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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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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    The Career Design Lab: Change your Job, Change your Life

    Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Positivity, Design Thinking, Decision Making, Relationship Building, Professional Development, Creative Thinking, Interviewing Skills, Self-Awareness, Negotiation, Personal Development, Goal Setting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Print and Digital Elements of Design: Branding and User Experience

    Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Graphic Design, Typography, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Web Design and Development, Adobe Photoshop, Image Quality

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Surface Pattern Design by Hand: Repeat Patterns on Paper

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Design, Adobe Photoshop, Digital Design, Creativity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Simple to Stunning: The Fidelity Evolution in Figma Design

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Typography, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, User Experience Design, Usability, Style Guides, Wireframing, Mockups, UI Components

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IESE Business School

    Parte 4: Design Thinking en la implementación y cultura

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Culture Transformation, Organizational Change, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Thought Leadership, Overcoming Obstacles, Organizational Leadership, Problem Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia

    Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Stakeholder Engagement, Innovation, Prototyping, Brainstorming, Storytelling, Human Centered Design, Social Impact, Ideation, Creativity, Customer experience improvement, Service Design, Design Research, Process Mapping, User Experience, Problem Solving, Complex Problem Solving, Qualitative Research, Data Visualization

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Capstone Project: Applying UI/UX Design in the Real World

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Mockups, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), User Flows, Persona Development, Scalability

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Stanford University

    Organizational Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Structure, Social Network Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making, Organizational Change, Leadership Studies, Business, Culture, Sociology, Analysis, Resource Management, Case Studies, Coordination, Negotiation

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    Coursera

    Design a Professional Business card with QR code using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Barcoding, Presentations, No-Code Development, Cloud Applications, Social Media, Content Creation

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado System

    Design and Build a Data Warehouse for Business Intelligence Implementation

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Dashboard, Star Schema, Data Visualization Software, Data Mart, MicroStrategy, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Case Studies, PostgreSQL, SQL, Data Transformation

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    Skillshare

    The Art of Film Editing: Visual Effects & Sound Design

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Premiere, Post-Production, Video Production, Video Editing, Cinematography, Motion Graphics, Storytelling, Music

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Learn the Art and Science of PCB Design with Eagle

    Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Electronic Hardware, Schematic Diagrams, Electronics, Software Installation, Electronic Components, Electrical Engineering, Design Software, Technical Design, Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing and Production, Design

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • The Career Design Lab: Change your Job, Change your Life: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Print and Digital Elements of Design: Branding and User Experience: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Surface Pattern Design by Hand: Repeat Patterns on Paper: Skillshare
  • Simple to Stunning: The Fidelity Evolution in Figma Design: Coursera
  • Parte 4: Design Thinking en la implementación y cultura: IESE Business School
  • Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector: University of Virginia
  • Capstone Project: Applying UI/UX Design in the Real World : IBM
  • Organizational Analysis : Stanford University
  • Design a Professional Business card with QR code using Canva: Coursera
  • Design and Build a Data Warehouse for Business Intelligence Implementation: University of Colorado System

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