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.

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Prototyping, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI), Animations, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Game Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, 3D Assets, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Computer Graphics, Software Installation, Animations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Architectural Design, Performance Tuning, Building Design, Frontend Performance, Computer Graphics, Structural Engineering, Aesthetics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Game Design, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Peer Review, Storytelling, Video Game Development, Writing, Content Creation, Creative Thinking, Active Listening, Constructive Feedback, Storyboarding
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animation and Game Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Design, Data Structures, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Python Programming, Generative AI, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Computational Logic, Creative Design, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, File I/O, Animations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design, Programming Principles, Application Development, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Version Control, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Content Management, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, 3D Assets, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Data Store, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Software Design, Debugging, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months