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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.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Evaluación del y para el aprendizaje: enfoque cuantitativo

    Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Education and Training, Teaching, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Survey Creation, Data Analysis Software, Education Software and Technology, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis

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    142 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Networking Fundamentals and Protocols

    Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, OSI Models, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Network Security, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Local Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Wireless Networks, Network Routing, Wide Area Networks, Network Switches, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Firewall

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    10 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Dartmouth College

    Engineering of Structures: Shear and Bending

    Skills you'll gain: Structural Analysis, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Construction, Mechanics, Engineering Design Process, Experimentation

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    28DIGITAL

    I/O-efficient algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Storage Technologies, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Access, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    SAE Institute MƩxico

    Inteligencia Artificial para personajes en Unreal Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Blueprinting, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    UX: Research Process

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, Interviewing Skills, Wireframing, Content Creation, Storytelling

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Adobe Captivate for Beginners: Make a Scored Assessment

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Educational Materials, Instructional Design

    Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Program Stakeholders Management in ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Agile Methodology, Project Design, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Management, Diagram Design

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    Intermediate Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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    Board Infinity

    Key Industry 4.0 Technologies in Manufacturing - 1

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Robotics, Manufacturing Processes, Automation, Manufacturing and Production, Production Process, 3D Modeling, Robotic Process Automation, Innovation, Computer-Aided Design, Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Real Time Data, Simulation and Simulation Software

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    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Libraries and Frameworks for Frontend Development

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development, Web Components, Web Development Tools, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Event-Driven Programming, Maintainability, Software Design Patterns

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    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Chatbots

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Natural Language Processing, Classification Algorithms, Software Design, Application Development, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Learn Data Governance Workflows with Databricks Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Databricks, Data Management, Metadata Management, Data Infrastructure, Data Strategy, Information Management, Data Quality, Data Security, Real Time Data

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    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Evaluación del y para el aprendizaje: enfoque cuantitativo:Ā Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MĆ©xico
  • Networking Fundamentals and Protocols:Ā Packt
  • Engineering of Structures: Shear and Bending:Ā Dartmouth College
  • I/O-efficient algorithms:Ā 28DIGITAL
  • Inteligencia Artificial para personajes en Unreal Engine:Ā SAE Institute MĆ©xico
  • UX: Research Process:Ā Packt
  • Adobe Captivate for Beginners: Make a Scored Assessment:Ā Coursera
  • Program Stakeholders Management in ClickUp:Ā Coursera
  • Key Industry 4.0 Technologies in Manufacturing - 1:Ā Board Infinity
  • Libraries and Frameworks for Frontend Development:Ā Board Infinity

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