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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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    CertNexus

    Internet of Things: Foundations of Design and Development

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Prototyping, PIC Microcontrollers, Embedded Systems, General Networking, Information Technology Architecture, USB, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), System Configuration, Software Development, Power Electronics, Microarchitecture, Software Development Tools, Basic Electrical Systems, Electrical Wiring, Electrical Equipment, Electrical Power, Project Planning, Electric Power Systems

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, Human Computer Interaction, Usability Testing, Design Research, Embedded Systems, Wireframing, Prototyping, Unified Modeling Language, Persona Development

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Product Design for the Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Engineering, Waste Minimization, Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering, Pollution Prevention, Product Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Materials science, Process Analysis, Economics

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Houdini Soft Body Dynamics: Design & Simulate

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Animations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Virtual Environment, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Test Accessibility of Your Design with WAVE

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Usability Testing, Web Design, Web Development Tools, Test Tools, Web Development, Customer Service

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Business Risk Management, Design and Product, Strategic Thinking, Process Design, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Design, User Experience, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Adobe Indesign for Beginners: Workshop Flyer Design

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Layout Design, Color Theory, Typography, Photo Editing, Graphic Design, Design, Digital Design, Design Software

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    L&T EduTech

    Design of Transmission Line: Modelling and Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Matlab, High Voltage, Three-Phase, Electrical Engineering, electromagnetics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Power, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Design

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Best Practices for iOS User Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Model View Controller, Core Data (Software), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Responsive Web Design, Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, UI/UX Strategy, Data Mapping, Animations, Storyboarding

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    SQLServer for Beginners: Database Design & CRUD Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Development, Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Database Management, Databases, Business Requirements, Frontend Integration

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    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    Design and Implement Processes and Communications

    Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps, DevOps, Agile Methodology, Continuous Delivery, Collaborative Software, CI/CD, Microsoft Azure, Software Development, Application Performance Management, Version Control

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Master Procedural Fractal & Spline Design

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, Unity Engine, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Software Design Patterns, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), 3D Assets, Software Development Tools, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Internet of Things: Foundations of Design and Development: CertNexus
  • UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Product Design for the Circular Economy: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Houdini Soft Body Dynamics: Design & Simulate: EDUCBA
  • Test Accessibility of Your Design with WAVE: Coursera
  • Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • Adobe Indesign for Beginners: Workshop Flyer Design: Coursera
  • Design of Transmission Line: Modelling and Performance: L&T EduTech
  • Best Practices for iOS User Interface Design: University of California, Irvine
  • SQLServer for Beginners: Database Design & CRUD Operations: Coursera

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