Video game courses can help you learn game design principles, programming basics, storytelling techniques, and level design. You can build skills in character development, user interface design, and sound design, which are crucial for creating engaging gameplay experiences. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, allowing you to apply your skills in real projects and understand how to bring your creative ideas to life.

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Software Design, Computer Programming, Social Studies, Ideation, Project Closure, Business Modeling, Project Documentation, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, System Design and Implementation, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interaction Design, Storytelling, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Scripting, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Programming Principles, Animations, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Assets, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Programming, Prototyping, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Literacy, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Git (Version Control System), Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, Graphical Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months