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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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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Cursos en línea: modelo para armar

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, End User Training and Support, Interactive Design, Digital pedagogy, Content Management, Quality Assurance

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    Starweaver

    AI Product & Process Excellence

    Skills you'll gain: Business Process Modeling, Responsible AI, AI Product Strategy, Business Process, Digital Transformation, Business Process Management, Business Process Improvement, Process Design, Business Process Automation, Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Product Management, Generative AI, Sustainable Development, Generative AI Agents, Social Impact, Sustainability Reporting, Prompt Engineering, Data Strategy, Business Strategy

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Instructional Strategies, Computer Science, Interactive Design, Emerging Technologies, Collaborative Software, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation

    4.6
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Advanced RAG with Vector Databases and Retrievers

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, LLM Application, User Interface (UI), Embeddings, UI Components, Semantic Web, Performance Tuning

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    46 reviews

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    IBM

    AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Business Priorities, NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    188 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

    AI Materials

    Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Materials science, Artificial Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Manufacturing Processes, Machine Learning, Process Control

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

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    L&T EduTech

    Digital Technology in Manufacturing

    Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Embedded Systems, Manufacturing and Production, Robotic Process Automation, Manufacturing Processes, Control Systems, Computer-Aided Design, Programmable Logic Controllers, Automation, Internet Of Things, Production Process, Robotics, Digital Transformation, Engineering Analysis, C (Programming Language), Enterprise Resource Planning, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing, Simulation and Simulation Software

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

    Strategic Brand Management

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Branding, Brand Awareness, Brand Loyalty, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, Social Media Strategy, Market Share, Value Propositions, Portfolio Management, Competitive Analysis, Business Metrics, Consumer Behaviour, Storytelling, Case Studies

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    LearnQuest

    Spring - Cloud Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Spring Boot, Software Architecture, API Gateway, Spring Framework, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Load Balancing, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Cloud Services, Software Design Patterns, Scalability, Restful API, Service Management

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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, Ideation, User Feedback, User Research, Product Development, Presentations, Business Planning, Market Opportunities, Team Management, Fundraising, Product Management, Growth Strategies

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

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    IBM

    Build Multimodal Generative AI Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, Generative Model Architectures, OpenAI API, Application Development, Prompt Engineering, Web Applications, Flask (Web Framework), Web Development, Software Development

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Experimentation, Program Evaluation, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Research, Human Centered Design, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Creative Problem-Solving, Case Studies, Critical Thinking

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

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

  • Cursos en línea: modelo para armar: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • AI Product & Process Excellence: Starweaver
  • Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Advanced RAG with Vector Databases and Retrievers: IBM
  • AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion: IBM
  • AI Materials: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
  • Digital Technology in Manufacturing: L&T EduTech
  • Strategic Brand Management: S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
  • Spring - Cloud Overview: LearnQuest
  • FoundX Startup School Course: The University of Tokyo

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