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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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    Packt

    Rust Basics and Core Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Software Installation, Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Command-Line Interface

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Dassault Systèmes

    Virtual Factory for Education

    Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Automation Engineering, Technical Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Architecting with Google Compute Engine in italiano

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), API Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Kubernetes, Load Balancing, Virtual Networking, Terraform, Data Storage Technologies, Restful API, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Cloud Solutions

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Storytelling That Delivers Program and Project Outcomes

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Negotiation, Data Presentation, Risk Management, Professional Development, Business Risk Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Oracle PLSQL 21c: Apply, Analyze & Build Programs

    Skills you'll gain: PL/SQL, Oracle Databases, SQL, Stored Procedure, Computational Logic, Programming Principles, Business Logic, Data Validation, Data Integrity

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Empathy, Data, and Risk

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Empathy, Tableau Software, Risk Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Risk Management, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Risk Management, Human Centered Design, Decision Making, User Research, Risk Control, Behavioral Economics, Psychology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Risk-Based and White-Box Test Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: White-Box Testing, Software Testing, Risk Analysis, Code Coverage, Test Case, Unit Testing, Test Engineering, Test Planning, Integration Testing

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    GenAI Foundations and AI Agents Development

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Generative Model Architectures, CrewAI, AI Orchestration, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Prompt Patterns, Tool Calling, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Systems Architecture, Responsible AI, Context Management, Application Deployment, Collaboration, Data Integration, Job Evaluation, Logical Reasoning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Using JavaScript with AI: Enhancing Development Workflows

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, User Experience, Web Applications, ChatGPT, Web Development, HTML and CSS, Frontend Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Engineering, Real Time Data, Debugging

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics

    Skills you'll gain: z/OS, Computer Architecture, Mainframe Computing, Systems Architecture, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Computer Programming

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    z/Architecture Assembler Language Pt 2: Machine Instructions

    Skills you'll gain: z/OS, Computer Architecture, Mainframe Computing, System Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Logic, Data Storage, Job Control Language (JCL)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Créer du contenu de sensibilisation pour Instagram sur Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Brand Awareness, Social Media, Social Impact, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Rust Basics and Core Concepts: Packt
  • Virtual Factory for Education: Dassault Systèmes
  • Architecting with Google Compute Engine in italiano: Google Cloud
  • Storytelling That Delivers Program and Project Outcomes: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Oracle PLSQL 21c: Apply, Analyze & Build Programs: EDUCBA
  • Empathy, Data, and Risk: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Fundamentals of Risk-Based and White-Box Test Techniques: Board Infinity
  • GenAI Foundations and AI Agents Development: Starweaver
  • Using JavaScript with AI: Enhancing Development Workflows: Coursera
  • z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics: IBM

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