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: Color Theory, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Game Design, Graphic Design, Creative Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Unity Engine, Android Development, Android (Operating System), C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Video Game Development, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Driving engagement, Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Design Strategies, Storyboarding, Experience Design, Music, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Musical Composition, Game Theory, System Testing, Systems Design, Revenue Management, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Experience Design, User Experience, Systems Design, Human Factors, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Storytelling, Game Theory
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Timelines, Visual Storytelling, Prototyping, Design Strategies, Data Import/Export, Layout Design, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Application Deployment, Creative Design, Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Visual Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Statistical Analysis, Usability, Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Ideation, User Interface (UI), Experimentation, Interactive Design, Human Computer Interaction, A/B Testing, Human Factors, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, R Programming, Storyboarding
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Video Game Development, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Software Visualization, Design Reviews, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Prototyping, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Software Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Programming Principles, Development Testing, Storytelling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Data Persistence, Virtual Environment, Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Scripting, Data Management, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months