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: Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Program Development, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Application Development, Problem Solving, Design, Computer Science
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Design, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Design Strategies, Design Research, User Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Digital Design, Content Creation, Multimedia, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Infographics, Video Production, Media Production, Data Import/Export, Data Sharing, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Peer Review, Typography, Creative Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Cross Platform Development, Development Environment, Software Installation, Debugging, User Interface (UI), Program Development, Prototyping, Computational Logic, Content Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphical Tools, File Management, UI Components, Design Software, Data Import/Export, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Strategy, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Flows, Interactive Design, Design Strategies
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Typography, Creative Design, Logo Design, Style Guides, Graphic and Visual Design, Marketing Design, Color Theory, Brand Strategy, Business Writing, Branding, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Design Software, Competitive Analysis, Design Elements And Principles, Ideation, Photo Editing, Prompt Engineering Tools, Image Quality
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Responsible AI, Logo Design, Digital Design, Generative AI, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Visual Design, File Management, Design Reviews, Project Design, Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, Client Services, Content Creation, Marketing Collateral, Branding, Storytelling
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Persona (User Experience), Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Design Research, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Elements And Principles, Wireframing, Web Design, Prototyping, Front-End Web Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Presentations, Typography, Graphic Design, Animations, Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design, Branding, Brand Strategy, Marketing Design, System Configuration, Brainstorming, Intellectual Property, Graphic and Visual Design, Strategic Thinking, Legal Risk, Adobe Photoshop
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, User Experience Design, User Research, User Experience, User Story, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Centered Design, Survey Creation, Sampling (Statistics), Design Research, Interaction Design, Ideation, A/B Testing, Conceptual Design, Web Analytics, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months