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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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    Creo Incubator

    Conflict resolution for Leaders

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Creative Problem-Solving, Negotiation, Constructive Feedback, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Communications, Leadership, Influencing, Communication, Collaboration, Active Listening, Empathy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: Nand to Tetris Part II (project-centered course)

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, System Programming, Virtual Machines, Operating Systems, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Software Design, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Computer Graphic Techniques

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Columbia University

    Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Estimating, Cost Estimation, Punch Work, Bidding, Cost Control, Project Closure, Lean Methodologies, Project Estimation, Cash Flow Forecasting, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Earned Value Management, Procurement, Request for Proposal, Change Orders, Building Information Modeling

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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Agile Software Development Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Scaled Agile Framework, Agile Project Management, Conflict Management, Leadership, Sprint Planning, Scrum (Software Development), Project Planning, Team Building, Software Development Life Cycle, Prioritization, Backlogs, Sprint Retrospectives, Kanban Principles, User Story, Lean Methodologies, Communication, Continuous Improvement Process

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Mastering Docker Essentials - Hands-on DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, DevOps, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Data Persistence, YAML, Virtual Networking, Software Installation, Network Planning And Design, Command-Line Interface, System Requirements

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Starweaver

    Threat Hunting Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Hunting, Splunk, Threat Detection, Jupyter, Anomaly Detection, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis, Data Science, Applied Machine Learning, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Pandas (Python Package), Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Unsupervised Learning, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Patient Safety

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Design Thinking, Change Management, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Leadership, Conflict Management, Performance Measurement, Systems Thinking, Healthcare Project Management, Solution Design, Health Systems, Data Analysis, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Value-Based Care, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Initiative and Leadership, Data Analysis Software, Patient-centered Care

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master Keying Techniques in After Effects

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Record & Balance

    Skills you'll gain: Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Bookkeeping, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, Accounting, Reconciliation, Accounting Systems, General Ledger, General Accounting, Accounting Software, Transaction Processing, Verification And Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Mastering Claude AI: Prompting, APIs, RAG, and MCP

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Context Protocol, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, AI Orchestration, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Patterns, Restful API, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, JSON, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Automation, Scalability, Servers

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Power BI and Power Platform for Productivity

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Star Schema, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Power BI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Copilot, Data Presentation, No-Code Development, Data Transformation, Data Literacy, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    MedCerts

    Professionalism in Allied Health

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Cultural Responsiveness, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient-centered Care, Professionalism, Professional Development, Time Management, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Interpersonal Communications, Conscientiousness, Communication, Trustworthiness, Empathy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Strong Work Ethic, Stress Management, Relationship Building

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Conflict resolution for Leaders: Creo Incubator
  • Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: Nand to Tetris Part II (project-centered course): Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control: Columbia University
  • Agile Software Development Part 2: Northeastern University
  • Mastering Docker Essentials - Hands-on DevOps: Packt
  • Threat Hunting Techniques: Starweaver
  • Patient Safety: Johns Hopkins University
  • Master Keying Techniques in After Effects: EDUCBA
  • Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Record & Balance: Coursera
  • Mastering Claude AI: Prompting, APIs, RAG, and MCP: Edureka

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