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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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    Microsoft

    Developing with GitHub Copilot and VS Code

    Skills you'll gain: Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Visual Studio, AI Enablement, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Development Tools, GitHub, Debugging, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Installation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Software Requirements Prioritization: Risk Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Security Requirements Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Risking, User Requirements Documents, Scalability, Verification And Validation, Software Visualization, Safety and Security

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    BiteSize Python for Intermediate Learners

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Plotly, Seaborn, Data Visualization Software, Object Oriented Design, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Statistical Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Documentation, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Heat Maps, Data Structures, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Skillshare

    Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Advancing Mask Technology for Semiconductors

    Skills you'll gain: Semiconductors, Production Process, Manufacturing Processes, Quality Assurance, Electronics, Technical Design, Materials science, Computer-Aided Design, Emerging Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Washington

    Power BI Basics: Requirements to Visualizations

    Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Business Requirements, Data Presentation, Star Schema, Data Visualization Software, Snowflake Schema, Relational Databases, Database Design, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, Requirements Analysis, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Database Design, Stored Procedure, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Microsoft Development Tools, Scripting, Authentications, User Accounts

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Network Function Virtualization

    Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Virtual Networking, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Computer Networking, Cloud Computing, Network Planning And Design, Network Performance Management, Linux, Performance Tuning, Scalability

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    AWS Database Specialty Certification

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Database Administration, Database Design, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, Data Migration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Disaster Recovery, Databases, Relational Databases, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), NoSQL, AWS CloudFormation, Cloud Security, Key Management, Encryption, Amazon S3

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Power BI for Data Science and Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Analytics, Excel Formulas, Predictive Modeling, Anomaly Detection, Python Programming, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    L&T EduTech

    Landside Facility Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Land Development, Building Information Modeling, Civil Engineering, Building Design, Building Services Engineering, Facility Management, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Design, Energy and Utilities, Transportation Operations, Sustainable Engineering, HVAC, Safety and Security, Sustainable Design, Construction, Traffic Flow Optimization, Demand Planning, Capacity Management, Estimation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    L&T EduTech

    Mastering Concrete Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Construction, Construction Inspection, Production Process, Construction Management, Manufacturing Operations, Plant Operations and Management, Manufacturing Processes, Civil Engineering, Safety Assurance, Product Testing, Chemical Engineering, Materials science, Structural Engineering, Sustainable Engineering, Manufacturing Standards, Analytical Testing, Chemistry, Water Quality

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    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Developing with GitHub Copilot and VS Code: Microsoft
  • Software Requirements Prioritization: Risk Analysis: University of Colorado System
  • BiteSize Python for Intermediate Learners: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool: Skillshare
  • Advancing Mask Technology for Semiconductors: Coursera
  • Power BI Basics: Requirements to Visualizations : University of Washington
  • Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone: Packt
  • Network Function Virtualization: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • AWS Database Specialty Certification: EDUCBA
  • Power BI for Data Science and Analytics: Edureka

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