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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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    University of Colorado System

    Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Storyboarding, Requirements Management, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Agile Methodology, Business Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, System Requirements

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Getting Started with Front-End and Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Application Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, No-Code Development, WordPress, Web Applications, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Content Management Systems

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    404 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fractal Analytics

    Leadership Strategies for AI and Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Human Centered Design, Problem Solving, AI Security, AI Enablement, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, AI Product Strategy, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Business Strategy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Analytical Skills, Strategic Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Design Thinking, Thought Leadership, Project Implementation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    201 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    SkillUp

    Product Management: Developing and Delivering a New Product

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Management, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Usability Testing, Product Planning, Product Roadmaps, Stakeholder Management, Competitive Analysis, Product Testing, Product Requirements, Stakeholder Analysis, Market Analysis, Team Building, Market Research

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    146 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

    Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Research Design, Report Writing, Research, Research Methodologies, Social Sciences, Data Analysis Software, Case Studies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    160 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Chemical Hazards and Process Safety

    Skills you'll gain: Chemical Engineering, Hazard Analysis, Process Engineering, Hazard Communication (HazCom), Safety Assurance, Occupational Health, Safety Training, Risk Management, Environment Health And Safety, Process Control, Accident Prevention, Risk Analysis, Incident Management, Safety Standards, Failure Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Personal protective equipment, Risk Management Framework, Engineering Analysis, Safety and Security

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    299 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoard™ Development Platform

    Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Android (Operating System), Android Studio, Mobile Development, Software Development Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Web Servers, Web Applications, USB, Ubuntu, Peripheral Devices, Operating Systems, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, System Configuration, Hardware Troubleshooting

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    160 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Developing and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, jQuery, JSON, Django (Web Framework), Web Applications, Javascript, Debugging, Database Design, Data Modeling, User Accounts, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    292 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM AI Enterprise Workflow

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Data Presentation, Tensorflow, Dimensionality Reduction, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Probability Distribution, Apache Spark, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Supervised Learning, Data Pipelines, Design Thinking, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    354 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Spring MVC, Spring Boot and Rest Controllers

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Spring Framework, Restful API, Spring Boot, Web Services, JSON, YAML, Web Applications, Configuration Management, Angular, Java Programming, Application Frameworks, Software Architecture, Middleware, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    223 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Palo Alto Networks

    Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Foundation

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Network Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Malware Protection, Firewall, AI Security, Endpoint Security, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, System Configuration, Cloud Computing, Software As A Service, Cryptography, Authentications

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    549 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Code Free Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, No-Code Development, Software Installation

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications: University of Colorado System
  • Getting Started with Front-End and Web Development: IBM
  • Leadership Strategies for AI and Generative AI: Fractal Analytics
  • Product Management: Developing and Delivering a New Product: SkillUp
  • Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Chemical Hazards and Process Safety: University of California, Davis
  • Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoard™ Development Platform: University of California San Diego
  • Developing and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application: University of Michigan
  • IBM AI Enterprise Workflow: IBM
  • Spring MVC, Spring Boot and Rest Controllers: LearnQuest

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