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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Créer des maquettes professionnelles avec Moqups

    Skills you'll gain: Mockups, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Diagram Design, Wireframing, Web Design, Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Data Sharing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    P

    Packt

    Project Management Methodologies

    Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Project Documentation, Quality Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Kanban Principles, Waterfall Methodology, Project Planning, Earned Value Management, Project Schedules, Scaled Agile Framework, Organizational Structure

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
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    U

    University of California, Davis

    Plan Reading and Specifications

    Skills you'll gain: Engineering Plans And Specifications, Blueprint Reading, Architectural Drawing, Engineering Drawings, Construction, Design Specifications, Mechanical Drawings, Submittals (Construction), Building Codes, Coordination, Plumbing, Structural Engineering, Electrical Systems

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of California, Santa Cruz

    GO Programming for Everyone: Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Software Testing, Debugging, Integration Testing, Software Design, System Design and Implementation, Distributed Computing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    SkillUp

    Advanced GenAI Development Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Generative AI, AI Enablement, API Design, AI Security, Software Development, Database Design, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    IBM

    Relational Database Administration Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Relational Databases, Database Management, Apache Airflow, Operational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, SQL, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Data Transformation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    CISSP Crash Course

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Application Security, Secure Coding, Security Testing, Information Systems Security, Cyber Security Assessment, Security Engineering, Security Controls, Risk Management Framework, Cybersecurity, Authentications, Threat Modeling, Network Security, Risk Management, Infrastructure Security, Data Security, Continuous Monitoring, Software Development Life Cycle, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    Illinois Tech

    Data Preparation and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Unsupervised Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Logistic Regression

    Build toward a degree

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Arduino OOP—Object-Oriented Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Electronic Components, C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Hardware Troubleshooting, Program Development, Maintainability, Debugging, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    SkillUp

    Data Architect Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Migration, Data Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, Data Integrity, Data Storage

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
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    E

    EDUCBA

    Java Servlet Development: From Basics to Real-World Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Server Side, Email Automation, Data Access, Apache Tomcat, Front-End Web Development, Java Programming, Web Design and Development, Databases, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Java, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Web Servers, Systems Development, Application Servers

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Advanced Machine Learning Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Transfer Learning, Data Preprocessing, Hugging Face, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Créer des maquettes professionnelles avec Moqups: Coursera
  • Project Management Methodologies: Packt
  • Plan Reading and Specifications: University of California, Davis
  • GO Programming for Everyone: Part 2: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Advanced GenAI Development Practices: SkillUp
  • Relational Database Administration Capstone Project: IBM
  • CISSP Crash Course: Packt
  • Data Preparation and Analysis: Illinois Tech
  • Arduino OOP—Object-Oriented Programming: Packt
  • Data Architect Capstone Project: SkillUp

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