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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


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    Packt

    Advanced Horror Gameplay and Inventory Systems

    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

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, NoSQL, Database Administration, Data Store, Database Systems, Cloud Storage, Database Theory, Data Storage, Cloud Services, Data Storage Technologies, Data Security, Data Management, Query Languages, Application Programming Interface (API)

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Building AI Agents: Automation and NLP Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, OpenAI, Automation, ChatGPT, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering Tools, LangChain, Data Ethics, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Business Process Automation, Large Language Modeling, Performance Testing, Innovation

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    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Improving Math Engagement with Prodigy

    Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Mathematics Education

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Microsoft

    Introduction to Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: GitHub, HTML and CSS, Git (Version Control System), Microsoft Copilot, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Responsive Web Design, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, JSON, Semantic Web

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    33 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Frontend Development using React

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, User Interface (UI)

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Python for Serverless Applications and Automation on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon Web Services, API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Python Programming, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Serverless Computing, Cloud Applications, Databases, Scripting, Automation, Relational Databases, Application Development, Development Environment

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Retrieve Data using Single-Table SQL Queries

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Data Access, Database Software, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Problem Solving

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Scrimba

    Learn HTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, Application Deployment, Web Design and Development, Software Development Tools, Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, GitHub

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    123 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Ajax Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, jQuery, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Web Applications, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), Event-Driven Programming

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Manipulation with dplyr in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Advanced Gameplay & AI Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Scripting, Artificial Intelligence, User Flows, Data Structures, Animations, Debugging, Performance Tuning, System Design and Implementation

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Advanced Horror Gameplay and Inventory Systems: Packt
  • Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB: Microsoft
  • Building AI Agents: Automation and NLP Foundations: Coursera
  • Improving Math Engagement with Prodigy: Coursera
  • Introduction to Web Development: Microsoft
  • Frontend Development using React: Board Infinity
  • Python for Serverless Applications and Automation on AWS: Amazon Web Services
  • Retrieve Data using Single-Table SQL Queries: Coursera
  • Learn HTML and CSS: Scrimba
  • Ajax Basics: Board Infinity

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