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    Game development courses can help you learn how to design, build, and program games using engines like Unity or Unreal, along with coding, storytelling, and visual design.

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    Find the Best Game Development Course for Your Goals

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Computer Programming, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Scripting

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Making Your First Virtual Reality Game

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Prototyping, Virtual Environment, Storyboarding, Ideation, Usability Testing, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Data Ethics

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      79 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Planning, HUDs, and Spawners in GameMaker

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Scripting Languages, User Interface (UI), Animations, Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Event-Driven Programming, Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, UI Components, Programming Principles, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      More C# Programming and Unity

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Data Structures, Application Development, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Cross Platform Development, Scripting, Debugging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      618 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Graph Theory, Computer Programming, Software Architecture, Algorithms

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      149 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unity Games

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, UI Components, Data Import/Export, Debugging, File Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      326 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Create a 2D Jetpack Joyride Clone Game

      Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Animations, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), C# (Programming Language), Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
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      Free Trial
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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine: Master UMG, AI & Blueprints

      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, Animations, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Rust for Beginners: Building Target Proximity Game

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Rust (Programming Language), Algorithms, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, Mobile Development, Data Structures, Software Development, Real Time Data

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Advanced Asset Creation and Unreal Engine Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, Unity Engine, Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      RESTful API with Rust: Build a Game Map Server

      Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Restful API, Rust (Programming Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Package and Software Management, OS Process Management, Video Game Development, Web Development, JSON, Programming Principles, TCP/IP

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker: University of Colorado System
    • Making Your First Virtual Reality Game: University of London
    • Planning, HUDs, and Spawners in GameMaker: University of Colorado System
    • Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games: University of Colorado System
    • More C# Programming and Unity: University of Colorado System
    • Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers: University of Colorado System
    • Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unity Games: University of Colorado System
    • Unity: Create a 2D Jetpack Joyride Clone Game: EDUCBA
    • Unreal Engine: Master UMG, AI & Blueprints: EDUCBA
    • Rust for Beginners: Building Target Proximity Game: Coursera Project Network

    Why Learn Game Development?

    Game development brings together programming, art, storytelling, and user experience to create interactive entertainment. It covers everything from game mechanics and level design to animation and sound. Learning game development can help you turn creative ideas into playable experiences and pursue opportunities in a growing industry that spans entertainment, education, and simulation.

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