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.

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Email Automation, Payment Systems, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development Tools, JavaScript Frameworks, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Deployment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Business Planning, Customer Analysis, User Research, Target Audience, Business Marketing, Financial Management, Marketing Strategies, Entrepreneurship, Customer Acquisition Management, Market Opportunities, Email Marketing, Business Development, Social Media Marketing, Interviewing Skills, Product Development, Search Engine Optimization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Event Monitoring, Incident Response, Security Management, Cyber Security Policies, Command-Line Interface, System Monitoring, Configuration Management, Object Oriented Design, User Interface (UI), Computer Displays, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Agile Project Management, Leadership and Management, Agile Methodology, Decision Making, Meeting Facilitation, Collaboration, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Continuous Improvement Process, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Adaptability, Change Management, Organizational Change, Goal Setting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routing, Network Switches, Routing Protocols, Virtual Networking, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Local Area Networks, Network Troubleshooting, Network Protocols, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Flows, Wireframing, UI/UX Research, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Prototyping, Design Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Social Media Strategy, Target Audience, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Matching, Branding, Marketing Materials
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Meeting Facilitation, Team Motivation, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Team Management, Team Leadership, Team Building, Telecommuting, Teamwork, Rapport Building, Team Performance Management, Conflict Management, Communication Strategies, Trustworthiness, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Content Creation, Marketing Materials, Business Intelligence, Social Media, Brand Awareness, User Accounts, Account Management, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, CI/CD, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming, Transaction Processing, Cloud Deployment, Redis, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, System Monitoring, Software Design Patterns, Data Integrity, Real Time Data
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Probability, Probability Distribution, Applied Machine Learning, Probability & Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computational Thinking, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months