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.

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Plan Execution, Manufacturing Operations, Technology Roadmaps, Professional Networking, Goal Setting, Digital Transformation, Portfolio Management, Analysis
★ 4.7 (280) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Software Development Tools, Video Game Development, Code Reusability, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Scripting, Software Design, Object Oriented Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), C# (Programming Language), Version Control
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Visual Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Workflow Management, Design Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Collateral, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Content Creation, Marketing Materials, Color Theory, Portfolio Management, Brand Awareness
★ 4.7 (96) · Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphical Tools, Design Software, Control Panels, Editing, Build Tools, User Interface (UI), Design, Design and Product, Creative Design, Software Installation
★ 4.9 (22) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative Model Architectures, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Prompt Patterns, AI Workflows, Multimodal Prompts, Serverless Computing, Solution Architecture, Vector Databases, Embeddings, Large Language Modeling, Model Evaluation, Amazon Web Services, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cloud Computing, Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Unified Modeling Language, Cloud Deployment, Model Deployment, Data Ethics, Information Privacy, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Application Programming Interface (API), AI Product Strategy, Data Pipelines, Cloud API, Cost Estimation, Feature Engineering, Cost Management, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Public Health, Health Administration, Research Design, Systems Analysis, Scalability, Technical Communication
★ 4.7 (42) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Software Testing, Java, Java Programming, Unit Testing, Software Design, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Diagram Design
★ 3.9 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Electrical Equipment, Electrical Systems, Architectural Drawing, Electrical Power, AutoCAD, Computer-Aided Design, Autodesk, Blueprint Reading, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Drawings, Electric Power Systems, Basic Electrical Systems, Engineering Calculations, Energy and Utilities, Data Entry, Estimation
★ 4.7 (15) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Journey Mapping, Google Gemini, AI Product Strategy, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Gemini, User Flows, Value Engineering, No-Code Development, Prioritization, Strategic Prioritization, Business Priorities, Prototyping, Retail Sales, Retail Store Operations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Layout Design, Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory
★ 4.7 (293) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Wireframing, Generative AI, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Flows, Design Software, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, AI Workflows, Software Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks