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.

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Verification And Validation, Ideation, Data Presentation, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, Document Management, Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Creativity, Large Language Modeling, Risk Management Framework, Artificial Intelligence, Problem Solving, Data Analysis, Information Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Management, Innovation, Product Improvement, Customer Insights, Design and Product, Product Roadmaps, Design Thinking, Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Engagement, Agile Methodology, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Web Analytics, Business Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting, Data Validation, Data Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Verification And Validation, Ideation, Data Presentation, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, Generative AI, Document Management, Expense Reports, Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Image Analysis, Creativity, Large Language Modeling, Expense Management, Organizational Skills, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Verification And Validation, Ideation, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Personalization, Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Creativity, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Risk Management Framework, Expense Management, Productivity Software, Travel Arrangements, Test Case
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Debugging, Functional Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, LinkedIn, Interviewing Skills, Critical Thinking, Graphic Design, Creativity, Personal Attributes, Design, Branding, Storytelling, Communication, Strategic Thinking, Professional Development, Self-Awareness, Digital Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Architectural Design, Performance Tuning, Building Design, Frontend Performance, Structural Engineering, Image Quality, Aesthetics
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: React Native, Android Studio, Restful API, Version Control, User Research, Usability Testing, Git (Version Control System), Data Structures, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Unix Commands, Android Jetpack, Android Development, Persona (User Experience), GitHub, Interaction Design, Kotlin, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Javascript
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, User Interface (UI), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Event-Driven Programming, Web Applications, UI Components, Web Development, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Javascript, jQuery, User Experience Design, Web Design and Development, Animations
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Animation and Game Design, Software Development, Software Design, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Debugging, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Tools, Software Testing, Test Automation, Software Development, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Natural Language Processing, Prototyping, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Workflows, Deep Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months