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: 3D Assets, Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Public Speaking
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, Software Configuration Management, Application Design, Development Environment, Microsoft Visual Studio, User Interface (UI), Microsoft Development Tools, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), HTML and CSS, Maintainability, Data Modeling, Data Migration, Data Mapping, Business Logic, Web Servers, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Agile Project Management, Estimation, Capacity Planning, User Story, Dependency Analysis, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Prioritization, Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Risk Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Adobe After Effects, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Video Editing, Animation and Game Design, Motion Graphics, File Management, Cinematography, Virtual Environment, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Production, Animations
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The University of Sydney
Skills you'll gain: Writing, Professionalism, Public Speaking, Collaboration, Verbal Communication Skills, English Language, Communication, Higher Education, Planning, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Critical Thinking, Organizational Skills, Adaptability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Data Science, R (Software), GitHub, Version Control, Data Analysis, Big Data, R Programming, Git (Version Control System), Statistical Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Program Development, Development Environment, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Hibernate (Java), Spring Boot, Java, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Management, Apache Maven, Software Design Patterns, SQL, Data Persistence, Functional Design, Dependency Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Anthropic Claude, Sales, Sales Development, Sales Pipelines, Sales Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Inside Sales, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Customer experience improvement, Market Analysis, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Analysis, Market Trend
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Advertising
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Data Infrastructure, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Apache Cassandra, Apache Hive, Data Lakes, MongoDB, Databases, Data Ethics, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Informatics, Cloud Computing, Software Design Patterns, Data Storage
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months