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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


  • M

    Microsoft

    Introduction to Programming With C#

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Performance Tuning

    ★ 4.6 (127) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Program Development, Computational Logic, Memory Management

    ★ 4.5 (6.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Programming Principles, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Biology, Program Development

    ★ 4.2 (1.6K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    Edureka

    Java Programming

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Apache Maven, Restful API, Java Programming, Java, Application Deployment, Microservices, Docker (Software), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Containerization, CI/CD, Unit Testing, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Hibernate (Java), Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Parallel programming

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Functional Design, Java Programming, Other Programming Languages, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing

    ★ 4.4 (1.8K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science: Foundations using R

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, R (Software), Version Control, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Programming, Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, Knitr, Data Sharing, GitHub, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.6 (48K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    iOS Project: Transreality Game

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, iOS Development, Animation and Game Design, Usability Testing, Apple iOS, Mobile Development, Usability, Animations, Application Design, User Interface (UI) Design

    ★ 4.9 (10) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Python Programming Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Program Development, Code Reusability, Data Structures, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Development Environment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Coding for Everyone: C and C++

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Software Design Patterns, Computer Programming, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Software Design, Program Development, Graph Theory, Code Reusability, Computational Logic, Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures, Memory Management, File I/O, Simulations

    ★ 4.5 (9.6K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Efficient Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Microarchitecture, Memory Management, Cloud Development, Computing Platforms

    ★ 4.4 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    Edureka

    Java Programming Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Memory Management, Programming Principles, Software Engineering, Debugging, Program Development, Data Structures, IntelliJ IDEA, Application Development, Software Development, Maintainability, Virtual Machines

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Game Time 2024 – Build a JavaScript Game with Random Order

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, JSON, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Frontend Performance, Video Game Development, Animations, Code Reusability, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game programming courses

  • Introduction to Programming With C#: Microsoft
  • C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners: University of California San Diego
  • Java Programming: Edureka
  • Parallel programming: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Data Science: Foundations using R: Johns Hopkins University
  • iOS Project: Transreality Game: University of California, Irvine
  • Python Programming Foundations: Packt
  • Coding for Everyone: C and C++: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Efficient Programming: University of Colorado Boulder

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