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.

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Systems Design, Software Design, Solution Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Verification And Validation, Maintainability, Systems Analysis, Enterprise Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Design Research, Persona (User Experience), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Software, AI Workflows, User Interface (UI) Design, Brainstorming, Real Time Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Human Centered Design, AI Personalization, User Story, Wireframing, Ideation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Database Management Systems, Relational Databases, Database Theory, Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Modeling, Data Integrity, Diagram Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Logo Design, Digital Design, Layout Design, Color Theory, Image Quality, Photo Editing, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Aesthetics, Design, Art History, Sustainability Standards, Research, Non-Verbal Communication, Creativity, World History, Social Impact, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Adobe
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Digital Design, Generative AI, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Code Review, Product Family Engineering, Software Systems, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Java, Software Documentation, Maintainability
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Maintainability, Application Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Design Strategies, Sampling (Statistics), Probability & Statistics, Mathematical Modeling, Analysis, Model Evaluation, Data Transformation, Descriptive Statistics, Probability Distribution, Variance Analysis, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Needs Assessment, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Diversity and Inclusion, Training and Development, Education and Training, Curriculum Development, Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IIT Bombay
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, Prototyping, Human Centered Design, Product Design, Sustainable Business, Innovation, Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Empathy, User Feedback, Product Development, Customer experience improvement, Case Studies, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Centered Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, User Research, Information Architecture
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks