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: Plot (Graphics), Scripting, Scientific Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphing, Programming Principles, Debugging, Matlab, Computational Thinking, Numerical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Linear Algebra
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Project Management, Collaborative Software, Software Development, System Testing, Acceptance Testing, Test Case, Python Programming, Cloud Management, Computer Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Session Initiation Protocols, System Configuration, Collaborative Software, Configuration Management, Network Administration, Telecommunications, Communication Systems, Systems Integration, Scalability, Digital Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Data Processing, Enterprise Application Management, Performance Tuning, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Distributed Computing, Data Import/Export, SQL, Data Transformation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Animations, Data Import/Export
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: React.js, Full-Stack Web Development, UI Components, Node.JS, Application Deployment, Javascript, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Back-End Web Development, Context Management, Data Persistence, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Customer experience improvement, Salesforce, Operational Excellence, Operational Efficiency, Cloud-Based Integration, Business Solutions, Amazon Web Services, Technology Solutions, Systems Integration, Business Operations, Solution Design, Data Integration, Business Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Computing, Capacity Management, System Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure, Performance Tuning, Cloud Applications, Network Monitoring, Network Performance Management, Event Monitoring, Cloud Storage, Continuous Monitoring, Change Control
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Key Management, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Multi-Factor Authentication, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Authentications, Network Protocols, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, Diagram Design, Ideation, User Accounts, Data Import/Export, Data Visualization, Productivity Software, Account Management, Collaborative Software, Data Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Machine Controls, Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Automation Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Structural Analysis, Mechanical Design, Numerical Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Trigonometry, Control Systems, Linear Algebra, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Spatial Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months