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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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    Coursera

    Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, IT Infrastructure, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Integrity, Servers, Server Administration, Web Servers, Encryption, Authentications

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Arizona State University

    Care: The First Step in Tech Innovation for Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Lean Methodologies, Team Oriented, Ideation, Business Research, Complex Problem Solving, Problem Management, Analysis, Customer Insights

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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Make Data-Driven Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Business Metrics, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Small Data, Decision Making, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Big Data

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    QA Process Optimization: Agile & Automated Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Test Tools, Test Script Development, Acceptance Testing, Agile Software Development, Test Case, Software Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Agile Methodology, User Story, Agile Project Management, Automation, Analysis, Collaboration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Trabajo en equipo y creatividad

    Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Ideation, Teamwork, Creative Thinking, Presentations, Team Building, Communication, Brainstorming, Innovation, Persuasive Communication, Influencing, Collaboration, Professional Development, Creative Problem-Solving, Open Mindset, Decision Making

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

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    University of Michigan

    Exploratory Data Analysis for the Public Sector with ggplot

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Data Presentation, Ggplot2, R (Software), Statistical Visualization, R Programming, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Graphic and Visual Design, Histogram, Tidyverse (R Package), Public Administration, Trend Analysis, Policy Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Java, Middleware, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Databases, Software Architecture, Servers, Web Services, Microservices, Scalability, Transaction Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Programming with C

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Data Management, Algorithms, Computer Programming, File I/O

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Build Your Portfolio Website with Angular JS

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, JavaScript Frameworks, Model View Controller, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Software Development

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    MathWorks

    Designing and Simulating Physical Models

    Skills you'll gain: Model Based Systems Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Simulation and Simulation Software, Robotics, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Software, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Branding Building Blocks: Craft a Compelling Moodboard

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Presentations, Branding, Design Thinking, Style Guides, Marketing Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Target Audience, Color Theory, Competitive Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SAE Institute México

    Desarrollo de videojuegos en Unity parte 2

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unity Engine, Game Design, Ideation, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Programming, Scripting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data: Coursera
  • Care: The First Step in Tech Innovation for Entrepreneurs: Arizona State University
  • Make Data-Driven Decisions: Google
  • QA Process Optimization: Agile & Automated Testing: Coursera
  • Trabajo en equipo y creatividad: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Exploratory Data Analysis for the Public Sector with ggplot: University of Michigan
  • Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java: Packt
  • Programming with C: Simplilearn
  • Build Your Portfolio Website with Angular JS: Coursera
  • Designing and Simulating Physical Models: MathWorks

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Graphics (10)
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