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.

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Prototyping, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Software Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Programming Principles, Development Testing, Storytelling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Social Impact, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Ideation, Scripting, Social Sciences, Peer Review
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Software Design Documents, Prototyping, Video Game Development, Software Documentation, Conceptual Design, Ideation, Usability Testing, Peer Review
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Code Reusability, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Data-oriented programming, C# (Programming Language), Memory Management, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Scripting, Data Management, Data Store, Data Structures
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Event-Driven Programming, AI Integrations, Virtual Environment, Artificial Intelligence, Code Reusability, Animations, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Debugging, Program Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, No-Code Development, Integrated Development Environments, Graphics Software, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, UI Components, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Torque (Physics), Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Design, Animations, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mechanics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Data Persistence, Interaction Design, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, AI Workflows, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Scripting, Artificial Intelligence, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Statistical Analysis, Usability, Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Ideation, User Interface (UI), UI/UX Strategy, Experimentation, Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Computer Interaction, A/B Testing, Human Factors, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, R Programming, Storyboarding
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Video Game Development, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Game Design, Web Design, Animation and Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Animations, Frontend Performance, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Interactive Design, Web Applications, Computer Graphic Techniques, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Graphics, Javascript
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Video Game Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Design, Graphics Software, C# (Programming Language), Motion Graphics, Animations, Cross Platform Development, Program Development, Development Environment, Software Installation, Debugging, Build Tools, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months