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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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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Master Advanced FX & Gameplay Design

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphic Techniques, UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design, Scripting, Simulations, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Core Game Setup and Basic Horror Mechanics

    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

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Master UMG, AI & Blueprints

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Unreal Engine, Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Animations, Debugging, Simulations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, C# (Programming Language), Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity: Design & Develop a Gem Collector Game

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Animations, Game Design, Development Environment, C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Scripting, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers

    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

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Landscape & Environment Design

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Aesthetics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Game Development: Beginner to Intermediate

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, UI/UX Research, R Programming, User Experience, Probability & Statistics, Human Computer Interaction, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Build and Enhance a Box Sprint Game in Unity

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Intermediate Game Development and Monetization

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Unity Engine, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Unreal Engine: Master Advanced FX & Gameplay Design: EDUCBA
  • Core Game Setup and Basic Horror Mechanics: Packt
  • Unreal Engine: Master UMG, AI & Blueprints: EDUCBA
  • Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner: EDUCBA
  • Master Unity: Design & Develop a Gem Collector Game: EDUCBA
  • Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers: University of Colorado System
  • Unreal Engine Landscape & Environment Design: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners: EDUCBA
  • Unity Game Development: Beginner to Intermediate: EDUCBA
  • Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments: University of California San Diego

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