Gaming courses can help you learn game design principles, storytelling techniques, character development, and level creation. You can build skills in coding, animation, sound design, and user interface design. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating immersive gaming experiences, along with software for 3D modeling and sound editing that enhance gameplay and visual storytelling.

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Prototyping, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Programming Principles, Development Testing
★ 4.8 (68) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Conceptual Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Art History, Ideation, Storytelling, Design Strategies, Visual Storytelling, Creative Design, Aesthetics, Design Elements And Principles, Design Research, Creativity
★ 4.5 (828) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Debugging, Program Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, No-Code Development, Integrated Development Environments, Graphics Software, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Software Installation, Scripting Languages
★ 4.9 (12) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Game Design, Design, Technical Design, Conceptual Design, Design Strategies, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design
★ 4.6 (1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Software Documentation, Backlogs, Sprint Planning, Video Production, Prototyping, Digital Publishing, User Interface (UI)
★ 5 (7) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design, Usability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, User Interface (UI) Design, Video Game Development, Automation
★ 4.1 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, Interaction Design, Artificial Intelligence
★ 4.3 (568) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Debugging, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Computer Displays, Program Development, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Development Environment
★ 4.7 (33) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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 (442) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Geometry, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Data Mapping, Software Visualization, Computer Graphic Techniques, Construction, Simulations, C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Interaction Design, Design, Maintainability, Process Control, Computational Logic
★ 4.8 (28) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Game Design, Programming Principles, Video Game Development, System Programming, Program Development, Computational Logic, Data Validation, Command-Line Interface, Code Reusability, User Interface (UI), Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks