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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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    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Data Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Procreate Dreams for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Animations, Storytelling, Motion Graphics, Multimedia, Musical Composition, Adobe After Effects, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Editing, Apple software proficiency, Timelines, Layout Design, Color Theory, Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    The University of Tokyo

    FoundX Startup School Course

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Interviewing Skills, Design Thinking, Customer Insights, User Research, Product Development, Presentations, Business Planning, Market Opportunities, Team Management, Fundraising, Product Management, Growth Strategies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Build a Responsive Website with HTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Mobile Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Bring Your Story to Life – Video Post-Production

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Premiere, Post-Production, Video Editing, Video Production, Adobe Creative Cloud, Media Production, Editing, Storyboarding, Graphic and Visual Design, Multimedia, Storytelling, Timelines, File Management, Creativity, Quality Assurance

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    CBAP Certification Business Analysis Training

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Project Planning, Data Visualization, Agile Project Management, Microsoft Excel, Solution Design, Cost Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Business Analysis, Excel Formulas, Requirements Elicitation, Stakeholder Management, Scope Management, Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Validation

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Diseño de instrucción por enfoque de Grandes Ideas

    Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Education Software and Technology, Learning Management Systems, digital literacy, Interactive Design, Collaborative Software, Systems Analysis, User Centered Design, Requirements Analysis, Concept Of Operations, Innovation, Virtual Environment, Quality Assurance, Technical Writing

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Geometric Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Geometry, Algorithms, Computer Graphics, Data Structures, Graph Theory, Spatial Data Analysis, Computational Thinking, Geographic Information Systems, Theoretical Computer Science, Spatial Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Alberta

    Science & Religion 101

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Science and Research, Ancient History, Biology, Physics, Anthropology

    4.5
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Introduction to Programming in Swift 5

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Swift Programming, iOS Development, Apple iOS, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mobile Development, Apple Xcode, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Impresión 3D

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Design, Prototyping, Design Software, Materials science, Simulation and Simulation Software

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Use AI Builder and Power Apps to Process Invoice Data

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Business Process Automation, Microsoft 365, Invoicing, No-Code Development, Application Design, Document Management, Data Integration

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Foundations of Data Visualization: Johns Hopkins University
  • Procreate Dreams for Beginners: Skillshare
  • FoundX Startup School Course: The University of Tokyo
  • Build a Responsive Website with HTML and CSS: Scrimba
  • Bring Your Story to Life – Video Post-Production: University of Colorado Boulder
  • CBAP Certification Business Analysis Training: Simplilearn
  • Diseño de instrucción por enfoque de Grandes Ideas: Universidad de los Andes
  • Geometric Algorithms: 28DIGITAL
  • Science & Religion 101: University of Alberta
  • Introduction to Programming in Swift 5: LearnQuest

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