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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

    Design a 3D Video Game in Unreal Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Motion Graphics, Video Game Development, Timelines, Prototyping, Data Import/Export, Creativity, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 1: 2D Shooter

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Creativity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    529 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Epic Games

    User Interface in Game Design

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Programming Principles, Mockups, Prototyping

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Breakout Game: Design, Implement, and Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Design, Prototyping, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Epic Games

    User Experience in Game Design

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Experience Design, Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, Video Game Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Prototyping, Animations

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Gamification

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Project Design, Social Impact, Drive Engagement, Design Thinking, Employee Engagement, Motivational Skills, Training and Development, Behavior Management, Customer Engagement, Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Marketing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2.4K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Advanced Projects & FX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphic Techniques, UI Components, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design, Scripting, Virtual Environment, Development Environment, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Master Interactive FX & Game Design

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Scripting, Data Structures, Performance Tuning

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Video Game Design in Unreal Engine: Build Your World

    Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Interactive Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Advanced Unity Projects: RPG, Level Design & VFX

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Performance Tuning, Geospatial Mapping, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Data Persistence, Linear Algebra

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Pixel Art for Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, Storyboarding, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Color Theory, Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    273 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Character Design for Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Game Design, Video Game Development, Design, Technical Design, Conceptual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design, Storytelling

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Design a 3D Video Game in Unreal Engine: Skillshare
  • Game Design and Development 1: 2D Shooter: Michigan State University
  • User Interface in Game Design: Epic Games
  • Unity Breakout Game: Design, Implement, and Optimize: EDUCBA
  • User Experience in Game Design: Epic Games
  • Gamification: University of Pennsylvania
  • Unreal Engine Advanced Projects & FX Design: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine: Master Interactive FX & Game Design: EDUCBA
  • Video Game Design in Unreal Engine: Build Your World: Skillshare
  • Advanced Unity Projects: RPG, Level Design & VFX: EDUCBA

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