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Game Design Courses

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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Foundations of Unreal Engine 5 and Basic Environment Design

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), UI Components, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Scalability, Performance Tuning, Design

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python/Rhinoscript

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, 3D Modeling, Computational Logic, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design, Generative Model Architectures, Python Programming, Animations, Scripting, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Healthcare Business Strategy and New Venture Design

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Team Management, Business Planning, New Business Development, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement, Finance

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Siemens

    Intro to Siemens NX: Engineering Essentials and Part Design

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Drawings, Prototyping, Engineering Software, Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Design Better and Build Your Brand with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Animations, Branding, Marketing Design, Design, Social Media Content, Scheduling, Typography

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Web Design and User Experience Engineering Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript, Usability, Web Applications, Semantic Web, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Use Data Canvas to Visualize and Design Queries

    Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Query Languages, Data Integration, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media, Social Media Content, Facebook, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Content Creation, Animations, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Enhance User Interface Design with Mood Boards in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Design Thinking, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Mockups, Storyboarding

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Chip Design with Open-Source EDA Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Electronic Hardware, Electronics, Design, Technical Design, Semiconductors, Computer-Aided Design, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronic Systems, Electronic Components, Verification And Validation, Simulation and Simulation Software, Open Source Technology, Schematic Diagrams

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Web Design and User Experience Engineering Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Web Design and Development, React.js, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Wireframing, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Application Deployment, Responsive Web Design, Javascript

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Restful API, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API, Application Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Application Management, Proxy Servers, Software Documentation, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Foundations of Unreal Engine 5 and Basic Environment Design: Packt
  • Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python/Rhinoscript: University of Michigan
  • Healthcare Business Strategy and New Venture Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Intro to Siemens NX: Engineering Essentials and Part Design: Siemens
  • Design Better and Build Your Brand with Canva: Packt
  • Web Design and User Experience Engineering Part 1: Northeastern University
  • Use Data Canvas to Visualize and Design Queries: Google Cloud
  • Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil: Coursera
  • Enhance User Interface Design with Mood Boards in Miro: Coursera
  • Introduction to Chip Design with Open-Source EDA Tools: Coursera

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