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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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    Skillshare

    Mindful Digital Art: 5 Prompts for Self Development

    Skills you'll gain: Mindfulness, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Creativity, Digital Design, Graphical Tools, Emotional Intelligence, Color Theory, Creative Thinking, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Design Software, Adobe Creative Cloud

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Microservices Architecture, Deployment & Resilience

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, CI/CD, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming, Transaction Processing, Cloud Deployment, Redis, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, System Monitoring, Software Design Patterns, Data Integrity, Real Time Data

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Nomad Sculpt 3D: Stylized Female Pt 1: Head & Anatomy

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Creativity

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Probability and Random Variables

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Probability, Probability Distribution, Applied Machine Learning, Probability & Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computational Thinking, Simulations

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Aprendizagem Ativa STEM com Simulações Interativas PhET

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematics Education, Education Software and Technology, Simulations, Pedagogy, Digital pedagogy, Simulation and Simulation Software, Design Reviews, Survey Creation, Lesson Planning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Science and Research, Interactive Design, Conceptual Design, Experimentation, User Feedback, Research, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, File Management

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    برمجة Java: إنشاء نظام ترشيح

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Databases, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Algorithms, Data Analysis, Java, Data Structures, Data Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Machinery for Concreting

    Skills you'll gain: Equipment Design, Maintenance, Repair, and Facility Services, Product Lifecycle Management, Construction Engineering, Construction, Construction Management, Machine Controls, Plant Operations and Management, Facility Management and Maintenance, Automation Engineering, Architecture and Construction, Digital Transformation, Hydraulics, 3D Modeling

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML - Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Semantic Web, Web Development, Web Design, Data Validation, Development Environment, Verification And Validation, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    AI CERTs

    AI in Government

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, AI Security, Public Policies, Public Cloud, Data Ethics, Technology Strategies, Predictive Analytics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    ASP.NET Core Fundamentals and Environment Setup

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, GitHub, Version Control, .NET Framework, Git (Version Control System), ASP.NET, Application Frameworks, Software Configuration Management, Development Environment, Microsoft Visual Studio, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Microsoft Development Tools, HTML and CSS

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Anmol Test Institution

    العمل مع المكونات في تطبيق فيغما

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Mockups, Wireframing, Application Design, Design, Web Design

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Implement the User Experience for your AppSheet App

    Skills you'll gain: Application Design, Data Mapping, Data Visualization, Google Workspace, Geospatial Mapping, Google Cloud Platform, Data Management

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Mindful Digital Art: 5 Prompts for Self Development: Skillshare
  • Advanced Microservices Architecture, Deployment & Resilience: Packt
  • Nomad Sculpt 3D: Stylized Female Pt 1: Head & Anatomy: Skillshare
  • Foundations of Probability and Random Variables: Johns Hopkins University
  • Aprendizagem Ativa STEM com Simulações Interativas PhET: University of Colorado Boulder
  • برمجة Java: إنشاء نظام ترشيح: Duke University
  • Machinery for Concreting: L&T EduTech
  • XHTML - Beginners: EDUCBA
  • AI in Government: AI CERTs
  • ASP.NET Core Fundamentals and Environment Setup: Packt

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