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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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    National Taiwan University

    材料力學一 (Mechanics of Materials (1))

    Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Mechanics, Materials science, Civil Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Calculations

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Content Creation With Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Materials, Copywriting, Generative AI, Marketing Design, Content Marketing, Prompt Engineering, Content Creation, Marketing Strategies, Responsible AI, AI Enablement, MarTech, ChatGPT, Operational Efficiency

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Illinois Tech

    Unleashing the Power of Networks and the Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtualization, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Serverless Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtual Machines, Network Troubleshooting, Cloud Platforms, Hyper-V, Software-Defined Networking, Cloud Security, Network Administration

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    AI Workflow: Enterprise Model Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), PySpark, IBM Cloud, Jupyter, Docker (Software), Machine Learning, Data Science, Python Programming, Scalability, Design Thinking

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    59 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The University of Edinburgh

    Philosophy, Science and Religion: Religion and Science

    Skills you'll gain: Discussion Facilitation, Culture, Research, Diversity Awareness, Science and Research, Systems Thinking, Anthropology, Biology, Physical Science, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science Decisions in Time: Information Theory & Games

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, AI Security, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam en Español

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Technical Design, System Implementation, System Configuration, Cloud Computing, Solution Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Solution Design, Test Planning, Cloud Storage, Scalability

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    The Art of Filmmaking: Composition and Moving Image

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Cinematography, Videography, Video Production, Storyboarding, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Editing, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, Creativity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fractal Analytics

    Python for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Matplotlib, Statistical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Seaborn, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Statistics, Business Analytics, Jupyter, Data Transformation, Descriptive Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Cómo crear presentaciones usando Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Multimedia, Content Creation, Public Speaking, Graphic Design

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Proyecto final - Construyendo una aplicación profesional con Android

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Android Studio, Application Design, Application Development, Mobile Development, Prototyping, Program Development, Mockups, User Interface (UI) Design, Development Testing, Problem Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Optimization of SQL query Tuning and Performance

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Database Design, Performance Tuning, Database Management, Database Development, Databases, PostgreSQL, Data Access

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    Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • 材料力學一 (Mechanics of Materials (1)): National Taiwan University
  • Content Creation With Generative AI: Coursera
  • Unleashing the Power of Networks and the Cloud: Illinois Tech
  • AI Workflow: Enterprise Model Deployment: IBM
  • Philosophy, Science and Religion: Religion and Science: The University of Edinburgh
  • Data Science Decisions in Time: Information Theory & Games: Johns Hopkins University
  • Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam en Español: Google Cloud
  • The Art of Filmmaking: Composition and Moving Image : California Institute of the Arts
  • Python for Data Science: Fractal Analytics
  • Cómo crear presentaciones usando Canva: Coursera

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