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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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    Google Cloud

    API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Restful API, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API, Application Lifecycle Management, Proxy Servers, Software Documentation, Application Deployment, Authentications

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Canva Design Essentials Pt. 3: Docs, Video & AI Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Layout Design, Image Quality

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IE Business School

    From Ideas to Impact: Design Thinking for User-Centricity

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Business Solutions, Human Centered Design, Problem Solving, User Experience Design, Case Studies, Brainstorming, Team Oriented, User Research, Ideation, Creativity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Event Video & Social Media Experience Design in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Event Marketing, Event Management, Social Media Content, Drive Engagement, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Promotional Strategies, Content Marketing, Branding, Video Production, Storytelling, Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Use Data Canvas to Visualize and Design Queries

    Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Query Languages, Data Integration, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IESE Business School

    Parte 1: Design Thinking para la resolución de problemas

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Problem Solving, Human Centered Design, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Verbal Communication Skills, Needs Assessment, Empathy, Customer Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Mapping the Mission: User Personas & Journey Design in Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Design Research, UI/UX Strategy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Figma UI UX Design Essentials Pt.3: Prototypes & Handoff

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Animations, Responsive Web Design, Prototyping, UI Components, Interaction Design, Mockups, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Collaborative Software

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process em Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, Kubernetes, Cloud Applications, Cloud Storage, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Security, DevOps, Network Architecture, System Design and Implementation, Scalability, Software Architecture, Load Balancing, Service Level

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    Coursera

    Social Media Campaigns with AI: From Strategy to Design

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Canva (Software), Social Media Campaigns, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, ChatGPT, Brand Management, Digital Content, AI Enablement, Data Import/Export

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Content, Facebook, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Animations, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts

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    Coursera

    Optimizing 3G Layer 1 Firmware: Design to Debug

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Telecommunications, Digital Signal Processing, Performance Tuning, Digital Communications, System Programming, Debugging, C (Programming Language)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform: Google Cloud
  • Canva Design Essentials Pt. 3: Docs, Video & AI Tools: Skillshare
  • From Ideas to Impact: Design Thinking for User-Centricity: IE Business School
  • Event Video & Social Media Experience Design in Canva: Coursera
  • Use Data Canvas to Visualize and Design Queries: Google Cloud
  • Parte 1: Design Thinking para la resolución de problemas: IESE Business School
  • Mapping the Mission: User Personas & Journey Design in Figma: Coursera
  • Figma UI UX Design Essentials Pt.3: Prototypes & Handoff: Skillshare
  • Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process em Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud
  • Social Media Campaigns with AI: From Strategy to Design: Coursera

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