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.

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Cinematography, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Video Production, 3D Assets, Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Storytelling, Video Game Development, Video Editing, Post-Production, Animations, Live Streaming, Motion Graphics, User Interface (UI), Image Quality, Real Time Data
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Back-End Web Development, Frontend Integration, Web Development, Web Services, Real Time Data, Web Development Tools, Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Servers, Software Development
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Management, Program Development, Programming Principles, Cloud Platforms, Data Security, Version Control, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Image Quality
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Computational Logic, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Software, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Theoretical Computer Science, Performance Tuning, Linear Algebra
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Operations Management, Financial Analysis, Selling Techniques, Business, Sales, Balance Sheet, Sales Process, Business Management, Marketing, Logistics, Economics, Advertising, Marketing Strategies, Market Dynamics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Technical Communication, Data Structures, Algorithms, Analysis, Computer Science, Research
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ISAE-SUPAERO
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Sustainable Engineering, Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Issue, Thermal Management, Chemistry, Physics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Canva (Software), Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Advertising, Prompt Engineering, Branding, Photo Editing, Generative AI, Video Editing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtual Networking, Virtual Machines, Cloud Storage, General Networking, Firewall, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Video Editing, Social Media, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Organizational Skills, Marketing, Marketing Communications
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Online Advertising, Model Evaluation, Digital Marketing, Apache Hadoop, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Digital Advertising, Return On Investment, A/B Testing, Machine Learning Methods, Advertising, Analytics, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Automation, Predictive Modeling
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months