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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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    California Institute of the Arts

    Character Design for Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Game Design, Video Game Development, Design, Technical Design, Conceptual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design, Storytelling

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    AI CERTs

    AI for Game Design Agent

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Generative AI, Game Theory, Design, Design and Product

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Art for Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animations, 3D Modeling, Storyboarding, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Computer Graphics, Game Design, Conceptual Design, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Design, Data Import/Export, Design Elements And Principles, Design Research

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    430 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Game Design: Build, Implement & Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Artificial Intelligence, Animations, Debugging, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Software Design, Conceptual Design, Social Impact, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Ideation, User Interface (UI), Scripting, Debugging, Creativity, Peer Review

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    46 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Python Game Development: Build & Design with Pygame

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Interactive Design, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Program Development, Python Programming, Application Design, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Game Development: HTML to Unreal Engine Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Animations, Debugging

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: World Building Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Image Quality

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Basic Game Development using Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Video Game Development, Computer Programming Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Science

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Epic Games

    Game Development and Prototyping

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Prototyping, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Reality, System Design and Implementation, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Creativity, User Interface (UI), UI Components

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design & Build 3D Game Worlds for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Software Installation, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Development Environment, User Interface (UI)

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Epic Games

    Fundamentals of Level Design with Unreal Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Software Design Documents, Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Conceptual Design, Interactive Design, 3D Assets, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Creativity

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    69 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Character Design for Video Games: California Institute of the Arts
  • AI for Game Design Agent: AI CERTs
  • Art for Games: Michigan State University
  • Unreal Engine Game Design: Build, Implement & Optimize: EDUCBA
  • Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer: Michigan State University
  • Python Game Development: Build & Design with Pygame: EDUCBA
  • Game Development: HTML to Unreal Engine Mastery: Coursera
  • Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: World Building Basics: Skillshare
  • Introduction to Basic Game Development using Scratch: Coursera
  • Game Development and Prototyping: Epic Games

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