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.

Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cloud API, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Responsive Web Design, Real Time Data, Javascript
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, Computer Graphics
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pittsburgh
Skills you'll gain: Educational Materials, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Disabilities, Adaptive Equipment, Instructional Design, Differentiated Instruction, Education Software and Technology, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Student Support and Services, Diversity Awareness, Higher Education
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, electromagnetics, Electronic Components, Mathematical Modeling, Thermal Management, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Calculations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Dashboard, No-Code Development, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Interactive Data Visualization, Microsoft 365, Business Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Application Development, Data Analysis, Performance Analysis, Generative AI Agents, Application Design, Automation, Data Security, Data Store, Computing Platforms
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, JUnit, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, System Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Development Testing, Test Planning, White-Box Testing, Code Coverage, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Test Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Teaching, Education Software and Technology, Virtual Environment, Learning Management Systems, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Digital Communications, Emerging Technologies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Digital Design, digital literacy, Infographics, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Multimedia, Computer Literacy, Digital Communications, Open Source Technology, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Peer Review, Communication, Design Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Differentiated Instruction, Digital pedagogy, Collaborative Software, Education Software and Technology, digital literacy, Emerging Technologies, Innovation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, CI/CD, Application Design, Cloud Deployment, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Serverless Computing, Node.JS, Restful API, Application Development, HTML and CSS, Microservices, Software Architecture, User Accounts, Docker (Software), Containerization, Django (Web Framework), React.js, Javascript
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Application Design, Tool Calling, Large Language Modeling, Context Management, Software Design Patterns
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks