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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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    Imperial College London

    Advanced App Development in Android Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Android Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Application Development, Animation and Game Design

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Architecting with Google Compute Engine bahasa Indonesia

    Skills you'll gain: Google App Engine, Kubernetes, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, Cloud Development, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Applications, API Design, Containerization, Cloud Computing, Application Deployment, Cloud Management, Serverless Computing, Terraform, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Blueprints-Foundations and Practical Mechanics

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Virtual Environment, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Timelines, Debugging

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Institut Mines-Télécom

    Manager dans l'incertain

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Risk Management, Systems Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Complex Problem Solving, Project Risk Management, Change Control, Behavioral Economics, Project Management, Analysis, Research and Design, Business Modeling, Innovation, Business Strategy

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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Diseño de Actividades con PhET para la Educación STEM

    Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematics Education, Interactive Design, Experimentation, Chemistry, Graphing, Physics, Biology, Algebra, Geometry

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Application Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Software Architecture, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Model View Controller, Data Structures

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    École normale supérieure

    Approximation Algorithms Part II

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Advanced Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Probability

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Adobe

    Generative AI for Graphic Designers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Adobe Illustrator, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Creativity, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Computer Graphics, Creative Design, Creative Thinking, Color Theory, Digital Design, Visual Design, Content Creation, Branding

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Performance Optimization and Scalability

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Microsoft Copilot, Application Design, Performance Testing, Systems Architecture, Application Performance Management, Distributed Computing, Database Management, Middleware, SQL

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    إدارة المواهب

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Talent Management, Recruitment Strategies, Workforce Development, Employee Training, Recruitment, Constructive Feedback, Succession Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Talent Pipelining, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Organizational Structure, Branding

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    28DIGITAL

    Automated Reasoning: satisfiability

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Combinatorics, Logical Reasoning, Mathematical Modeling, Theoretical Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Verification And Validation, Arithmetic

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Bringing Ideas to Life Using AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Agentic systems, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Amazon Web Services, Data Governance, API Design, Cost Management, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, Information Privacy, Innovation, Compliance Management

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Advanced App Development in Android Capstone: Imperial College London
  • Architecting with Google Compute Engine bahasa Indonesia: Google Cloud
  • Unreal Engine Blueprints-Foundations and Practical Mechanics: EDUCBA
  • Manager dans l'incertain: Institut Mines-Télécom
  • Diseño de Actividades con PhET para la Educación STEM: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Application Programming Fundamentals: LearnQuest
  • Approximation Algorithms Part II: École normale supérieure
  • Generative AI for Graphic Designers: Adobe
  • Performance Optimization and Scalability: Microsoft
  • إدارة المواهب : University of Michigan

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