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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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    Tel Aviv University

    Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I - The Role of the State

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Tax, Economics, Sustainable Development, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Policy Analysis, Technology Strategies

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    Coursera

    Gamification Learning with Genially

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Learning, Developing Training Materials, Game Design, Education Software and Technology, Infographics, Content Creation, Digital pedagogy

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    NoSQL systems

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Systems, MongoDB, Database Management Systems, Databases, Database Design, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Apache Cassandra, Data Storage Technologies, Scalability, Graph Theory, Unstructured Data, Maintainability

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    170 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Advanced RAG with Vector Databases and Retrievers

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, LLM Application, User Interface (UI), Embeddings, UI Components, Semantic Web, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    47 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Arizona State University

    Lesson Planning with the ELL in Mind

    Skills you'll gain: Lesson Planning, Language Competency, English Language, Curriculum Planning, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Language Learning, Student Engagement, Grammar, Vocabulary, Literacy

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    202 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Desarrollo de aplicaciones avanzadas con Android

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Application Deployment, JSON, Web Services, Restful API, Mobile Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Persistence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    102 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    École normale supérieure

    Approximation Algorithms Part I

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Modeling, Probability

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    Board Infinity

    Learning MEAN Stack by Building Real world Application

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Node.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, HTML and CSS, JavaScript Frameworks, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Application Frameworks, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), MongoDB, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Design, Middleware, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), jQuery, Javascript, Databases, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    How to make invitations using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Digital Design, Creative Design, Design and Product, Event Management, Computer Programming

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    43 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Florida

    Fixing Healthcare Delivery

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Clinical Leadership, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Overcoming Obstacles, Health Systems, Healthcare Project Management, Lean Methodologies, Care Coordination, Teamwork, Initiative and Leadership, Adaptability, Accident Prevention, Leadership, Collaboration, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Reliability

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    Lund University

    Fundamentals of particle accelerator technology (NPAP MOOC)

    Skills you'll gain: Radiation Therapy, electromagnetics, High Voltage, Medical Devices, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Medical Equipment and Technology, Physics, Equipment Design, Electrical Power, Materials science, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Science & Religion 101

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Science and Research, Ancient History, Biology, Physics, Anthropology

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I - The Role of the State: Tel Aviv University
  • Gamification Learning with Genially: Coursera
  • NoSQL systems: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Advanced RAG with Vector Databases and Retrievers: IBM
  • Lesson Planning with the ELL in Mind: Arizona State University
  • Desarrollo de aplicaciones avanzadas con Android: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Approximation Algorithms Part I: École normale supérieure
  • Learning MEAN Stack by Building Real world Application: Board Infinity
  • How to make invitations using Canva: Coursera
  • Fixing Healthcare Delivery: University of Florida

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