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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.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


  • I

    IE Business School

    Critical Perspectives on Management

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Business Management, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business, Capital Budgeting, Governance, Case Studies, Organizational Effectiveness, Corporate Strategy, Business Leadership, Decision Making, Behavioral Economics, Ancient History, Organizational Structure, Business Strategy, Social Studies, Economics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    313 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    I

    IBM

    Capstone Project: Applying Business Analysis Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Mitigation, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Analysis, Project Scoping, Stakeholder Management, Process Flow Diagrams, Risk Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Stakeholder Engagement, Scope Management, Business Requirements, Presentations, Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, Looker (Software), Requirements Analysis, Project Management, Process Optimization, Data Analysis Software

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    L'art des structures 1 : Câbles et arcs

    Skills you'll gain: Structural Analysis, Structural Engineering, Construction, Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Materials science, Mechanics, Design, Physics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    49 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    N

    Northeastern University

    Introduction to Software Development and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Software Visualization, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Design, Systems Development, Software Development, Business Architecture, Business Risk Management, User Centered Design, Process Design

    1.1
    Rating, 1.1 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
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    G

    Google

    Google Data-Driven Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Data Integrity, Data Analysis, Tableau Software, Stakeholder Communications, Responsible AI, Verbal Communication Skills, Small Data, Decision Making, Stakeholder Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Probability & Statistics, Big Data, Data Sharing, Statistics, Spreadsheet Software, Concision, Solution Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    32 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Preview
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    Y

    Yonsei University

    Advanced Functional Ceramics

    Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Semiconductors, Thermal Management, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Chemical Engineering, Electronic Components, Physics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    159 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
    G

    Goldman Sachs

    Innovation Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

    Skills you'll gain: Market Research, New Product Development, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Product Design, Innovation, Focus Group, Market Analysis, Ideation, Business Development, Product Testing, Logistics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    83 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Customer Centric Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Development, Customer Insights, Service Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Analysis, User Feedback, Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Business Strategies, Customer Relationship Management, Case Studies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    66 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Arizona State University

    How Can We Measure and Study Human Error?

    Skills you'll gain: Usability, Usability Testing, User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Centered Design, User Interface (UI), User Research, Data Collection, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Experimentation, Case Studies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    V

    Vanderbilt University

    Microservice Architectures

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Application Deployment, Software Architecture, Scalability, Service Oriented Architecture, Distributed Computing, Load Balancing, Java, Program Development, Software Design, Maintainability, Dependency Analysis

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    37 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    T

    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    ¿Qué hacer con tu estrategia digital en tiempos de cambio?

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Engagement, Target Market, Digital Advertising, Customer Retention, Search Engine Optimization, Digital Media Strategy, Lead Generation, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Customer Acquisition Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Cash Flows, Web Analytics, Market Research

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    138 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    CertNexus

    Preparing for Your CertNexus Certification Exam

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Strategies, Test Planning, Goal Setting, Productivity, Registration, Professional Development, System Requirements, Collaboration

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    171 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Critical Perspectives on Management: IE Business School
  • Capstone Project: Applying Business Analysis Skills : IBM
  • L'art des structures 1 : Câbles et arcs: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Introduction to Software Development and Applications: Northeastern University
  • Google Data-Driven Decision Making: Google
  • Advanced Functional Ceramics: Yonsei University
  • Innovation Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women : Goldman Sachs
  • Customer Centric Innovation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • How Can We Measure and Study Human Error?: Arizona State University
  • Microservice Architectures: Vanderbilt University

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Game Design (11)
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Graphics (10)
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Web Design (7)
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