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: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Design Research, Persona (User Experience), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Software, AI Workflows, User Interface (UI) Design, Brainstorming, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Human Centered Design, User Story, Large Language Modeling, Wireframing, Responsible AI, Ideation, Machine Learning
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Customer Analysis, Business Metrics, Data Analysis, Performance Metric, Customer Insights, Analysis, Performance Measurement, Trend Analysis, Benchmarking, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Pareto Chart, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer experience strategy (CX), Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Root Cause Analysis, Consumer Behaviour
Intermediate · 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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Architecture, Architectural Design, Building Design, Environmental Engineering, Building Information Modeling, Thermal Management, Sustainable Design, HVAC, Simulation and Simulation Software, Materials science, Physics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Systems Design, Design Software, Design, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Calculations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Image Analysis, Graphical Tools, Physics
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Scalability, Cloud Computing, Software Architecture, Cloud Applications, Cloud Solutions, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Load Balancing, Serverless Computing, Software Design Patterns, Microservices, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI), Usability, Human Computer Interaction, Persona (User Experience), Interaction Design, User Research, Wireframing, Information Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Visual Studio, Algorithms, Game Design, Video Game Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Architectural Design, Creative Problem-Solving, Brainstorming, Design Thinking, Storytelling, Teamwork, Curiosity, Design, Collaboration, Design Strategies, Creative Design, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Empathy, Cultural Responsiveness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Scripting, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Animations
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JUnit, Software Design Patterns, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Design, Software Architecture, Java, Unit Testing, Application Design, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Development Testing, Java Programming, API Design, Test Case, Program Development, Software Development, Databases
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months