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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Technical Management, Engineering Management, Negotiation, Mentorship, Leadership, Courage, Growth Mindedness, Business Leadership, Team Leadership, Office Management, Collaboration, Professional Development, Visionary, Personal Development, Accountability, Positivity, Resilience
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Mobile Development, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Design Thinking, Professional Development, Environmental Issue, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Advocacy, Community Organizing, Leadership, Sustainable Systems, Leadership Development, Social Determinants Of Health, Personal Development, Health Education, Climate Change Mitigation, Environment, Sustainable Development, Physical Science, Environmental Science
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Case, Application Deployment, Responsive Web Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Continuous Deployment, Debugging, Front-End Web Development, Maintainability, Software Testing, Code Review, Development Testing, Test Automation, Interviewing Skills, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Application Development, Software Documentation
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Talent Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Course Development, Recruitment, Human Resources, Training and Development, Employee Training, Instructional Design, Performance Appraisal, Employee Performance Management, Organizational Structure, Student Engagement, Organizational Effectiveness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Electronic Systems, Semiconductors, Basic Electrical Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics Engineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Systems, Engineering Analysis, Network Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Control Systems, Applied Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Scripting, MySQL, Data Structures, Python Programming, Program Development, Database Management, Web Applications, File Management, Programming Principles, Software Development Life Cycle
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Strategic Communication, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Resource Allocation, Media Strategy, Brand Management, Earned Media, Communication Strategies, Owned Media, Public Relations, Shared Media, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Goal Setting, Target Audience, Research and Design, Research, Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Positivity, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Optimism, Time Management, Growth Mindedness, Creative Thinking, Human Centered Design, Professional Development, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Basic Electrical Systems, Wireless Networks, C and C++, Computer Programming, Control Systems, Interactive Design, Software Installation, Electronic Components, C++ (Programming Language), Electronics, Display Devices, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Robotics, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Electrical Wiring
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Design Elements And Principles, File Management, Editing, Graphics Software, User Interface (UI), Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Probability Distribution, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Data Science, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Jupyter, Matplotlib, Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Inference, Statistics, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Machine Learning
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks