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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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    Peking University

    流行病学基础(上)

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Public Health, Research Design, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Research, Medical Science and Research, Preventative Care, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Strategies for Effective Engagement

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Systems Thinking, Communication Strategies, Business Systems Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Network Management and Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Network Routing, Network Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Network Planning And Design, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Network Analysis, Operations Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Advanced Java

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Spring Boot

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    .NET 8 Backend Bootcamp – Modulith, DDD & CQRS

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Integration Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, API Design, ASP.NET, Database Design, Enterprise Architecture, Docker (Software), Database Systems, Systems Integration, Data Validation, Business Logic, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    I/O-efficient algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Storage Technologies, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Access, Performance Tuning

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    BiteSize Python for Intermediate Learners

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Plotly, Seaborn, Data Visualization Software, Object Oriented Design, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Statistical Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Documentation, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Heat Maps, Data Structures, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Skillshare

    Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software

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    Coursera

    Advancing Mask Technology for Semiconductors

    Skills you'll gain: Semiconductors, Production Process, Manufacturing Processes, Quality Assurance, Electronics, Technical Design, Materials science, Computer-Aided Design, Emerging Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Washington

    Power BI Basics: Requirements to Visualizations

    Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Business Requirements, Data Presentation, Star Schema, Data Visualization Software, Snowflake Schema, Relational Databases, Database Design, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, Requirements Analysis, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Advanced JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Javascript, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting, Software Design Patterns, Data Management, Data Structures, Event-Driven Programming, Data Validation, Prototyping, Computational Logic, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Web Development, Software Development, Debugging, Software Engineering, Performance Tuning

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    Whizlabs

    ML Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Image Analysis, Reinforcement Learning, Classification Algorithms, Forecasting, Algorithms, AWS SageMaker, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, Natural Language Processing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • 流行病学基础(上): Peking University
  • Strategies for Effective Engagement : University of Colorado Boulder
  • AWS: Network Management and Operations: Whizlabs
  • Advanced Java: LearnKartS
  • .NET 8 Backend Bootcamp – Modulith, DDD & CQRS: Packt
  • I/O-efficient algorithms: 28DIGITAL
  • BiteSize Python for Intermediate Learners: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool: Skillshare
  • Advancing Mask Technology for Semiconductors: Coursera
  • Power BI Basics: Requirements to Visualizations : University of Washington

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