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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.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    EDUCBA

    Octave Programming: Analyze, Apply & Implement

    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

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Agile Software Development with Python: TDD and BDD

    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

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    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    On-Premises Applications and Media Resources

    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

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    EDUCBA

    Hadoop Projects: Analyze Big Data with Hive & Pig

    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

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Apply & Demonstrate Skeletal Animation

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Animations, Data Import/Export

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    JavaScript in Modern Web Development

    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

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    Amazon Web Services

    Salesforce on AWS:From Basics to Business Innovation-Bahasa

    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

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    Pearson

    CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 6

    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

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    Pearson

    CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 3

    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

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    Coursera

    Créer un diagramme de Brainstorming avec Creately

    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

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    Northwestern University

    현대 로봇공학, 강좌 2: 로봇 기구학

    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

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    Packt

    Advanced Python: Web Dev, GUI, Databases & Mobile Apps

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Octave Programming: Analyze, Apply & Implement: EDUCBA
  • Agile Software Development with Python: TDD and BDD: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • On-Premises Applications and Media Resources: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Hadoop Projects: Analyze Big Data with Hive & Pig: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine: Apply & Demonstrate Skeletal Animation: EDUCBA
  • JavaScript in Modern Web Development: Packt
  • Salesforce on AWS:From Basics to Business Innovation-Bahasa: Amazon Web Services
  • CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 6: Pearson
  • CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 3: Pearson
  • Créer un diagramme de Brainstorming avec Creately: Coursera

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