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: User Experience, Adobe XD, Design Thinking, User Research, Wireframing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Emerging Technologies, Collaborative Software, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Surveys, Interviewing Skills, Research Design, Data Collection, Qualitative Research, Research, Research Methodologies, Quantitative Research, Peer Review
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Product Development, Health Systems, Health Disparities, Business Modeling, Health Equity, Drive Engagement, Lean Six Sigma, Market Analysis, Performance Improvement, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Analysis, New Product Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Operations Management, Operations, Problem Solving, Leadership
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, Digital Design, Visual Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Android Development, Mobile Development, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Application Development, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Animations, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Human Resource Strategy, Organizational Strategy, Culture Transformation, Organizational Structure, Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Planning, Organizational Development, Organizational Change, Strategic Leadership, Operational Risk, Plan Execution, Operational Analysis, Organizational Leadership, Internal Controls, Risk Mitigation, Risk Management, Business Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Report Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Enablement, AI powered creativity, Generative AI, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Model Optimization, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Product Development, Product Design, Prototyping, Product Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Usability, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Typography, Color Theory, Semantic Web
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Public Speaking, Presentations, Peer Review, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Business Correspondence, Storytelling, Business Communication, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Verbal Communication Skills, Design, Visual Design, Writing, Organizational Skills, Project Design, Layout Design, Writing and Editing, Concision, Graphical Tools
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Computer Graphic Techniques, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Code Reusability, Computational Logic
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months