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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
University of California San Diego
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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

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