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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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    Packt

    Modern Java - Mastering Features from Java 8 to Java 21

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Restful API, Software Design, JSON, Software Testing

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Créez du contenu de sensibilisation sur Facebook avec Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Content Creation, Social Media Content, Facebook, Digital Content, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Marketing Materials, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Content Marketing, Social Impact

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Skillshare

    Modern Frontend Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Web Components, LESS, Web Development, Semantic Web, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scalability

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management, Technical Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Program Management, Project Controls, Team Performance Management, Leadership, Agile Methodology, Stakeholder Management, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Management, Business Acumen, Organizational Structure, Portfolio Management, Decision Making, Change Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Web Application Development with ASP.NET Core

    Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Restful API, Web Development, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Applications, User Accounts, Data Integrity, Single Sign-On (SSO), Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Back-End Web Development, Performance Tuning, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Data Validation, Model View Controller, Database Management, Multi-Factor Authentication, Data Security

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Agile Excellence with Scrum: Planning, CI, Backlog Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Planning, Process Improvement, DevOps, User Story, Scalability, Innovation, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Product Lifecycle Management, Capacity Planning, Organizational Change, Product Development, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Prioritization, Scope Management, Dependency Analysis, Maintainability, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Collaboration, Risk Mitigation

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    Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Snowflake

    Building Generative AI Apps to Talk to Your Data

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, LLM Application, Snowflake Schema, Prompt Engineering, Embeddings, Natural Language Processing, Unstructured Data, Data Pipelines, User Interface (UI), Semantic Web, Data Processing, SQL

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Program Gate Reviews with ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Project Design, Program Evaluation, Project Management Life Cycle, Process Flow Diagrams, Project Management, Diagram Design, Project Management Software, Program Development, Agile Methodology

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Comment créer et rejoindre des équipes sur Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Presentations, Team Oriented, Team Management, Collaborative Software, Virtual Teams, Project Design, Data Sharing, Social Media, Graphic Design, User Accounts, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Arduino OOP—Object-Oriented Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Electronic Components, C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Hardware Troubleshooting, Program Development, Maintainability, Debugging, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Erste Schritte in Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Promotional Materials, Advertising, Presentations, Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    El futuro de los medios deportivos y los retos futuros

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Media and Communications, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Revenue Management, Brand Management, Trend Analysis, Content Strategy, Sustainability Reporting, Augmented Reality, New Product Development, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Game Theory, People Analytics, Metadata Management, Digital Design, Open Source Technology, 3D Modeling, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Modern Java - Mastering Features from Java 8 to Java 21: Packt
  • Créez du contenu de sensibilisation sur Facebook avec Canva: Coursera
  • Modern Frontend Web Development: Skillshare
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam: Unit 2: Pearson
  • Web Application Development with ASP.NET Core: EDUCBA
  • Agile Excellence with Scrum: Planning, CI, Backlog Mastery: Board Infinity
  • Building Generative AI Apps to Talk to Your Data: Snowflake
  • Program Gate Reviews with ClickUp: Coursera
  • Comment créer et rejoindre des équipes sur Canva: Coursera
  • Arduino OOP—Object-Oriented Programming: Packt

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User Interface (18)
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Game Design (11)
Agile Software Development (10)
Graphics (10)
Virtual Reality (9)
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Web Design (7)
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