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: Unity Engine, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, C# (Programming Language), Linear Algebra, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, UI Components, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe InDesign, Design Research, Information Architecture, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Unreal Engine, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, C# (Programming Language), Data Structures, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Video Game Development, Performance Testing, Programming Principles, No-Code Development, Object Oriented Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Computer Graphics, Music, Aesthetics, Creativity, Data Import/Export
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks