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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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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Development, Governance, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Information Technology, Economic Development, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Build an Automated Landing page using AI from Wix ADI

    Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Copywriting, Web Analytics, Automation

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Michigan

    Total Data Quality

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Quantitative Research, Data Validation, Data Integrity, Data Governance, Data Collection, Quality Assurance, Data Processing, Data Strategy, Data Analysis, Data Management, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Data Access, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Verification And Validation, Design Strategies, Threat Detection

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

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    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: DevSecOps

    Skills you'll gain: DevSecOps, Secure Coding, Software Architecture, Security Engineering, Software Design, Microsoft Azure, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Web Applications, Azure DevOps, Containerization, API Design, Software Engineering, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Dependency Analysis, Git (Version Control System)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    SEO Copywriting for Digital Marketing Success

    Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Copywriting, Search Engine Optimization, Content Strategy, Web Content, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Management, Content Creation, Writing, Content Marketing, Editing, Drive Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create an A/B web page marketing test with Google Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Google Analytics, Web Analytics, User Experience, Web Content, Target Audience, Marketing Effectiveness, Goal Setting, Marketing, Content Development and Management, Analytics

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    110 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado System

    Systems Engineering Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Systems Development Life Cycle, Configuration Management, Engineering Management, Waterfall Methodology, Systems Analysis, Project Management, Risk Management, Systems Architecture, System Requirements, Functional Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Orchestrating Experiences: Designing Consistent UX Journeys

    Skills you'll gain: Experience Design, Design Strategies, Service Design, Customer experience improvement, User Experience Design, Customer Engagement, UI/UX Strategy, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Research, Customer Insights, Business Analysis, Process Mapping, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Business Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Product Strategy, Prioritization, Ideation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Getting started with Prezi for small businesses

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Materials, Presentations, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Promotional Materials, Brand Awareness, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Graphic Design, Branding, User Accounts, Business Communication

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Strategic Communications

    Skills you'll gain: Non-Verbal Communication, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, Technical Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Target Audience, Strategic Communication, Communication, Business Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Influencing, Professionalism, Organizational Leadership, Active Listening, Organizational Structure, Culture

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Programming with C ++

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Data Structures, Data Manipulation

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    JavaScript Deep Dive

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Web Development, Angular, Vue.JS, Application Development, React.js, Web Applications, JSON, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Functional Design, Computer Science

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Build an Automated Landing page using AI from Wix ADI: Coursera
  • Total Data Quality: University of Michigan
  • Cyber Security: DevSecOps: Macquarie University
  • SEO Copywriting for Digital Marketing Success: Skillshare
  • Create an A/B web page marketing test with Google Optimize: Coursera
  • Systems Engineering Fundamentals: University of Colorado System
  • Orchestrating Experiences: Designing Consistent UX Journeys: Packt
  • Getting started with Prezi for small businesses: Coursera
  • Foundations of Strategic Communications: Johns Hopkins University

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