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Game Programming Courses

Game programming courses can help you learn coding languages like C# and C++, game design principles, level design, and physics simulation. You can build skills in debugging, optimizing game performance, and creating engaging user interfaces. Many courses introduce tools such as Unity and Unreal Engine, that support developing interactive experiences and implementing graphics and sound effects.


Popular Game Programming Courses and Certifications


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    Scrimba

    AI for Web Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Responsible AI, Cloud Applications, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, OpenAI, HTML and CSS, Cloud API, ChatGPT, Application Deployment, Mobile Development, API Gateway, Web Applications, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Computing, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Introducción a la programación orientada a objetos en Java

    Skills you'll gain: Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Computer Programming, User Interface (UI), Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Debugging

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    299 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn Python: 1

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Programming Principles, Python Programming, User Interface (UI), Scripting, Scripting Languages, Computer Programming, Web Development Tools, Software Engineering, Web Development

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    32 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Server Side, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Cloud Applications, Web Development, Restful API, Web Applications, Web Servers, Authentications, Javascript, Application Programming Interface (API), Computer Science, JSON, Middleware

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    586 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    CentraleSupélec

    On Strategy : What Managers Can Learn from Philosophy - PART 1

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Change Management, Creative Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Organizational Change, Strategic Leadership, Leadership Studies, Strategic Planning, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Critical Thinking

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    472 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    VR with Unity: Build your first Meta Quest VR Project

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Virtual Environment, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Development Environment

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Duke University

    Applied Python Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, PySpark, Data Visualization, Snowflake Schema, Data Storytelling, Site Reliability Engineering, Docker (Software), Databricks, Containerization, Interactive Data Visualization, Plotly, Data Pipelines, Kubernetes, Matplotlib, Dashboard, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Science, Python Programming

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    109 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Custom Models, Layers, and Loss Functions with TensorFlow

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Network Model, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Vision

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    Introduction to Mobile Development

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, React Native, Responsive Web Design, Browser Compatibility, HTML and CSS, Cross Platform Development, Web Design and Development, Javascript, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Development

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    587 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Snowflake

    Snowflake Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Databases, Data Transformation, Data Lakes, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Cloud Development, SQL, Data Integration, CI/CD, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Software Development Tools, Stored Procedure, Data Analysis

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    293 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Fundamentals of Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Surveys, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Demography, Public Administration, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn to work with APIs

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, Ajax, Web Services, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Web Design and Development, Wireframing, Web Development, Real Time Data, Web Development Tools, Web Servers, Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Development

    4.9
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • AI for Web Developers: Scrimba
  • Introducción a la programación orientada a objetos en Java: Universidad de los Andes
  • Learn Python: 1: Scrimba
  • Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express: IBM
  • On Strategy : What Managers Can Learn from Philosophy - PART 1: CentraleSupélec
  • VR with Unity: Build your first Meta Quest VR Project: Coursera
  • Applied Python Data Engineering: Duke University
  • Custom Models, Layers, and Loss Functions with TensorFlow: DeepLearning.AI
  • Introduction to Mobile Development: Meta
  • Snowflake Data Engineering: Snowflake

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