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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


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    Skillshare

    Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Retouching & AI Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Firefly, Photo Editing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Creative Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn CSS Animations

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Browser Compatibility, Animations, HTML and CSS, Frontend Performance, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Web Development

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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Coding and Automation for Data Analysis with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Excel Formulas, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Responsible AI, Data Processing, Debugging, Microsoft Excel, Automation, Data Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, SQL, Natural Language Processing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Introduction and Setup

    Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, No-Code Development, Application Design, Data Structures, User Interface (UI)

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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices

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

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Tsinghua University

    Data Structures and Algorithms (III)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Database Design, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Data Storage

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Blockchain Technology Applied

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Cryptography, Secure Coding, Application Security, Web Development Tools, React Redux, Encryption, User Experience Design, Key Management, Application Design, Cryptographic Protocols, Application Development, Web Applications, Software Development Tools, Legal Technology, Vulnerability Assessments, Frontend Integration, Data Security, Interoperability

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a Record of Students using Abstraction in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Record Keeping

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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Python Scripting: Dates, Classes and Collections

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Data Modeling, Data Structures, Scripting, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Software Design, Computer Programming, Software Engineering

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    35 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program

    Skills you'll gain: Blood Pressure, Healthcare Project Management, Community Health, Care Management, Chronic Diseases, Medication Administration, Care Coordination, Patient Evaluation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Pharmacotherapy, Patient Treatment, Collaboration, Planning, Patient-centered Care, Teamwork, Vital Signs

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fractal Analytics

    Successful AI Strategies: A CEO's Perspective

    Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Responsible AI, Business Strategy, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Data Strategy, Business Transformation, Strategic Decision-Making, Organizational Effectiveness, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Development, Human Centered Design, Data Quality, Design Thinking, Governance, User Centered Design, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Strategic Digital Marketing Channels - SEO & SEM

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Strategies, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Performance marketing, Marketing Psychology, Customer Relationship Management, Paid media, Campaign Management, Marketing Automation, Advertising Campaigns, Google Analytics, UI/UX Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Retouching & AI Tools: Skillshare
  • Learn CSS Animations: Scrimba
  • Coding and Automation for Data Analysis with Generative AI: Microsoft
  • Salesforce Introduction and Setup: LearnKartS
  • Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices: Scrimba
  • Data Structures and Algorithms (III): Tsinghua University
  • Blockchain Technology Applied: Board Infinity
  • Create a Record of Students using Abstraction in Java: Coursera
  • Python Scripting: Dates, Classes and Collections: LearnQuest
  • Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program: Johns Hopkins University

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Game Design (11)
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Graphics (10)
Virtual Reality (9)
Design Thinking (8)
Web (8)
Video Game Development (7)
Web Design (7)
Adobe Photoshop (6)

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