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.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Database Design, Database Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Databases, Relational Databases, SQL, Query Languages, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Strategic Communication, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Resource Allocation, Media Strategy, Brand Management, Earned Media, Communication Strategies, Owned Media, Public Relations, Shared Media, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Goal Setting, Target Audience, Research and Design, Research, Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Web Design, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, HTML and CSS, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), Usability, Interaction Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Animations, Web Components, Color Theory, Web Development, Web Development Tools
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Active Listening, Creative Problem-Solving, Negotiation, Interpersonal Communications, Leadership, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Management, Communication, Business Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Team Leadership, Strategic Communication, Cultural Sensitivity, Stakeholder Communications, Collaboration, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership Development, Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Culture, Education and Training, Cultural Diversity, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Diversity Awareness, Social Impact, Electronic Media, Community Development, Emerging Technologies, Content Creation, Timelines
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Environmental Laws, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation, Land Development, Community Development, Environmental Policy, Social Impact, Sustainable Design, Social Justice, Socioeconomics, Environmental Science, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Talent Management, Recruitment Strategies, Workforce Development, Employee Training, Recruitment, Constructive Feedback, Succession Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Talent Pipelining, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Organizational Structure, Branding
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, UI Components, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Linux, Scripting, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Data Persistence, Shell Script, Unix Shell, Systems Administration, IT Automation, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Hosting, Object-Relational Mapping, YAML, Python Programming, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Network Administration, OS Process Management, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Email Marketing, Email Automation, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Google Sheets, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Gmail
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Computer Security, Cryptography, Disaster Recovery, Application Security, Cyber Operations, Cyber Security Policies, Cryptographic Protocols, IT Security Architecture, Telecommunications, Network Administration, NIST 800-53, Infrastructure Security, Security Controls, Data Security, Encryption, Governance Risk Management and Compliance
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Probability & Statistics, Supervised Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Box Plots, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Science, Histogram, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Networking, Python Programming, Server Side
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months