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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Figma (Design Software), Collaborative Software, Prototyping, User Flows, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Information Architecture
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, Data Storytelling, Usability, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, Product Improvement, User Research, Design Research, Figma (Design Software), User Feedback, Wireframing, Storytelling, Prioritization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Meta
Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Apple iOS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), Git (Version Control System), Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, User Experience, Wireframing, Application Development, Data Management, Software Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Timelines, Product Demonstration, Marketing Materials, Presentations, Sales Presentations, Sales Presentation, Marketing Design, Project Design, Value Propositions, Team Oriented, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Data Sharing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Università di Napoli Federico II
Skills you'll gain: Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Research Design, Social Sciences, Case Studies, Statistical Analysis, Systems Thinking, Computational Logic, Regression Analysis, Political Sciences
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Integration Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, API Design, ASP.NET, Database Design, Enterprise Architecture, Docker (Software), Database Systems, Systems Integration, Data Validation, Business Logic, Development Environment
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Policies, AI Security, Mobile Security, Safety and Security, Identity and Access Management, Remote Access Systems, Multi-Factor Authentication, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, No-Code Development, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Digital Transformation, AI Orchestration, AI Product Strategy, Business Process Automation, Business Technologies, AI Personalization, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Finance, Application Design, Productivity Software, Application Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Debugging, Integrated Development Environments, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, Data Modeling, HTML and CSS, Database Design, Web Design and Development, Software Development Tools, NoSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Application Programming Interface (API), UI Components, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Web Applications, Version Control, Programming Principles
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Presentations, Sales Presentation, Document Management, Graphic and Visual Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Histogram
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Digital Publishing, digital literacy, Content Creation, Animations, Multimedia, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Microsoft Office, Interactive Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours