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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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    Berklee

    Music Production

    Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Peer Review, Media Production, Performing Arts, Editing, Music Theory, Post-Production, Music Performance, Creativity, Timelines, Digital Signal Processing, Data Import/Export, Electronic Media, Automation, File Management, System Configuration

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Connect and Transform External Data Seamlessly

    Skills you'll gain: OAuth, JSON, Data Wrangling, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Application Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Deductive Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Logical Reasoning, Analysis, Diagram Design, Probability, Sampling (Statistics), Persuasive Communication, Research, Sample Size Determination, Writing, Case Studies, Oral Expression, Correlation Analysis, Communication, Scientific Methods, Information Architecture, Business Communication, Interactive Learning

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    SEO Mastery: From Fundamentals to GenAI and GEO Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Blogs, Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Content Creation, Web Content, Semantic Web, Keyword Research, Content Strategy, Growth Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Web Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Performance Measurement

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    AI CERTs

    AI+ Policy Maker

    Skills you'll gain: Policy Development, Cyber Governance, Governance, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Data Governance, Public Policies, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Policy Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Ethics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Impact, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Business Economics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    B2B Sales: High-Impact Questions, Active Listening

    Skills you'll gain: Business Development, B2B Sales, Strategic Partnership, Negotiation, Proposal Writing, Price Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, New Business Development, Consultative Selling, Selling Techniques, Inside Sales, Phone Sales, Sales Development, Sales, Non-Verbal Communication, Marketing Psychology, Search Engine Optimization, Sales Prospecting, Relationship Building, Telephone Skills

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master AWS Cloud Foundations: Build, Secure & Scale

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Databases, Database Systems, Microservices, Cloud Security, User Provisioning, Event-Driven Programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master AWS Architect Skills: Build, Secure & Scale Systems

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon S3, Relational Databases, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, MySQL, Database Management, Serverless Computing, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, Cloud Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Scalability, Cloud Computing Architecture, User Accounts, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Cloud Deployment, Data Storage Technologies, Data Storage, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Advanced ALM with Azure DevOps & GitHub Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, DevSecOps, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Software Quality Assurance, Release Management, Secure Coding, CI/CD, Git (Version Control System), Verification And Validation, Continuous Integration, GitHub, Software Testing, Security Controls, Software Development Tools, Data Governance, Continuous Deployment, Cyber Governance, Version Control

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Automate, Enhance, and No-Code Apps

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Workflow Management, Business Process Modeling, Process Mapping, Business Process, Data Integration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidade de São Paulo

    Marketing Digital

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Google Ads, Marketing Strategies, Search Engine Optimization, Google Analytics, Online Advertising, A/B Testing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Web Analytics, Digital Advertising, Facebook, Campaign Management, Marketing Analytics, Return On Investment, Performance Measurement

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Fullstack Development

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsive Web Design, Node.JS, Command-Line Interface, Unit Testing, TypeScript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, SQL, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, React.js, HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mobile Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Generative AI, UI Components, Database Design

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Music Production: Berklee
  • Connect and Transform External Data Seamlessly: Coursera
  • Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking: Duke University
  • SEO Mastery: From Fundamentals to GenAI and GEO Strategies: IBM
  • AI+ Policy Maker: AI CERTs
  • B2B Sales: High-Impact Questions, Active Listening: Alex Genadinik
  • Master AWS Cloud Foundations: Build, Secure & Scale: EDUCBA
  • Master AWS Architect Skills: Build, Secure & Scale Systems: EDUCBA
  • Advanced ALM with Azure DevOps & GitHub Integration: Coursera
  • Automate, Enhance, and No-Code Apps: Coursera

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