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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.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    LearnQuest

    Visual Basic Programming: Inheritance and Polymorphism

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Unified Modeling Language, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Data Modeling, Microsoft Development Tools, Computer Programming, .NET Framework, Software Engineering, Data Structures

    4.6
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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    بدء المشاريع والتخطيط لها

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Conflict Management, Planning, Project Planning, Project Management, Organizational Structure, Requirements Management, Project Scoping, Leadership and Management, Project Documentation, Influencing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    56 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Building Applications with Vector Databases

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, Anomaly Detection, Embeddings, LLM Application, Generative AI, Semantic Web, Application Design, Natural Language Processing, Image Analysis, AI Personalization

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Moneyball and Globalization

    Skills you'll gain: Labor Relations, Labor Law, World History, Economic Development, Socioeconomics, Economics, Global Marketing, International Relations, Business Economics, Demography, Market Opportunities, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Governance

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Deep Learning with PyTorch

    Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Convolutional Neural Networks, Transfer Learning, Model Evaluation, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Advanced Kotlin for Multi-Platform Development

    Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Android Jetpack, Cross Platform Development, Mobile Development, Cloud Deployment, Android Development, Back-End Web Development, Google Cloud Platform, MongoDB, User Interface (UI), Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Advanced API Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, GraphQL, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Microservices, CI/CD, Restful API, Cloud API, Node.JS, Application Performance Management, Scalability, Cloud Deployment, Secure Coding, Authentications, Containerization, Software Architecture, Real Time Data, Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Parallel programming (Scala 2 version)

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Data Structures, Distributed Computing, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Performance Tuning, Functional Design, Performance Testing, Computer Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    HTML for Beginners: Getting Started

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Semantic Web, Web Content, Information Architecture, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Front-End Web Development

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    CNNs with TensorFlow: Basics of Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Convolutional Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Matplotlib, Artificial Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Python Programming, Model Evaluation, Adaptability, Problem Solving

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Board Infinity

    Product Manager's Interview Playbook: Strategies for Success

    Skills you'll gain: Product Design, Product Management, Interviewing Skills, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Roadmaps, Case Studies, Stakeholder Communications, Portfolio Management, Estimation, Product Strategy, Storytelling, Technical Communication, Communication, Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Prioritization, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Looker Developer - Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data Modeling, Database Design, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Visual Basic Programming: Inheritance and Polymorphism: LearnQuest
  • بدء المشاريع والتخطيط لها: University of California, Irvine
  • Building Applications with Vector Databases: DeepLearning.AI
  • Moneyball and Globalization: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Deep Learning with PyTorch: Coursera
  • Advanced Kotlin for Multi-Platform Development: Board Infinity
  • Advanced API Technologies: Edureka
  • Parallel programming (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • HTML for Beginners: Getting Started: Coursera
  • CNNs with TensorFlow: Basics of Machine Learning: Coursera

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