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.

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Conceptual Design, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Art History, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Strategies, Aesthetics, Design Research, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Animation and Game Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Software Installation, Game Design, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Cross Platform Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Figma (Design Software), Typography, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Maintainability, Mockups, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Usability, Prototyping, Browser Compatibility, User Experience Design, Web Development Tools, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Assets, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Software Design Documents, Conceptual Design, Design, Experience Design, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Prototyping, Storytelling, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Education Software and Technology, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, 3D Modeling, Scripting, Development Testing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks