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: Software Development Life Cycle, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Bash (Scripting Language), Restful API, Shell Script, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Flask (Web Framework), Software Design, Version Control, File Management, Application Deployment, Linux, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design Patterns, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Wireframing, Information Architecture, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Usability, Mockups, Conceptual Design, User Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Agile Product Development, New Product Development, Continuous Delivery, Agile Software Development, User Story, Product Management, Agile Methodology, Product Testing, Agile Project Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Design Thinking, Team Building, Team Leadership, DevOps, Customer Analysis, Innovation, Analytics, Business Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Web Scraping, Linux Commands, Database Design, SQL, Database Administration, MySQL, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Store, Generative AI, Data Import/Export, Data Security
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Hibernate (Java), Database Design, Responsive Web Design, Docker (Software), Containerization, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), CI/CD, Restful API, Java Programming, Model Deployment, Engineering Software, Version Control, Database Management, Software Design
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Data Management, Blueprinting, Video Game Development, Scripting, UI Components, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Unity Engine, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Application Design, Display Devices, Technical Design, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Graphics, Human Factors
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Web Applications, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programming, Scientific Visualization, Game Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Development, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, JSON, Web Applications, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scripting, Browser Compatibility, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Presentations, User Experience Design, User Research, Data Ethics, User Centered Design, Research Design, Prototyping, Research Methodologies, Wireframing, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Creative Problem-Solving, AI Personalization, Innovation, Brainstorming, Game Design, Education Software and Technology, Student Engagement, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks