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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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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Operations Management: Quality and Supply Chain

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Operations, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Business Technologies, Process Capability, Statistical Analysis, Inventory Control, Sustainable Business, Network Planning And Design, Statistical Methods, Customer Demand Planning, Vendor Contracts, Process Control, Corporate Sustainability, Program Management

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    Columbia University

    Construction Scheduling

    Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Project Risk Management, Scheduling, Construction Management, Timelines, Lean Methodologies, Architecture and Construction, Construction Engineering, Milestones (Project Management), Diagram Design, Project Management Software, Work Breakdown Structure, Resource Allocation, Dependency Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, Debugging, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Data Store, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Management, Software Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Qualitative Research

    Skills you'll gain: Focus Group, Qualitative Research, Surveys, Discussion Facilitation, Survey Creation, Market Research, Research, Research Reports, Recruitment, Research Methodologies, Interviewing Skills, Report Writing, Sample Size Determination

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Vanderbilt University

    Generative AI for Kids, Parents, and Teachers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, Game Design, Cognitive flexibility, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Unilever

    Unilever Digital Marketing Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Marketing Automation, Web Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Digital Marketing, Market Analysis, Google Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Customer Analysis, Search Engine Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Strategy, Customer experience strategy (CX), Performance Reporting, Search Engine Optimization, Keyword Research, MarTech

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Leading Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Teamwork, Team Management, Team Leadership, Conflict Management, Team Motivation, Collaboration, Virtual Teams, Performance Management, Organizational Structure, Leadership, Innovation, People Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Diversity and Inclusion, Goal Setting, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Culture-Driven Team Building

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Programs, Team Building, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Team Management, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Goal Setting, Intercultural Competence, Emotional Intelligence, Team Leadership, Team Performance Management, Workplace inclusivity, Systems Thinking, Team Motivation, Presentations, Cognitive flexibility, Culture, Case Studies, Collaboration, Cultural Diversity

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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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    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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    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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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Online education: The foundations of online teaching

    Skills you'll gain: Course Development, Discussion Facilitation, Digital pedagogy, Instructional Design, Education Software and Technology, Pedagogy, Teaching, Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies, Emerging Technologies, Virtual Reality

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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

  • Operations Management: Quality and Supply Chain: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Construction Scheduling: Columbia University
  • Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Qualitative Research: University of California, Davis
  • Generative AI for Kids, Parents, and Teachers: Vanderbilt University
  • Unilever Digital Marketing Analyst: Unilever
  • Leading Teams: University of Michigan
  • Culture-Driven Team Building: University of Pennsylvania
  • Wharton Business Foundations Capstone: University of Pennsylvania
  • Introducción a la inteligencia artificial: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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