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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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    The State University of New York

    Digital Information Literacy

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Design, digital literacy, Infographics, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Multimedia, Computer Literacy, Digital Communications, Open Source Technology, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Peer Review, Communication, Design Thinking

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    The Java Language

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Development Environment, Data Structures

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    94 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon

    Application Development

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Software Development Methodologies, Requirements Analysis, Version Control, Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Development, Functional Requirement, Software Engineering, User Requirements Documents, Agile Software Development, Application Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Testing, JUnit, Agile Methodology, Spring Framework, Debugging, Java, Technical Design

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Complete Beginners Guide to Blender 3D

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphical Tools, Timelines, Graphics Software, User Interface (UI), File Management, Image Quality, Layout Design, Software Versioning, Software Installation

    4.7
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Secure Coding Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Cryptography, Authentications, Exploit development, Encryption, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Application Security, Exploitation techniques, Security Controls, Software Design, Verification And Validation, Java, Code Review, Programming Principles, Debugging, Cybersecurity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    607 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

    Generative and Agentic AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Agentic systems, OpenAI, ChatGPT, AI Workflows, AI Product Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Model Evaluation, Responsible AI, AI Security, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Nanjing University

    计算机操作系统

    Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, File Systems, Computer Systems, OS Process Management, Computer Science, Data Storage, Computer Hardware, Virtual Machines, System Design and Implementation, Algorithms, Human Computer Interaction

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    142 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    Database Engineer Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Database Design, Git (Version Control System), Database Development, MySQL Workbench, MySQL, Databases, Database Application, Data Visualization Software, Version Control, SQL, Tableau Software, Data Modeling, Transaction Processing, Django (Web Framework), Project Management, Application Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Vector Database Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, AI Personalization, Embeddings, Hugging Face, MongoDB, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Generative AI, SQL, Databases, LLM Application, Applied Machine Learning, Database Design, Database Management, Apache Cassandra, Text Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    UI/UX Wireframing and Prototyping with Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Figma (Design Software), UI/UX Strategy, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Interactive Design, User Experience Design, Mobile Development, Style Guides, Web Development, Animations

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Network Security, Cryptography, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Encryption, User Provisioning, Security Management, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, ISO/IEC 27001, Information Systems Security, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Risk Management, DevSecOps, OAuth, Data Management, Software Development Methodologies, Cybersecurity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Digital Information Literacy: The State University of New York
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Exam Prep: LearnKartS
  • The Java Language: LearnQuest
  • Application Development: Amazon
  • Complete Beginners Guide to Blender 3D: Skillshare
  • Secure Coding Practices: University of California, Davis
  • Generative and Agentic AI: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
  • 计算机操作系统: Nanjing University
  • Database Engineer Capstone: Meta
  • Vector Database Fundamentals: IBM

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