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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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    Amazon Web Services

    Amazon Connect Instance Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Storage, Identity and Access Management, System Configuration, Telecommunications, Inbound Calls, Outbound Calls, User Accounts, Customer experience improvement, Regional Sales

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Productivity in Remote Work

    Skills you'll gain: Telecommuting, Virtual Teams, Collaborative Software, Productivity, Team Performance Management, Leadership, Meeting Facilitation, Employee Engagement, Collaboration, Leadership Development, Business Correspondence, People Management, Time Management, Communication, Business Writing, Communication Strategies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Modeling, IC Processes and Emerging Microtechnology

    Skills you'll gain: Finite Element Methods, Semiconductors, Electronic Systems, Computer Architecture, Manufacturing Processes, Process Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling, Electronic Components, Micrometer, Artificial Intelligence, Scalability

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Training Path for VMware Technical Associate

    Skills you'll gain: NSX-T Network Virtualization, vSphere Networking and Storage, Virtual Networking, Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), VMware vSAN, vSphere DRS & HA, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Software-Defined Networking, Zero Trust Network Access, Virtualization, Storage vMotion, Data Centers, vCenter Server, VMware ESX Servers, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Cloud Management, Network Switches

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Leadership in Action and Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Leadership, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Business Planning, Organizational Change, Business Strategy, Organizational Strategy, Planning, Strategic Decision-Making, Collaboration, Organizational Leadership, Change Management, Relationship Building, Influencing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Fundamentals of Management: Leading Teams to Success

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Leadership, Leadership and Management, Rapport Building, Employee Onboarding, Leadership, Recognizing Others, Team Motivation, Performance Analysis, Employee Performance Management, Meeting Facilitation, Constructive Feedback, Safety Culture, Productivity, Coaching, Workplace inclusivity, Empathy, Goal Setting, Planning, Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Building and Evaluating Data Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, LangGraph, AI Orchestration, Data Visualization, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Model Evaluation, LLM Application, Tool Calling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic systems, Data Validation, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Business Model Canvas y Business Case en Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Collaborative Software, Virtual Teams, Team Building, Business Process, Business Strategy, Project Design, New Business Development, Business Development, Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Project Implementation, Case Studies

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Northeastern University

    Data Warehousing and Integration Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Star Schema, Data Governance, Database Design, Snowflake Schema, SQL, Relational Databases, Data Mining, Data Quality, Data Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    JavaScript DOM - Interactive and Dynamic Web Pages

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Animations, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Event-Driven Programming, Web Design and Development, UI Components, Data Structures, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Django (Python) Web Framework - The Comprehensive Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Restful API, Object-Relational Mapping, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Application Deployment, HTML and CSS, Database Management, Web Development, User Accounts, Responsive Web Design, Back-End Web Development, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master Marketing Case Study: Analyze, Evaluate & Implement

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Analysis, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Marketing, Global Marketing, Plan Execution, Marketing Management, Market Analysis, Product Strategy, Case Studies, Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Brand Strategy, Program Implementation, Market Opportunities, Consumer Behaviour, Logistics, Business

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Amazon Connect Instance Fundamentals: Amazon Web Services
  • Productivity in Remote Work: University of California, Irvine
  • Modeling, IC Processes and Emerging Microtechnology: University of Minnesota
  • Training Path for VMware Technical Associate: Board Infinity
  • Leadership in Action and Planning: Johns Hopkins University
  • Fundamentals of Management: Leading Teams to Success: Coursera
  • Building and Evaluating Data Agents: DeepLearning.AI
  • Business Model Canvas y Business Case en Miro: Coursera
  • Data Warehousing and Integration Part 1: Northeastern University
  • JavaScript DOM - Interactive and Dynamic Web Pages: Packt

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