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.

Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, OpenAI, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Tool Calling, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Large Language Modeling, Python Programming, Development Environment, Application Deployment, JSON, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Social Network Analysis, Data Processing, Program Development, Distributed Computing, Java, Text Mining, Graph Theory, File Systems, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Game Design, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), File Management, Functional Design, Design Elements And Principles
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Photography, Photo Editing, Photo/Video Production and Technology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Encryption, Authentications, Cybersecurity, Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Email Security, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Key Management, Application Development, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Integrity
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Selenium (Software), Test Tools, Test Case, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Apache Maven, Automation, Application Frameworks, Java, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Metadata Management, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Pipelines, Business Logic, Java, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation, Software Documentation, MySQL, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Test Planning, Test Automation, System Testing, Continuous Integration, Acceptance Testing, Test Tools, CI/CD, Software Quality Assurance, Continuous Delivery, Regression Testing, Quality Assurance, Selenium (Software), Software Development Tools, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Data Visualization, Corporate Communications, Data Storytelling, Sales Presentation, Data Sharing, Sales Presentations, Business Communication, Developing Training Materials, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Marketing Communications
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Integration, Data Mining, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Processing, SQL, Dataflow, Workflow Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Collateral, Marketing Materials, Canva (Software), Promotional Materials, Business Marketing, Marketing Design, Marketing, Creative Design, Business, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Education Software and Technology, Prompt Engineering, Instructional Design, Artificial Intelligence, Design Strategies, Content Creation, Creative Design, Emerging Technologies, Professional Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks