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.

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Ideation, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Virtual Reality, Software Design Documents, UI Components, Augmented Reality, Software Documentation, Conceptual Design, Driving engagement, Interactive Design, Storytelling, Virtual Environment, Interaction Design, Experience Design, User Experience, Systems Design, Game Theory
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Peer Review, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Animations, Software Design Documents, Conceptual Design, Design, Experience Design, Design Elements And Principles, Interactive Design, Music, UI Components
★ 4.4 (921) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Data Storage, Scripting, Software Documentation
★ 4.7 (2.5K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Scripting, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Data Structures, 3D Assets, Data Manipulation, Debugging
★ 4.7 (15) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, UI Components, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Torque (Physics), Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Design, Animations, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mechanics, User Experience, Simulation and Simulation Software
★ 5 (12) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Ideation, Storytelling, Design, Game Theory, Software Documentation, Creativity, Writing
★ 4.7 (2.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Persistence, File I/O, C (Programming Language), Game Design, Programming Principles, Debugging, Code Reusability, Data Modeling, Video Game Development, Computational Thinking, System Programming, Data Integrity, C and C++, File Management, Program Development, Application Development, Data Management, Data Storage, Computational Logic, Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Unity Engine, Value Propositions, Animations, Functional Specification, Proposal Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology, 3D Assets, Agile Software Development, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Customer Analysis, Interaction Design, UI Components, Software Documentation
★ 4.4 (392) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Software Design Documents, Conceptual Design, Design, Experience Design, Design Elements And Principles, Interactive Design, Usability, Software Documentation, Storytelling
★ 4.6 (333) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, UI Components, Video Game Development, Development Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Geometry, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Data Mapping, Software Visualization, Computer Graphic Techniques, Color Theory, Construction, Simulations, C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Interaction Design, Design
★ 4.8 (28) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Game Design, Video Game Development, Driving engagement, Visual Storytelling, Writing, Multimedia, Media and Communications, Art History, Electronic Media
★ 4.6 (204) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Digital Publishing, Creativity
★ 4.7 (544) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks