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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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    Microsoft

    Secure your Cloud Data

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Data Security, Network Security, Cloud Applications, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Application Security, Microsoft SQL Servers, Web Applications, Database Application, Cloud Development, Azure Active Directory, Firewall, Relational Databases, Cloud Management, Key Management, Threat Detection, Authentications, Encryption

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    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Web Development Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Debugging, Web Applications, No-Code Development, Front-End Web Development, Development Environment, Web Development Tools

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Leading the Way: Becoming a Sustainability Change Agent

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Systems Thinking, Professional Development, Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Change Management, Professional Networking, Self-Awareness

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Azure DevOps and Continuous Delivery with Git

    Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Continuous Delivery, CI/CD, DevOps, Test Planning, Continuous Integration, Git (Version Control System), YAML, GitHub, Agile Methodology, Version Control, Agile Project Management, Application Deployment, Sprint Planning, Scrum (Software Development)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Mastering Data Visualization with Matplotlib

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Scientific Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Image Quality, NumPy, Histogram, Image Analysis

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    12 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Research, User Research, Prototyping, Test Planning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Arizona State University

    Creative Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Brainstorming, Resourcefulness, Creativity, Curiosity, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, Decision Making, Collaboration

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    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Introduction to Building with AWS Databases V01.01.00

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Database Design, Database Systems, Data Migration, Databases, Solution Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Looker Developer - Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data Modeling, Database Design, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Edureka

    Power BI Integration with AWS and Snowflake

    Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Power BI, Cloud Security, Advanced Analytics, Data Management, Data Governance, Amazon Web Services, Data Integration, Data Security, Cost Control, Data Visualization Software, Cloud Computing, Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Statistical Reporting, Amazon S3, SQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Data Management Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, MySQL, Data Management, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Security, Dashboard, Tableau Software, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, SQL, Personally Identifiable Information, Microsoft Excel, Data Governance, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Networking in Google Cloud: Network Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtual Networking, Google Cloud Platform, Network Routing, Computer Networking, Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Network Analysis, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewall, Load Balancing, Scalability

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

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

  • Secure your Cloud Data: Microsoft
  • Web Development Foundations: Packt
  • Leading the Way: Becoming a Sustainability Change Agent: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Azure DevOps and Continuous Delivery with Git: Packt
  • Mastering Data Visualization with Matplotlib: EDUCBA
  • Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma: Coursera
  • Creative Thinking: Arizona State University
  • Introduction to Building with AWS Databases V01.01.00: Amazon Web Services
  • Looker Developer - Qwik Start: Google Cloud
  • Power BI Integration with AWS and Snowflake: Edureka

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