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.

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Branding, Advertising, Consumer Behaviour, Brand Management, Brand Strategy, Integrated Marketing Communications, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing Communications, Brand Awareness, Marketing, Promotional Strategies, Media Planning, Digital Advertising, Customer Engagement, Media Strategy, Design Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Key Management, Network Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Encryption Standard, Security Engineering, Blockchain, Wireless Networks, Security Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Intellectual Property, Data Integrity, Authentications, Hardware Architecture, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Integrated Development Environments, Data Modeling, Database Design, Software Development Tools, NoSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Application Programming Interface (API), OpenAI, Version Control, Artificial Intelligence, API Design, Generative AI
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Data Cleansing, Data Pipelines, Data Quality, Data Migration, Data Mapping, Database Management, Data Transformation, File Management, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Metadata Management, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Semantic Web, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Graph Theory, Generative AI, Query Languages, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Integration, Data Visualization Software, Unstructured Data, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Empathy, Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Risk Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Risk Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Analytical Skills, Human Centered Design, Decision Making, User Research, Risk Control, Psychology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Discussion Facilitation, Community Organizing, Interactive Learning, Driving engagement, Content Management Systems, System Configuration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Data Modeling, Database Design, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Data Store, JSON, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Advanced Analytics, Data Warehousing, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Redshift, SQL, Identity and Access Management, Query Languages, Google Cloud Platform, Database Design, Database Management, Data Import/Export, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Software Design Documents, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Prototyping, User Research, Test Planning, Design Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: MongoDB, Back-End Web Development, NoSQL, Data Transformation, Data Maintenance, Database Design, Databases, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, JSON, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Threat Management, Threat Detection, Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Network Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Internet Of Things, Multi-Cloud, Cloud Security, Wide Area Networks, Technical Consulting, Scalability, Technology Solutions
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks