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: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Interactive Design, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Java Programming, Software Development, Computational Logic, Computer Science
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), UI Components, User Experience Design, Layout Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, Mobile Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Interviewing Skills, Research Design, Data Collection, Qualitative Research, Research, Research Methodologies, Quantitative Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Application Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Performing Arts, Photography, Liberal Arts, Aesthetics, Creativity, Electronic Media, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Media and Communications, Public History, Design, Content Creation, Storytelling, Social Impact, Multimedia, Social Justice, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Sustainability Standards, Research
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Scripting, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Animations
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Market Research, Customer Insights, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, User Research, Research Methodologies, Market Analysis, Google Analytics, Data Collection, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Customer Analysis, Business Metrics, Data Analysis, Performance Metric, Customer Insights, Analysis, Performance Measurement, Trend Analysis, Benchmarking, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Pareto Chart, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer experience strategy (CX), Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Root Cause Analysis, Consumer Behaviour
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Research Design, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Statistical Analysis, Clinical Research, Quantitative Research, Public Health, Health Care, Probability & Statistics, Research Methodologies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Design Process, Simulation and Simulation Software, System Configuration, Physics
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, User Centered Design, Usability, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Design, Design Research, User Research, Wireframing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Ideation, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Case Studies, Human Centered Design, Storytelling, Data Visualization, Project Design, User Research, Empathy, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months