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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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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Determining AI Needs

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Project Design, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Usability Testing, Needs Assessment, Project Planning, Cost Estimation, Resource Planning, Resource Management, Data Security

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pittsburgh

    Data Visualization Fundamentals in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Seaborn, Data Analysis, Graphic and Visual Design, Python Programming, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, NumPy

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Houdini Dynamics & Cloth: Simulate Cinematic FX

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Simulation and Simulation Software, Animations, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Computer Graphics, Data Pipelines, Scripting, Debugging

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Real-World Projects & Advanced Animations

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Animations, Javascript, Application Deployment, Interactive Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Usability, Maintainability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Harvard Business Review

    Foster a Culture of Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Creative Thinking, Curiosity, Ideation, Creativity, Strategic Thinking, New Product Development, Initiative and Leadership, Market Opportunities, Business Risk Management, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement Process, Prioritization, Stakeholder Engagement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced JavaScript & Object-Oriented Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Data Persistence, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Javascript, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, JSON, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Front-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Responsive Web Design, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Secure SD Branch

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Management, Threat Detection, Infrastructure Security, Software-Defined Networking, Network Performance Management, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Cloud-Based Integration, Network Administration, Network Routing, Wide Area Networks, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Disaster Recovery, Virtual Networking, Performance Tuning, General Networking, Network Engineering, Computer Networking, Local Area Networks

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Automating Decision Workflows with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Workflows, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, Automation, Business Process Automation, Real Time Data, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AI Personalization, IT Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, No-Code Development, Cloud-Based Integration, Business Transformation, Cloud API, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Restful API, API Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Database

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon DynamoDB, NoSQL, Database Management Systems, Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Redis, Data Store, Relational Databases, Database Management, Operational Databases, Real Time Data, Database Design, Performance Tuning, Transaction Processing, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Blender Essentials for 3D Plant and Vegetation Modeling

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Virtual Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Managing Databases - End to End Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Database Design, API Design, MongoDB, Database Management, Authentications, Relational Databases, Performance Tuning, Databases, Authorization (Computing), NoSQL, SQL, Frontend Integration, Node.JS, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Utiliser PicMonkey pour les petites entreprises

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Marketing Design, Brand Awareness, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Photo Editing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Determining AI Needs: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Data Visualization Fundamentals in Python: University of Pittsburgh
  • Houdini Dynamics & Cloth: Simulate Cinematic FX: EDUCBA
  • Real-World Projects & Advanced Animations: Packt
  • Foster a Culture of Innovation: Harvard Business Review
  • Advanced JavaScript & Object-Oriented Programming: Packt
  • Secure SD Branch: LearnQuest
  • Automating Decision Workflows with AI: Edureka
  • AWS: Database: Whizlabs
  • Blender Essentials for 3D Plant and Vegetation Modeling: Packt

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