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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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    Packt

    Learn to Code with Rust

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), System Programming, Package and Software Management, Data Structures, Software Installation, Test Data, Programming Principles, Secure Coding, Maintainability, Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Integrated Development Environments, Data Sharing, Data Management, Command-Line Interface, Capacity Management

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Ethical Hacking: Meterpreter, DNS & ICMP Attacks

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Brute-force attacks, Cyber Security Assessment, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Remote Access Systems, Network Protocols, Command-Line Interface, Network Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Modern JavaScript from The Beginning [Second Edition]

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Design and Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), HTML and CSS, Back-End Web Development, Web Applications, JSON, Restful API, Event-Driven Programming, Application Development, Application Deployment, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Prototyping

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Implementing MPLS Traffic Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Multiprotocol Label Switching, Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Network Engineering, Network Monitoring, Network Performance Management, Network Troubleshooting, Network Planning And Design, Network Administration, Network Protocols

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Security Architecture & Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management, IT Security Architecture, Incident Response, Security Controls, Endpoint Security, Event Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Infrastructure Security, Mobile Security, Threat Detection, Firewall, Encryption, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Digital Forensics, Disaster Recovery

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Practical - Case Study on XYZ Bank

    Skills you'll gain: Usability, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, User Experience Design, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Semantic Web, Javascript, Debugging, Web Applications, Web Development, Development Testing

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Introduction to Programming with C#12 and .NET8

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Environment, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Programming Principles

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Edureka

    Introduction to YAML

    Skills you'll gain: YAML, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, Kubernetes, Devops Tools, Docker (Software), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Structures, Data Validation, JSON, Cloud Deployment, Containerization, Scripting, DevOps, Configuration Management, Debugging, System Configuration, Automation, Software Versioning, User Provisioning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Java for Beginners: Hands-On Course with Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Software Design, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Intro to Ruby on Rails

    Skills you'll gain: Ruby on Rails, Model View Controller, Ruby (Programming Language), Object-Relational Mapping, Test Automation, Restful API, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Authentications, Development Environment, Relational Databases, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Advanced Python Topics

    Skills you'll gain: Databases, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Developing a Google SRE Culture - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Design Thinking, Safety Culture, DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Innovation, Culture Transformation, Service Level, Continuous Integration, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Performance Measurement, Incident Management, Automation, Root Cause Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Learn to Code with Rust: Packt
  • Ethical Hacking: Meterpreter, DNS & ICMP Attacks: EDUCBA
  • Modern JavaScript from The Beginning [Second Edition]: Packt
  • Implementing MPLS Traffic Engineering: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Security Architecture & Operations: Packt
  • XHTML Practical - Case Study on XYZ Bank: EDUCBA
  • Introduction to Programming with C#12 and .NET8: Packt
  • Introduction to YAML: Edureka
  • Java for Beginners: Hands-On Course with Capstone Project: Packt
  • Intro to Ruby on Rails: Packt

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