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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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    Packt

    Integrating 3D Plants into Unreal Engine 5

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Data Import/Export, File Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Strömungsimulation einer Kreiselpumpe

    Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Engineering Analysis, Computer-Aided Design, Pump Stations, Mechanical Design, Hydraulics, Cloud Computing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Java Spring: Build, Configure & Apply IoC

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Java, Application Frameworks, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Dependency Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Blender for Filmmakers: Animated Sci-Fi Hologram Effect

    Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Video Editing, Adobe After Effects, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, File Management, Computer Graphics, Video Production, Cinematography, Motion Graphics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Erste Schritte in Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design Software, Infographics, Graphic Design, Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Accounts, Google Workspace, Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Hadoop Big Data Analytics & Projects Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Big Data, Database Design, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Databases, JSON, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Distributed Computing, Data Analysis, Scalability, Case Studies, Analytics, Data Pipelines, Query Languages, Social Media, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Social Media Content

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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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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    EDUCBA

    XML Practical - XSLT and SVG Project

    Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer Graphics, Web Components, Animations, Typography, Semantic Web, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scalability

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Java Database Engineering: Spring Boot MVC & SQL Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Hibernate (Java), Development Testing, JUnit

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Software Design Documents, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Prototyping, User Research, Test Planning, Design Software

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Delivering Results with Remote Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Virtual Teams, Delegation Skills, Leadership and Management, Employee Training, Training Programs, Professional Development, Leadership, Project Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Strategic Monoliths and Microservices

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Microservices, Cloud Computing Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Software Design, Business Process Modeling, Software Design Patterns, Technology Strategies, Process Design, Event-Driven Programming, Serverless Computing, Digital Transformation, Agile Software Development, Scalability, Distributed Computing, Restful API, Innovation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Integrating 3D Plants into Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Strömungsimulation einer Kreiselpumpe: Coursera
  • Java Spring: Build, Configure & Apply IoC: EDUCBA
  • Blender for Filmmakers: Animated Sci-Fi Hologram Effect: Skillshare
  • Erste Schritte in Visme: Coursera
  • Hadoop Big Data Analytics & Projects Mastery: EDUCBA
  • Flask for Beginners: Templates: Coursera
  • XML Practical - XSLT and SVG Project: EDUCBA
  • Java Database Engineering: Spring Boot MVC & SQL Mastery: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch: Coursera

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