Video game courses can help you learn game design principles, programming basics, storytelling techniques, and level design. You can build skills in character development, user interface design, and sound design, which are crucial for creating engaging gameplay experiences. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, allowing you to apply your skills in real projects and understand how to bring your creative ideas to life.

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping, Design Strategies, Layout Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, C++ (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Application Development, Application Design, Memory Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, Android Development, Cloud Deployment, Game Design, Application Deployment, Android (Operating System), Mobile Development Tools, Back-End Web Development, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Digital Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Data Integration, Data Store, Event Monitoring, User Accounts, Numerical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Scripting, Data Management, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Design Documents, Social Impact, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Ideation, Scripting, Social Sciences, Peer Review
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Game Design, Programming Principles, Video Game Development, System Programming, Program Development, Computational Logic, Data Validation, Command-Line Interface, Code Reusability, User Interface (UI), Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Computer Graphic Techniques, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Data Structures, Video Game Development, Data Storage, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Debugging, User Interface (UI) Design, Game Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Frontend Integration, Program Development, Interactive Design, Virtual Environment, Model Optimization, Scripting, Computer Graphic Techniques, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Data Storage, C and C++, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development Tools, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Graphic Techniques, Cross Platform Development, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months