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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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Board Infinity

    GraphQL Fundamentals–Design APIs,Schema,Frontend Integration

    Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Easy Instagram Reels in Canva: Design & Post

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Productivity, Drive Engagement, Creative Design, Video Production, Animations, Design, Branding, Collaboration

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Verification And Validation, User Interface (UI), Typography, Interactive Design, Web Development Tools, Usability, Web Development, Data Validation, Debugging

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Selenium WebDriver Techniques and Framework Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Selenium (Software), Apache Maven, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Behavior-Driven Development, Java, Jenkins, Test Case, Test Automation, CI/CD, Test Execution Engine, Application Frameworks, Software Design Patterns

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Maintainability, C# (Programming Language), Debugging, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Mastering Advanced Spring Boot: Microservices & System Design

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Configuration Management, API Gateway, JUnit, Java Programming, Java, Application Design, Test Tools, Unit Testing, Service Oriented Architecture, Software Design Patterns

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    3D Character Design Workshop with Nomad Sculpt

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Creative Design, Color Theory

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Generative AI: The Future of UX UI Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Persona (User Experience), Experience Design, Human Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Story, Ideation, Brainstorming

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    L&T EduTech

    CPS Design for Mechatronics, Healthcare, EV & Robotics

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Electronic Systems, Automation, Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Power Electronics, Medical Devices, Electrical Systems, Health Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic Components, Hydraulics, Computer Programming Tools

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Design Brainstorming diagrams for businesses with Creately

    Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, User Accounts, Process Design, Business Process Modeling, Strategic Thinking, Team Building

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Textual Elements of Design: Fonts, Typography, and Spacing

    Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    User Experience Design and Testing Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Figma (Design Software), User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Software Testing, Wireframing, Quality Assurance, Information Architecture, No-Code Development

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • GraphQL Fundamentals–Design APIs,Schema,Frontend Integration: Board Infinity
  • Easy Instagram Reels in Canva: Design & Post: Skillshare
  • XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS: EDUCBA
  • Advanced Selenium WebDriver Techniques and Framework Design: Packt
  • Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares: EDUCBA
  • Mastering Advanced Spring Boot: Microservices & System Design: Board Infinity
  • 3D Character Design Workshop with Nomad Sculpt: Skillshare
  • Generative AI: The Future of UX UI Design: SkillUp
  • CPS Design for Mechatronics, Healthcare, EV & Robotics: L&T EduTech
  • Design Brainstorming diagrams for businesses with Creately: Coursera

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