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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Event-Driven Programming, Serverless Computing, Event Monitoring, Software Engineering
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Debugging, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Apache Maven, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Program Development, Application Design, Build Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Tools, User Interface (UI) Design, Eclipse (Software), Data Validation, Version Control, JUnit, Software Development, Git (Version Control System), Data Import/Export, Java
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Style Guides, Logo Design, Marketing Design, Marketing Materials, Branding, Brand Management, Graphic Design, Organizational Skills, Marketing, Media Strategy, Multimedia, Project Design
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Workforce Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Workforce Planning, Responsible AI, Resource Management, Performance Improvement, Employee Performance Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Operational Efficiency, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Process Optimization, Strategic Planning, Business Ethics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

American Council on Exercise
Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Health And Wellness Coaching, Smart Goals, Patient Education And Counseling, Workplace inclusivity, Motivational Interviewing, Patient Communication, Active Listening, Coaching, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Patient Evaluation, Exercise Science, Health Assessment, Behavior Management, Interpersonal Communications, Professionalism, Relationship Building
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
Skills you'll gain: Brand Management, Customer Engagement, Event Planning, Marketing, Strategic Communication, Storytelling, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, E-Commerce, Sustainability Reporting, Global Marketing, Customer experience improvement, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Contract Management, Digital Marketing, Corporate Strategy, Virtual Teams, Influencing, Blockchain, Game Theory, Cross Platform Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Network Performance Management, Technical Communication, Technical Support, Network Administration, Technical Documentation, Desktop Support, Help Desk Support, Problem Management, Network Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Security Controls, NIST 800-53, Authorization (Computing), Risk Management Framework, Change Control, Cyber Risk, Security Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Configuration Management, Threat Management, System Monitoring, Security Requirements Analysis, System Implementation, Security Strategy, Cyber Security Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Document Management, Systems Development Life Cycle
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of the Arts London
Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Creativity, Human Machine Interfaces, Interactive Design, Data Ethics, Music Performance, Responsible AI, Intellectual Property, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Unsupervised Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Logistic Regression
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Planning, Stakeholder Management, Planning, Conflict Management, Project Management, Project Scoping, Leadership and Management, Project Coordination, Influencing, Organizational Structure, Communication Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Docker (Software), ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, AI Workflows, Development Environment, GitHub, Integrated Development Environments, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Git (Version Control System), Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months