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: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Content Performance Analysis, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Media Production, Media and Communications, Digital Media Strategy, Media Strategy, Revenue Management, Content Creation, Web Content, Brand Management, E-Commerce, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Community Organizing, Innovation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Video Production, User Centered Design, Game Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Video Game Development, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Software Visualization, Design Reviews, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Photo Editing, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visual Storytelling, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Import/Export, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Scripting, Code Reusability, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Project Design, Interactive Learning, Systems Development, Development Environment, Design, Computer Graphics, Experience Design, Mechanics, Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Interactive Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Virtual Environment, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Physics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Color Theory
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, System Implementation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, UI Components, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Culture, Conceptual Design, Liberal Arts, Creativity, Post-Production, Social Impact
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, JSON, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Frontend Performance, Video Game Development, Animations, Code Reusability, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months