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.

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Architecture, Web Applications, JSON, Web Development, Android Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Systems Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Productivity Software, digital literacy, Network Security, Computer Hardware, Computer Systems, Data Security, Risk Management, System Design and Implementation, TCP/IP, Information Technology, Software Development Methodologies, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, General Networking, Productivity, Safety and Security, Process Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Process Design, Operational Excellence, Business Operations, Operational Efficiency, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Strategic Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Business Ethics, Marketing Psychology, Marketing, Global Marketing, Social Sciences, International Relations, Culture, Business, Sustainable Business
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Project Design, Sustainable Development, Socioeconomics, International Relations, Competitive Analysis, New Business Development, Innovation, Business Economics, Policy Development, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Deep Teaching Solutions
Skills you'll gain: Lifelong Learning, Learning Strategies, Collaboration, Productivity, Willingness To Learn, Human Learning, Time Management, Creativity, Problem Solving, Cognitive flexibility, Student Engagement, Self-Awareness
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Performance Tuning, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Animations, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Scripting, Interactive Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, electromagnetics, Electronic Components, Mathematical Modeling, Thermal Management, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Calculations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, Java, Software Design, Computer Programming, Debugging, Programming Principles, Software Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Collaboration, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving, Instructional Design, Innovation, Complex Problem Solving, digital literacy, Critical Thinking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Logistic Regression, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Text Mining, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scalability, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Big Data, Probability & Statistics, Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Problem Solving, Computational Thinking, Computer Vision, Game Theory, Image Analysis, Probability, Artificial Neural Networks, Mathematical Modeling, Behavioral Economics, Convolutional Neural Networks, Algorithms, Human Development, Analytical Skills, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Human Learning, Deep Learning, Theoretical Computer Science
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months