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Game Design Courses

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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Universitat Politècnica de València

    Introduction to SQL and relational databases

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Integrity, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Databases, Query Languages, Database Design, Web Applications, Application Security, Server Side, Data Manipulation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Customer-Centric Enterprise: Product Lifecycle Management

    Skills you'll gain: AI Product Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management, Responsible AI, Product Strategy, Governance, Product Management, Innovation, Product Roadmaps, Product Marketing, Organizational Structure, Business Strategy, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Customer experience strategy (CX), Value Propositions, Business Metrics, Customer Insights, Performance Metric

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    HTML for Beginners: Working with Images

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Content, Web Development, UI Components

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Goodwill Industries International

    Building Your Community Resources

    Skills you'll gain: digital literacy, Training Programs, Relationship Building, Community Development, Community Outreach, Curriculum Planning, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation, Planning, Collaboration, Resourcefulness, Data Mapping, Cultural Sensitivity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Washington

    Business Law: A Community of Practice with Paralegals

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal Strategy, Commercial Laws, Governance, Legal Risk, Case Law, Corporate Finance, Business Ethics, Civil Law, Contract Review, Partnership Accounting, Organizational Structure, Analysis, Business

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Terraform in AWS from Basics to Guru

    Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Network Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Multi-Cloud, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Wide Area Networks, General Networking, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, DevOps, Cloud Security, Automation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Predictive Analytics Project Ideation

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Business Analytics, Customer Analysis, Project Design, Applied Machine Learning, Solution Design, Sprint Planning, Machine Learning, Brainstorming, Trend Analysis, Design Thinking, Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Deep Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Quality Control

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Promotional Materials Every Musician Needs

    Skills you'll gain: Photo/Video Production and Technology, Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, Presentations, Writing, Layout Design, Copywriting, Music, Content Creation, Branding, Design, Target Audience, Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Mastering Teradata for Data Warehouse & Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, SQL, Stored Procedure, Transaction Processing, Query Languages, Performance Tuning, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Data Security, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Transformation, Data Storage, Relational Databases, Solution Design, Database Management Systems, Data Import/Export, Database Design, System Implementation, Mainframe Computing

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Sungkyunkwan University

    EKP2: Formation of Korean Neo-Confucianism

    Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Liberal Arts, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Discussion Facilitation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MathWorks

    Powering the Future with Electrification

    Skills you'll gain: Electrical Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Electric Power Systems, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Issue

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Introduction to Database Migration

    Skills you'll gain: Database Management Systems, Data Migration, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Data Mapping, Database Design, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Applications

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • Introduction to SQL and relational databases: Universitat Politècnica de València
  • Customer-Centric Enterprise: Product Lifecycle Management: University of Maryland, College Park
  • HTML for Beginners: Working with Images: Coursera
  • Building Your Community Resources: Goodwill Industries International
  • Business Law: A Community of Practice with Paralegals: University of Washington
  • Terraform in AWS from Basics to Guru: Pearson
  • Predictive Analytics Project Ideation: University of Minnesota
  • Promotional Materials Every Musician Needs: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Mastering Teradata for Data Warehouse & Analytics: Board Infinity
  • EKP2: Formation of Korean Neo-Confucianism: Sungkyunkwan University

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