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.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, iOS Development, Animation and Game Design, Usability Testing, Apple iOS, Mobile Development, Usability, Animations, Application Design, User Interface (UI) Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Objective-C (Programming Language), iOS Development, Core Data (Software), Apple iOS, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Model View Controller, JSON, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Mobile Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, OAuth, Memory Management, Responsive Web Design, Prototyping, Animation and Game Design, Human Computer Interaction
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Artificial Intelligence, Cinematography
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Android Development, Mobile Development, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Application Development, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Animations, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Interactive Design, Game Design, Computer Displays, Development Environment, Package and Software Management, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Cinematography, Animation and Game Design, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Virtual Environment, Video Production, 3D Assets, Game Design, Storytelling, Post-Production, Visual Storytelling, Video Editing, Animations, Media Production, Image Quality, Real Time Data, Model Optimization
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Torque (Physics), Game Design, Video Game Development, Mechanics, Event-Driven Programming, Animation and Game Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Scripting, Linear Algebra, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Development Environment, Program Development, Debugging, Scripting, Mechanics, Environment, Environment and Resource Management, Physics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Graphical Tools, Model Optimization, Data Import/Export, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Post-Production
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, AI powered creativity, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, AI Workflows, Visual Storytelling, Gemini, Animations, Video Production, Anthropic Claude, Storyboarding, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Responsible AI, Content Creation, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Ideation, Editing, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks