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Game Development Courses

Game development courses can help you learn programming languages like C and C++, game design principles, 3D modeling, and animation techniques. You can build skills in level design, user interface creation, and game mechanics implementation. Many courses introduce tools such as Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating immersive gaming experiences and allow you to apply your skills in real projects.


Popular Game Development Courses and Certifications


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    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Combinatorics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Computational Logic, Mathematical Modeling

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Irvine

    Salesforce Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Sales Enablement, Sales Pipelines, Data Management, Sales Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Marketing Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Data Security, Security Management, Customer Engagement, User Accounts, Customer Success Management, Marketing Management, Cloud-Based Integration, Customer Communications Management, Account Management, Automation, Business Reporting

    4.3
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    215 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Technical Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Interpersonal Communications, Proposal Writing, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentations, Active Listening, Constructive Feedback, Technical Communication, Business Writing, Writing and Editing, Technical Writing, Writing, Business Communication, Editing, Communication, Public Speaking, Grammar, Trustworthiness, Engineering Management, Team Management, Storytelling

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    83 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    DevOps Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: DevOps, CI/CD, User Story, Microservices, OpenShift, Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, Cloud-Native Computing, Code Review, Kubernetes, Test Driven Development (TDD), Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Sprint Planning, Containerization, Restful API, Flask (Web Framework), Docker (Software), Kanban Principles, Cloud Computing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    164 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Building No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Application Deployment, Application Development, Data Integration, Application Design, Cloud Applications, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Spreadsheet Software

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    171 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Microsoft Azure, Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, No-Code Development, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Supervised Learning

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Jenkins : Automating your delivery pipeline

    Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, CI/CD, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, DevOps, Continuous Integration

    4.5
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    SkillUp

    Working as a Scrum Master

    Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Agile Project Management, Team Building, Agile Methodology, Team Management, Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Change, Team Leadership, User Story, Employee Coaching, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Conflict Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    87 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Peking University

    Java程序设计

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Maintainability, C and C++, UI Components, Data Structures, Test Driven Development (TDD), User Interface (UI), JUnit, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Algorithms, Debugging, Data Access, Event-Driven Programming

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Java Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java, Java Programming, File Management, Application Development, Maintainability, Software Design, Development Environment, Program Development, Data Storage Technologies, Application Design, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Data Management, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    145 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Sustainable Regional Principles, Planning and Transportation

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Transportation Operations, Case Studies, Economic Development, Land Management, Sustainable Design, Community Development, Civil Engineering, Geographic Information Systems, Environment and Resource Management, Stakeholder Engagement

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    190 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Project Management: Tools, Approaches, Behavioural Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Planning, Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), User Story, Sprint Planning, Team Building, Teamwork, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Culture Transformation, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Timelines, Organizational Skills, Business Priorities, Business Process Management, Resource Management, Business Management, Change Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory : Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Salesforce Basics: University of California, Irvine
  • Technical Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
  • DevOps Capstone Project: IBM
  • Building No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Foundations: Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure Machine Learning: Microsoft
  • Jenkins : Automating your delivery pipeline: Coursera
  • Working as a Scrum Master: SkillUp
  • Java程序设计: Peking University
  • Java Programming Fundamentals: IBM

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