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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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    Dartmouth College

    C Programming with Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, C (Programming Language), Linux Commands, Linux, Embedded Systems, File I/O, Embedded Software, Software Visualization, Programming Principles, Computer Engineering, Linux Servers, File Systems, System Programming, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Debugging

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Wharton Business Foundations Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Project Design, Business, Analysis, Business Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing, Business Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Constructive Feedback, Business Strategy, Accounting, Report Writing, Finance, Financial Accounting

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Toronto

    Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Test Automation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Python Programming, Program Development, Algorithms, Test Case, Software Testing, Debugging, Computational Thinking

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Introducción a la inteligencia artificial

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Bayesian Network, Machine Learning Methods, Computational Logic, Program Development, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms, Markov Model, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Creativity, Game Theory, Theoretical Computer Science, Software Development, Generative AI, Social Sciences

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Peking University

    程序设计与算法

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), File I/O, C (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Data Storage, Computer Architecture, Computer Science, Software Design, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Systems Design, Information Architecture, Theoretical Computer Science, Software Engineering

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Interactive and Immersive Experiences with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Generative AI, Virtual Environment, AI Product Strategy, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Storytelling, Game Design, Interactive Design, Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Media Production

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Asset Creation and Unreal Engine Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animations

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    The State University of New York

    Digital Information Literacy

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Design, digital literacy, Infographics, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Multimedia, Computer Literacy, Digital Communications, Open Source Technology, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Peer Review, Communication, Design Thinking

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    137 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Graph Analytics for Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Database Design, Big Data, Network Analysis, Analytics, Data Management, Query Languages, Computing Platforms, Scalability, Unsupervised Learning, Distributed Computing, Algorithms

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of 3D Modelling in Blender

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Graphical Tools, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, File Management, Content Management, User Interface (UI)

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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM AI Enterprise Workflow

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Data Presentation, Tensorflow, Dimensionality Reduction, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Probability Distribution, Apache Spark, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Supervised Learning, Data Pipelines, Design Thinking, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python Programming

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    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Create Your First Python Program From UST

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Python Programming, Unix Shell, Command-Line Interface, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Development Environment, Data Structures

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • C Programming with Linux: Dartmouth College
  • Wharton Business Foundations Capstone: University of Pennsylvania
  • Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code: University of Toronto
  • Introducción a la inteligencia artificial: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • 程序设计与算法: Peking University
  • Interactive and Immersive Experiences with Generative AI: Coursera
  • Advanced Asset Creation and Unreal Engine Integration: Packt
  • Digital Information Literacy: The State University of New York
  • Graph Analytics for Big Data: University of California San Diego
  • Foundations of 3D Modelling in Blender: Packt

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