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: HTML and CSS, JSON, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Game Design, UI Components, Animations, Algorithms, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, UI/UX Research, R Programming, User Experience, Probability & Statistics, Human Computer Interaction, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Reviews, Branding, Style Guides, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, Peer Review, Game Design, Generative AI, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Responsible AI, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Strategies, Design Research, Oral Expression, Prompt Engineering, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Architectural Design, Performance Tuning, 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, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphical Tools, File Management, UI Components, Design Software, Data Import/Export, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphics Software, Graphical Tools
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Design, Computational Thinking, Software Design, Programming Principles, Application Development
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, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months