch

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Prototyping, Cross Platform Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Mockups, Interaction Design, Application Design, User Experience Design

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Theories of Public Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences, Advocacy, Environmental Policy, Behavioral Economics, Public Administration, Program Evaluation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance, Systems Thinking, Economics

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    High Performing PMOs

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Office (PMO), Program Management, Change Management, Organizational Change, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Agile Methodology, Collaboration, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Stakeholder Engagement

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Implementation of PhET Activities for STEM Education

    Skills you'll gain: Teaching, Mathematics Education, Simulations, User Feedback, Experimentation

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    22 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Promoción de Habilidades Socioemocionales:Ā Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MĆ©xico
  • Teaching Writing:Ā Johns Hopkins University
  • Create Your UI/UX Portfolio with GitHub:Ā Coursera
  • Learn CSS Animations:Ā Scrimba
  • Advanced Armv8-M Features:Ā Arm
  • Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT:Ā Coursera
  • Heavy Manufacturing of Typical Static Equipment:Ā L&T EduTech
  • ęµč”Œē—…å­¦åŸŗē”€ļ¼ˆäøŠļ¼‰:Ā Peking University
  • Interaction Architect: Dynamic Prototyping in Sketch:Ā Coursera
  • Theories of Public Policy:Ā O.P. Jindal Global University

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