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: jQuery, Ajax, Javascript and jQuery, JSON, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, UI Components, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Responsive Web Design, Javascript, HTML and CSS, Interaction Design, Game Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Validation, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Interactive Design, Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Virtual Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, System Design and Implementation, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interaction Design, Storytelling, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Scripting, System Design and Implementation, Animations, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Prototyping, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, UI Components, Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Prototyping, Virtual Reality, Usability Testing, Augmented Reality, Unity Engine, Virtual Environment, UI/UX Research, Cross Platform Development, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Game Design, Animations, Interaction Design, User Experience, C# (Programming Language), Development Environment, Display Devices, Development Testing, Experience Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

SAE Institute México
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unity Engine, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Software Design, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Unity Engine, Cross Platform Development, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Culture, Higher Education, Cultural Diversity, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Diversity Awareness, Social Sciences, Community Development, Media and Communications, Emerging Technologies, Content Creation, Research
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Embedded Software, Integrated Development Environments, Embedded Systems, Game Design, Web Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months