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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Empezando con Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Prototyping, Collaborative Software, Mockups, Design, Graphic Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Typography, User Accounts, Application Design, Instructional Design, Image Quality, Systems Design

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    K

    Khalifa University

    Environmental Protection and Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Management Systems, Environment Health And Safety, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Regulations, Hazardous Waste Operations And Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER), Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Emergency Response, Regulatory Compliance, Hazard Analysis, Sustainability Standards, Risk Management, Waste Minimization

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    57 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Adobe Captivate for Beginners: Make a Scored Assessment

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Educational Materials, Instructional Design

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    Infosec

    Stages of Incident Response

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Threat Management, Incident Management, Disaster Recovery, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Hunting, Threat Detection, Event Monitoring, Digital Forensics, Business Continuity, Verification And Validation, Technical Communication

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    73 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Differentiated Instruction, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Responsiveness, Blended Learning, Special Education, Pedagogy, Higher Education, Student-Centred Learning, Instructional Strategies, Social Justice

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    30 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Crear boletines para empresas con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Newsletters, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Marketing Design, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Event Marketing, Owned Media, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    Edureka

    Mastering Angular Development

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Software Testing, Test Tools, Web Development Tools, Unit Testing, Application Performance Management, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Web Applications, TypeScript, Ajax, Application Lifecycle Management, Secure Coding, Web Development, Code Coverage, Software Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Version Control

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Distributed Database Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Database Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Relational Databases, SQL, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity, Transaction Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    Imperial College London

    Using Data for Healthcare Improvement

    Skills you'll gain: Run Chart, Qualitative Research, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Informatics, Quantitative Research, Data Collection, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Systems Of Measurement, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    44 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Arizona State University

    Material Jetting and Stereolithography

    Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing Processes, Materials science, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Production Process, Equipment Design, Laboratory Experience, Experimentation, Prototyping, Process Development, Analytical Testing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.

    Introduction to Web Applications

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Web Applications, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Animations, Embeddings, Typography

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    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

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Empezando con Figma: Coursera
  • Environmental Protection and Sustainability: Khalifa University
  • Adobe Captivate for Beginners: Make a Scored Assessment: Coursera
  • Stages of Incident Response: Infosec
  • Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Crear boletines para empresas con Canva: Coursera
  • Mastering Angular Development: Edureka
  • Foundations of Distributed Database Systems: Johns Hopkins University
  • Using Data for Healthcare Improvement: Imperial College London
  • Material Jetting and Stereolithography: Arizona State University

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