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: Unity Engine, Integrated Development Environments, Event-Driven Programming, Software Development Tools, User Interface (UI), Graphical Tools, Scripting, Software Design, Package and Software Management, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), Version Control
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Visualization, Sales Presentations, Public Speaking, Layout Design
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Story, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Centered Design, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI), Usability Testing, Storyboarding, Mockups, User Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Web Development, Front-End Web Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, Typography
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Storytelling, Infographics, Layout Design, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, GitHub, Web Design, Git (Version Control System), Browser Compatibility, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Cloud Hosting, Usability, Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Brainstorming, Email Automation, AI Enablement, Concision, Large Language Modeling, Business Writing, Productivity, Organizational Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Test Script Development, Test Planning, Test Automation, Test Engineering, Acceptance Testing, Test Tools, White-Box Testing, CI/CD, Software Quality Assurance, Test Data, Regression Testing, Quality Assurance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Authorization (Computing), Azure Active Directory, Cloud Infrastructure, Authentications, Cloud Security, Event Monitoring, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Infrastructure Security, Identity and Access Management, System Monitoring, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Active Directory, Network Monitoring, Data Governance, Cloud Applications, Personally Identifiable Information, Security Management, Information Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Encryption, Authentications, Cybersecurity, Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Email Security, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Key Management, Application Development, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Integrity
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Electrical Systems, Electrical Wiring, HVAC, Building Design, Construction Inspection, Basic Electrical Systems, Engineering Calculations, Architectural Design, System Requirements, Mechanical Design, Building Codes, Structural Analysis, Cost Estimation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks