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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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    Packt

    Finalizing the Windmill and Integrating with Unreal Engine 5

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create Striking Real Estate Instagram Posts in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Instagram, Creative Design, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Real Estate

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    33 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica

    TDD – Desenvolvimento de Software Guiado por Testes

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, JUnit, Test Automation, Software Testing, Testability, Maintainability, Software Design, Software Development, White-Box Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Programming Principles

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    412 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Sustainable Neighborhoods

    Skills you'll gain: Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Science, Sustainable Development, Case Studies, Community Development, Public Works, Sustainable Design, Environment and Resource Management, Building Codes, Cultural Diversity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    88 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Database Design, Database Application, Databases, NoSQL, MongoDB, Back-End Web Development, Performance Tuning, API Design, Cloud Applications, Authentications, Server Side, Middleware, Scalability, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Debugging, Javascript

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    49 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Autonomous Vehicle Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Control Systems, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Big Data, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mechanical Design, Database Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Vision, Laboratory Experience, Databases, Systems Architecture, Distributed Computing, Simulations, Global Positioning Systems, Business Intelligence, Robotics, Automation

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    78 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Production

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, CI/CD, Google Cloud Platform, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Delivery, Cloud Applications, Application Performance Management, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Identity and Access Management, Data Storage, Authorization (Computing), Database Systems, Authentications

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    952 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Introduzione alla Storia dell'Architettura Contemporanea

    Skills you'll gain: Architectural Design, Art History, Architecture and Construction, Aesthetics, European History, Design Elements And Principles, Design

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    185 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Macquarie University

    Create video, audio and infographics for online learning

    Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Infographics, Course Development, Developing Training Materials, Multimedia, Podcasting, Content Creation, Constructive Feedback, Design Reviews, Storyboarding, Education Software and Technology, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Digital pedagogy, Storytelling

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    104 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Database Architecture and NoSQL at Scale with Deno

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Applications, Database Systems, Data Store, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Database Design, Distributed Computing, SQL, Scalability, JSON

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    146 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Canva pour les débutants

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Video Editing, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Design, User Accounts, Digital Marketing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    How to create a high-quality flyer in Adobe Photoshop

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Photo Editing, Image Quality, Typography

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Finalizing the Windmill and Integrating with Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Create Striking Real Estate Instagram Posts in Canva: Coursera
  • TDD – Desenvolvimento de Software Guiado por Testes: Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
  • Sustainable Neighborhoods: Johns Hopkins University
  • Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications: IBM
  • Autonomous Vehicle Engineering: Università di Napoli Federico II
  • Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Production: Google Cloud
  • Introduzione alla Storia dell'Architettura Contemporanea: Politecnico di Milano
  • Create video, audio and infographics for online learning : Macquarie University
  • Database Architecture and NoSQL at Scale with Deno: University of Michigan

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