Game development courses can help you learn programming languages like C and C++, game design principles, 3D modeling, and animation techniques. You can build skills in level design, user interface creation, and game mechanics implementation. Many courses introduce tools such as Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating immersive gaming experiences and allow you to apply your skills in real projects.

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Android (Operating System), Android Development, C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Video Game Development, Game Design, Interactive Design, GitHub, Mobile Development Tools, Software Development Tools, User Interface (UI) Design, Scripting, Mobile Development, 3D Assets, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Installation
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Ideation, Storytelling, Design, Game Theory, Software Documentation, Creativity, Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Tokyo
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Socioeconomics, Analysis, Political Sciences, Biology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Unity Engine, GitHub, Bitbucket, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, Software Versioning, Scripting, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphics, Graphics Software, Animations, Graphical Tools, Application Deployment
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Systems, Economic Development, Socioeconomics, Environmental Issue, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Community Development, Water Sustainability, Social Justice, Climate Change Adaptation, Human Development, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Environment and Resource Management, Economics, Health Policy, International Relations, Natural Resource Management, Public Health and Disease Prevention
Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, JSON, Web Applications, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Browser Compatibility, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Interactive Design, Game Design, Computer Displays, Development Environment, Package and Software Management, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Digital Publishing, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Artificial Intelligence, Interaction Design, Scripting Languages
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Game Design, Maintainability, Code Reusability, Software Design, Software Architecture, Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Animation and Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Scalability, Game Theory, Data Persistence, Artificial Intelligence, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months