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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.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Blueprints – AI & Game System Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Data Persistence, Video Game Development, Game Design, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Human Machine Interfaces, Animation and Game Design, System Testing, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Character Development & Combat Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), User Interface (UI)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    3D Design in Unreal Engine: Create a Realistic Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Arte 3D y animación en videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Computer Graphics, Music, Aesthetics, Creativity, Data Import/Export

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Usability Testing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, UI/UX Research, R Programming, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, Statistics, Data Validation, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal FPS Development - Combat, AI & UI Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, Debugging, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    MonoGame Development: Build & Implement Blocks

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Advanced Features and Polish for a Pinball Game in UE

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Gameplay en videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Usability, 3D Assets, C# (Programming Language), Computer Graphic Techniques, Scripting

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Prototyping, Computer Graphics

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Planning, HUDs, and Spawners in GameMaker

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Programming Principles, Scripting Languages, User Interface (UI), Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine Blueprints – AI & Game System Architecture: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine Character Development & Combat Systems: EDUCBA
  • 3D Design in Unreal Engine: Create a Realistic Environment: Skillshare
  • Arte 3D y animación en videojuegos: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments: University of California San Diego
  • Unreal FPS Development - Combat, AI & UI Systems: EDUCBA
  • MonoGame Development: Build & Implement Blocks: EDUCBA
  • Advanced Features and Polish for a Pinball Game in UE: EDUCBA
  • Gameplay en videojuegos: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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