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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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    Duke University

    AI Product Management

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Responsible AI, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, Data Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Unsupervised Learning, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Quality, Model Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Human Centered Design, Machine Learning, Project Management, Product Management, Product Design, Data Science

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Irvine

    Interfacing with the Arduino

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Basic Electrical Systems, Automation Engineering, Electronics, Electronic Components, Embedded Systems, Control Systems, Electronic Hardware, Wireless Networks, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hardware Design, Peripheral Devices, Human Machine Interfaces, Electrical Wiring, Computer Systems, Programming Principles, Systems Engineering, Computer Programming, Remote Access Systems, Interactive Learning

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Blender Beginners Masterclass - The Cookie Factory

    Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, Technical Design, Performance Tuning, Virtual Environment, Blended Learning, Layout Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Modern Art & Ideas

    Skills you'll gain: Art History, Liberal Arts, Aesthetics, Creativity, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling, Social Impact, Design

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    CentraleSupélec

    Build Your First Android App (Project-Centered Course)

    Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Storyboarding, Application Design, Mobile Development, Application Development, Java, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design, Interactive Design, Development Environment, Software Installation, User Centered Design

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Master of Science in Information Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance, Database Theory, User Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Lean Methodologies, Algorithms, Database Management, Process Mapping, Unified Modeling Language, Process Analysis, Software Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Agile Methodology, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Data Ethics

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Coursera

    Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Style Guides, Marketing Design, Color Theory, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Branding, Marketing

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    EDUCBA

    Market Research: Analyze, Forecast & Apply

    Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Market Analysis, Marketing, Research Methodologies, Research, Research Design, Quantitative Research, Consumer Behaviour, Market Trend, Surveys, Customer Analysis, Qualitative Research, Forecasting, Price Negotiation, Analysis, Product Testing, Data Collection, Sampling (Statistics)

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Cameras, Exposure, and Photography

    Skills you'll gain: Photography, Peer Review, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Image Quality, Creativity, Design Elements And Principles

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Developing Android Apps with App Inventor

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Application Development, No-Code Development, Data Storage, Game Design, Program Development, Geographic Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    HTML & CSS for Beginners – First Coding Step

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Development Environment, Web Analytics and SEO

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    UX (User Experience) Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Research, Design Research, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design, User Centered Design, Technical Communication, Wireframing, Storyboarding, Persona Development, Requirements Analysis, Adobe Photoshop

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • AI Product Management: Duke University
  • Interfacing with the Arduino: University of California, Irvine
  • Blender Beginners Masterclass - The Cookie Factory: Packt
  • Modern Art & Ideas: The Museum of Modern Art
  • Build Your First Android App (Project-Centered Course): CentraleSupélec
  • Master of Science in Information Systems: Northeastern University
  • Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs: Coursera
  • Market Research: Analyze, Forecast & Apply: EDUCBA
  • Cameras, Exposure, and Photography: Michigan State University
  • Developing Android Apps with App Inventor: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Skills you can learn in Design And Product

User Interface (18)
User Experience (16)
Software Testing (13)
Game Design (11)
Agile Software Development (10)
Graphics (10)
Virtual Reality (9)
Design Thinking (8)
Web (8)
Video Game Development (7)
Web Design (7)
Adobe Photoshop (6)

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