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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


  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Customer Insights: New Product Development Orientation

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Design Thinking, New Product Development, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer experience improvement, Product Development, Consumer Behaviour, Business Research, User Research, Persona Development, Product Management, Market Research, Process Mapping, Case Studies, Product Strategy, Innovation, Needs Assessment

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    104 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    U

    University of Toronto

    Visual Perception for Self-Driving Cars

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Robotics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Linear Algebra

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    583 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    R

    Rice University

    Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business

    Skills you'll gain: Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Economics, Game Theory, Supply And Demand, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Decision Making

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    37 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Status: Free Trial
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    S

    Skillshare

    Complete Beginners Guide to Blender 3D

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Graphical Tools, Timelines, Graphics Software, User Interface (UI), File Management, Image Quality, Layout Design, Software Installation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
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    U

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Simulación en ciencias de la salud

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Practices, Patient Evaluation, Medical Devices, Virtual Environment, Learning Theory, Clinical Assessment, Constructive Feedback, Decision Making, Patient Treatment, Medical Equipment and Technology, Instructional Design, Interactive Learning, Patient Communication, Learning Strategies

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    57 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    U

    Universidad Austral

    Programación Orientada a Objetos con Python

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Testing, Programming Principles, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Software Development, Computer Programming, Python Programming

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    284 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    U

    Universidade de São Paulo

    Introdução aos Princípios e Práticas da Gestão De Projetos

    Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Cost Estimation, Project Performance, Project Controls, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Conflict Management, Stakeholder Management, Timelines, Scheduling, Project Planning, Quality Management, Project Documentation, Project Management, Estimation, Milestones (Project Management), Budgeting, Organizational Structure, Performance Metric

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    1.2K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    C

    Columbia University

    The Construction Industry: The Way Forward

    Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Innovation, Architecture and Construction, Construction Management, Organizational Change, Workforce Development, Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Building Information Modeling, Sustainable Design, Climate Change Adaptation, Machine Learning

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    397 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    L

    LearnQuest

    5G Mobile Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Internet Of Things, Emerging Technologies, Network Security, Network Protocols, Wireless Networks, Network Performance Management, Network Planning And Design, Network Infrastructure, Communication Systems, General Networking, Mobile Security, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, Technology Roadmaps, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Automation, Cloud Computing, Real Time Data

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    52 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    A

    Arizona State University

    Python: A Guided Journey from Introduction to Application

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Matplotlib, File I/O, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), NumPy, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Machine Learning Algorithms, Object Oriented Design, Applied Machine Learning, Integrated Development Environments, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, Machine Learning, Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    74 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    IBM

    Introduction to Enterprise Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, IBM Cloud, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure Architecture, Computer Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Systems, Computer Hardware, Cryptography, System Configuration, Process Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction à la programmation orientée objet (en C++)

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles, Debugging

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    399 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Customer Insights: New Product Development Orientation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Visual Perception for Self-Driving Cars: University of Toronto
  • Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business: Rice University
  • Complete Beginners Guide to Blender 3D: Skillshare
  • Simulación en ciencias de la salud: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Programación Orientada a Objetos con Python: Universidad Austral
  • Introdução aos Princípios e Práticas da Gestão De Projetos: Universidade de São Paulo
  • The Construction Industry: The Way Forward: Columbia University
  • 5G Mobile Networks: LearnQuest
  • Python: A Guided Journey from Introduction to Application: Arizona State University

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