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.

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Game Design, UI Components, Animation and Game Design, System Testing, Scalability, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Aesthetics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Unreal Engine, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Animations, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Scripting, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Assets, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Computer Graphics, Music, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Git (Version Control System), Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, Graphical Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks