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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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    University at Buffalo

    재생 에너지: 기본 원칙 및 일자리 창출

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Building Design, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable Technologies, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Engineering, Architectural Design, Electrical Power, Materials science, Workforce Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Professional Networking

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Pinterest pour les débutants

    Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Content Creation, Marketing Materials, Business Intelligence, Social Media, Brand Awareness, User Accounts, Account Management, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Platform Product Revival

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Service Recovery, Drive Engagement, Technology Solutions, User Feedback, Customer Engagement, Product Lifecycle Management, Technical Product Management, End User Training and Support, Change Management, Active Listening, User Experience, Decision Making, Continuous Improvement Process

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Virginia

    Coding Data Models with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Integrated Development Environments, Data Modeling, Database Design, Software Development Tools, NoSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Application Programming Interface (API), OpenAI, ChatGPT, Version Control, Infrastructure Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, API Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Unit 4

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, IT Automation, Devops Tools, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Scenario Testing, Verification And Validation, Configuration Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Networking Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, General Networking, Network Infrastructure, Local Area Networks, OSI Models, Network Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Network Model, Wireless Networks, Network Security, Network Switches, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fractal Analytics

    Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Security, Data Governance, AI Workflows, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Data Quality, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Risk Modeling, Data Validation, Metadata Management, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Alignor

    Dealing With External Stakeholders In A Diverse Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Stakeholder Engagement, Influencing, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Communication, Conflict Management, Active Listening, Collaboration, Communication, Simulation and Simulation Software, Decision Making

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Azure Cognitive Services - Creating an AI Based Chatbot

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Management, Spring Framework, Responsible AI, Java, Artificial Intelligence, Technical Services, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Créer un Business Model Canvas avec Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Miro AI, Business Modeling, Presentations, Collaborative Software, Entrepreneurship, Brainstorming, Value Propositions, Design Thinking, Graphic Design

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Flask for Beginners: Templates

    Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), Model View Controller, Back-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Python Programming

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    HTML Tutorial for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • 재생 에너지: 기본 원칙 및 일자리 창출: University at Buffalo
  • Pinterest pour les débutants: Coursera
  • Platform Product Revival: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Coding Data Models with AI: University of Virginia
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Unit 4: Pearson
  • Networking Fundamentals: Packt
  • Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI: Fractal Analytics
  • Dealing With External Stakeholders In A Diverse Environment: Alignor
  • Azure Cognitive Services - Creating an AI Based Chatbot: EDUCBA
  • Créer un Business Model Canvas avec Miro: Coursera

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