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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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    Arizona State University

    Classification and Planned Experiments

    Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Research Design, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Logistic Regression, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability & Statistics, Data Science, Data Visualization, Simulations, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The University of Hong Kong

    University Teaching

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Pedagogy, Teaching, Course Development, Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, Higher Education, Learning Theory

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Verify Fixes and Analyze Quality Metrics

    Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, Software Quality Assurance, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Debugging, Maintainability, Regression Testing, Quality Assurance, Data Quality, Issue Tracking, Root Cause Analysis, Business Intelligence, Jira (Software)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    AI Product Management

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Responsible AI, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, Data Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Unsupervised Learning, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Quality, Model Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Human Centered Design, Machine Learning, Project Management, Product Management, Product Design, Data Science

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Automate Workflows Across Tools Seamlessly

    Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, No-Code Development, Process Improvement, Business Process Automation, Process Design, Automation, Project Management Software, Systems Thinking, Slack (Software), Collaborative Software, Cloud-Based Integration, Data Integration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    Marketing Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Surveys, Marketing Planning, Market Research, Business Research, Product Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Value Propositions, Market Analysis, Marketing, Business Planning, Marketing Channel, Peer Review, Case Studies, Target Market, Research Design, Data Analysis, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategies, Product Strategy

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Interactive UI & Animation with Advanced JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Animations, Web Development, Event-Driven Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Functional Programming in Scala

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Apache Spark, User Interface (UI), Distributed Computing, Programming Principles, Big Data, Data Processing, Software Design, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Data Manipulation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Heat Maps, Interactive Data Visualization, Computer Programming, Real Time Data, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Geospatial Information and Technology, Performance Tuning

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Illinois Tech

    History of Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Art History, Music History, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Culture, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Interactive Design, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling, Case Studies, Innovation

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Copenhagen Business School

    Strategic Management and Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Business Planning, Case Studies, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Plan Execution, Goal Setting, Resource Management, Organizational Strategy, Peer Review, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Leadership, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, Culture Transformation, Change Management, Business Strategies, Business Management

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Automate, Enhance, and No-Code Apps

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Workflow Management, Business Process Modeling, Process Mapping, Business Process, Data Integration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Classification and Planned Experiments: Arizona State University
  • University Teaching: The University of Hong Kong
  • Verify Fixes and Analyze Quality Metrics: Coursera
  • Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches: Packt
  • AI Product Management: Duke University
  • Automate Workflows Across Tools Seamlessly: Coursera
  • Marketing Strategy: IE Business School
  • Interactive UI & Animation with Advanced JavaScript: Packt
  • Functional Programming in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • History of Video Games: Illinois Tech

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Game Design (11)
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