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.

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Simulations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, UI Components, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Game Design, Video Game Development, Scalability, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, C and C++, Computer Programming, Embedded Software, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Embedded Systems, Algorithms, Game Design, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Computer Literacy, 3D Assets
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

SAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unity Engine, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Software Design, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Gemini, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Text Mining, Game Design, Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Ajax, jQuery, JSON, Debugging, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Javascript, Game Design, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Graph Theory, C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Debugging, Data Structures, Game Design, Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

SAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Blueprinting, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unity Engine, Game Design, Ideation, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Programming, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks