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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Advertise your Fundraiser using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Design Elements And Principles, Organizational Skills, Graphic Design, Driving engagement, Layout Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Facebook, Marketing

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Blender 4 - The Ultimate Environment Artist's Guide

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Environment, Art History, Architectural Design, Graphical Tools, Image Quality, Performance Tuning, Design, Creative Design, Game Design, Design Elements And Principles, Aesthetics

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    VR with Unity: Build your first Meta Quest VR Project

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Virtual Environment, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Cross Platform Development, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    L

    L&T EduTech

    Geometric and Traffic Aspects of Highway

    Skills you'll gain: Traffic Flow Optimization, Civil Engineering, Stormwater Management, Structural Engineering, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Construction, Safety Standards, Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing, Engineering Design Process

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    K

    Khalifa University

    Risk Management and Industrial Safety

    Skills you'll gain: Accident Reporting, Fire And Life Safety, Accident Prevention, Hazard Analysis, Risk Analysis, Human Factors, Safety Training, Safety Standards, Occupational Safety And Health, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Risk Mitigation, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Investigation, Emergency Response, Root Cause Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    41 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Build Customizable Sales Presentation Graphics using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Data Visualization, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Target Market, Market Analysis, Sales, Presentations, Content Creation, Graphic Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Java, Apache Maven, Hibernate (Java), Unit Testing, Gradle, Microservices, Application Programming Interface (API), Google Cloud Platform, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Application Deployment, Development Environment, Cloud Deployment, OAuth, YAML, Restful API, Load Balancing, Configuration Management

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Responsible AI, Cryptography, DevSecOps, Encryption, Secure Coding, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Encryption Standard, Security Engineering, Software Architecture, Cyber Security Strategy, Cloud Security, CI/CD, Security Awareness, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Security Controls, Software Development

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    13 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    V

    Vanderbilt University

    AI Agents in Java with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Java, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Generative AI, LLM Application, Tool Calling, OpenAI API, Application Development, Prompt Engineering, Debugging

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Quantitative Model Checking

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Markov Model, Verification And Validation, Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Probability, Algorithms, Probability Distribution

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    54 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Web Development with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Web Development, Flask (Web Framework), Restful API, Cloud Deployment, Selenium (Software), Front-End Web Development, Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, Object-Relational Mapping, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Security, HTML and CSS, Back-End Web Development, Databases, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming, Vue.JS, Relational Databases, SQL, Collaboration

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    P

    Packt

    Create eLearning Courses with Articulate Storyline 360

    Skills you'll gain: Educational Materials, Learning Management Systems, Instructional Design, Animation and Game Design, Interaction Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Advertise your Fundraiser using Canva: Coursera
  • Blender 4 - The Ultimate Environment Artist's Guide: Packt
  • VR with Unity: Build your first Meta Quest VR Project: Coursera
  • Geometric and Traffic Aspects of Highway: L&T EduTech
  • Risk Management and Industrial Safety: Khalifa University
  • Build Customizable Sales Presentation Graphics using Canva: Coursera
  • Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud: Packt
  • Cyber Security: DevOps: Macquarie University
  • AI Agents in Java with Generative AI: Vanderbilt University
  • Quantitative Model Checking: 28DIGITAL

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