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.
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Digital Publishing, Creativity
★ 4.7 (544) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animations, 3D Modeling, Storyboarding, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Cinematography, Video Game Development, Game Design, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Computer Graphics, Design Elements And Principles, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Conceptual Design, Graphics Software, Photo Editing, Computer Graphic Techniques, Design
★ 4.5 (443) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Animations, Storyboarding, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Color Theory, Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Game Design, Graphics Software, Graphical Tools, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles
★ 4.5 (282) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Android (Operating System), Android Development, Unity Engine, Animations, Software Versioning, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Scripting, Application Deployment, Scripting Languages, C and C++, Code Reusability, Game Design, Software Installation, User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Animations, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Design, Program Development, Data Structures, Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphic and Visual Design, Python Programming, Event-Driven Programming, Systems Design, Digital Design, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Game Design, Computational Logic
★ 5 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Game Design, Graphic Design, Creative Design
★ 4.5 (72) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Project Design, Driving engagement, Social Impact, Drive Engagement, Employee Engagement, Motivational Skills, Positive Behavior Support, Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Marketing
★ 4.8 (2.4K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, Software Design Documents, Video Game Development, Software Documentation, Virtual Environment, Conceptual Design, Experience Design, Layout Design, Wireframing, Interactive Design, Prototyping, Aesthetics
★ 4.3 (73) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Prototyping, Unreal Engine, System Design and Implementation, Creativity, Innovation, Storytelling
★ 4 (23) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Ideation, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Virtual Reality, Software Design Documents, UI Components, Augmented Reality, Software Documentation, Conceptual Design, Driving engagement, Interactive Design, Storytelling, Virtual Environment, Interaction Design, Experience Design, User Experience, Systems Design, Game Theory
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Timelines, Package and Software Management, Visual Storytelling, Prototyping, Design Strategies, Data Import/Export, Layout Design, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Creative Design, Software Installation
★ 5 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Experience Design, User Experience, Systems Design, Human Factors, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Storytelling, Game Theory
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months