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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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    Board Infinity

    Java Development Deep Dive

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Software Design Patterns, Java Programming, Java, Enterprise Architecture, Secure Coding, Application Servers, Software Design, Software Architecture, Application Security, Programming Principles, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Dependency Analysis, System Programming, Web Applications, OS Process Management, Maintainability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Proyecto final sobre negociación para un mejor clima laboral

    Skills you'll gain: People Development, Conflict Management, Negotiation, Leadership, Mediation, Teamwork, Team Building, Collaboration, Organizational Effectiveness, Communication Strategies, Strategic Partnership, Strategic Thinking

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    Mixed Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Developing FPGA-accelerated cloud applications with SDAccel: Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Applications, Bioinformatics, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Algorithms, Development Environment, Performance Tuning, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, System Design and Implementation, Computer Programming

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    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Substance Painter to Unreal Engine 5 Masterclass

    Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Animation and Game Design, Cinematography, Unreal Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Video Game Development, Baking

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Digital Painting Specialization

    Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Adobe Illustrator, Digital Design, Animations, Creativity, Image Quality, Design

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    LideranƧa e Sociedade

    Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Management Training And Development, Succession Planning, Leadership, Professional Development, Strategic Leadership, Influencing, Organizational Development, People Management, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership and Management, Behavioral Management, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Structure, Personal Development, Adaptability, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Diversity and Inclusion

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    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Reimagining Blackness and Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Public History, Community Development, Social Justice, Cultural Responsiveness, Creativity, Art History, Design, Cultural Diversity, Photography

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Washington

    Front-End Web Development for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, GitHub, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Version Control, Web Design and Development, Usability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Javascript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Browser Compatibility, User Story, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Mobile Development, Semantic Web, Git (Version Control System)

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    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Modeling of Autonomous Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Control Systems, Network Model, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Analysis, Automation, Real-Time Operating Systems, Differential Equations, Safety Assurance, Verification And Validation

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Mastering Angular Development

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Software Testing, Test Tools, Web Development Tools, Unit Testing, Application Performance Management, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Web Applications, TypeScript, Ajax, Application Lifecycle Management, Secure Coding, Web Development, Code Coverage, Software Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Version Control

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    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    MathWorks

    MATLAB Skills for the AI Era

    Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Scripting, Data Visualization Software, Matlab, Data Manipulation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Generative AI, Data Presentation, Mathematical Modeling, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Interactive Design, Scientific Visualization, LLM Application, UI Components, Engineering Calculations, User Interface (UI) Design, Programming Principles

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    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    CCNA v1.1 (200-301) Video Training Series

    Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Network Planning And Design, Network Protocols, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Configuration Management, Encryption, System Configuration, Scalability

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    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Java Development Deep Dive:Ā Board Infinity
  • Proyecto final sobre negociación para un mejor clima laboral:Ā Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MĆ©xico
  • Developing FPGA-accelerated cloud applications with SDAccel: Practice:Ā Politecnico di Milano
  • Substance Painter to Unreal Engine 5 Masterclass:Ā Packt
  • Digital Painting Specialization:Ā Michigan State University
  • LideranƧa e Sociedade:Ā Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Reimagining Blackness and Architecture:Ā The Museum of Modern Art
  • Front-End Web Development for Beginners:Ā University of Washington
  • Modeling of Autonomous Systems:Ā University of Colorado Boulder
  • Mastering Angular Development:Ā Edureka

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