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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Relationship Building, Rapport Building, Professional Networking, Relationship Management, Organizational Leadership, Stakeholder Analysis, Decision Making, Organizational Structure
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Documents, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), User Requirements Documents, Functional Requirement, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Unified Modeling Language, Functional Specification, Requirements Analysis, System Requirements, Technical Documentation, Data Modeling, Systems Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Process Modeling, Computational Logic
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Journalism, Environmental Monitoring, Music, Geospatial Information and Technology, Political Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Systems Engineering, Culture, Media and Communications, International Relations, Governance, Higher Education, Physical Science, Physics, Engineering Design Process, Systems Integration, Environmental Science, Human Factors, Writing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Exploratorium
Skills you'll gain: Developing Training Materials, Course Development, Creativity, Design Strategies, Basic Electrical Systems, Experimentation, Design, Computational Thinking, Creative Design, Aesthetics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Development Environment, Query Languages, Action Oriented, Data Validation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Java, Java Programming, Eclipse (Software), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Environment, Object Oriented Design, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Program Development, Virtual Machines, Software Installation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Risk, Security Strategy, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Assessment, Organizational Change, Change Management, Risk Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, Debugging, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Code Reusability, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Management, Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Collaborative Software, Canva (Software), Team Management, Design, User Accounts, Design Software, Content Creation, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of London
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computer Programming, Data Modeling, Transaction Processing
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Autoencoders, Model Training, Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Data Ethics, Model Optimization, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Generative AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Deployment, Generative Model Architectures, Debugging, Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Image Analysis, Unsupervised Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months