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.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Structure, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Change, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Corporate Strategy, Process Design, Coordinating, Business Strategy, Business Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Planning, Governance, Coordination, Growth Strategies, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Ideation, Creative Thinking, Thought Leadership, Curiosity, Strategic Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Overcoming Obstacles, Growth Mindedness, Creativity, Collaboration, Dealing With Ambiguity, Empathy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Interaction Design, Mockups, Design Elements And Principles, Wireframing, Internet Of Things
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Programming Principles, General Mathematics, Plot (Graphics), Computer Graphics, Graphing, Computational Logic, Geometry, Data Structures, Applied Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Artificial Intelligence, Interaction Design, Scripting, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Skills you'll gain: Employee Engagement, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Workflow Management, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Design, Organizational Development, Operational Excellence, Culture Transformation, Drive Engagement, Organizational Effectiveness, Communication Strategies, Business Process Improvement, Business Management, Workforce Management, Performance Improvement, Business Operations, Productivity, Decision Making, Strategic Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Science and Research, Statistical Methods, Scientific Methods, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Software, Mathematical Software, Design Strategies, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Variance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Predictive Analytics, Statistical Visualization, Model Training, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Software, Machine Learning Methods, Object Oriented Design, Data Wrangling, Game Design, Data Science, Data Import/Export, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Code Reusability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Supply And Demand, Revenue Management, Economics, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Policy Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Version Control, Mobile Development, Android Development, Android (Operating System), User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Game Design, Git (Version Control System), Animation and Game Design, Release Management, Scripting, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Node.JS, Web Applications, Web Servers, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Model View Controller, Javascript, PHP (Scripting Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, JSON, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Architecture, Real Time Data, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months