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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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Universiteit Leiden

    Population Health: Alternative Payment Models

    Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Health Care Administration, Healthcare Project Management, Behavioral Economics, Health Systems, Payment Systems, Health Policy, Performance Measurement, Benchmarking, Risk Management, Cost Reduction, Accountability, Decision Making, Critical Thinking

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    67 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Static Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Software Technical Review, Test Planning, Code Review, Software Quality Assurance, Verification And Validation, Requirements Analysis, Technical Communication

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    50 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    West Virginia University

    Sales Force Management

    Skills you'll gain: Recruitment, Sales Training, Sales Management, Talent Recruitment, Sales, Employee Training, Performance Appraisal, Team Motivation, Interviewing Skills, Job Analysis, Performance Measurement

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    112 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create an Organizational Company Chart with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Design, Organizational Structure, Diagram Design, Marketing Collateral, Graphic Design, Presentations

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Networking Basics v01.01.00s

    Skills you'll gain: Network Routing, Network Troubleshooting, Virtual Networking, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, General Networking, Amazon Web Services, Network Planning And Design, Network Architecture, Capacity Management, Performance Tuning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    82 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build a Responsive Layout with CSS Grid

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Mobile Development, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Create a Stylized Character with Nomad Sculpt

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Storytelling, Graphical Tools, Creativity, Color Theory

    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Program Evaluation, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Public Policies, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Policy Development, Analytical Skills, Forecasting, R Programming, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Research Design, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Advanced App Development in Android Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Android Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Application Development, Animation and Game Design

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management

    Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Management, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Public Health, Cost Estimation, Data Collection, Case Studies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    675 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Structure: Building the Frame for Business Growth

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Intellectual Property, Income Statement, Business Planning, Balance Sheet, Financial Modeling, Organizational Structure, Business Strategies, Team Management, Cash Flows, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Legal Risk, Recruitment Strategies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    158 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    iOS App Store & In-App Purchases

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Transaction Processing, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Payment Systems, User Experience Design, User Experience

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    88 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Population Health: Alternative Payment Models: Universiteit Leiden
  • Fundamentals of Static Testing: Board Infinity
  • Sales Force Management: West Virginia University
  • Create an Organizational Company Chart with Canva: Coursera
  • AWS Networking Basics v01.01.00s: Amazon Web Services
  • Build a Responsive Layout with CSS Grid: Scrimba
  • Create a Stylized Character with Nomad Sculpt: Skillshare
  • Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis: University of Michigan
  • Advanced App Development in Android Capstone: Imperial College London
  • Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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