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: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI literacy, Debugging, Data Transformation, Generative AI, Prompt Patterns, Data Preprocessing, Analytics, AI Integrations, AI Workflows, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Code Review, Model Optimization, Data Analysis Software, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Infant Care, Nutrition Education, Pediatrics, Nutrition Counseling, Nutrition and Diet, Childhood Education and Development, Child Welfare, Meal Planning And Preparation, Working With Children, Nutritional Assessment, Child Development, Preventative Care, Health Education, Caregiving, Food Safety and Sanitation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Assessment, Health Care, Public Health, Health Equity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Clemson University
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Human Machine Interfaces, Human Centered Design, Human Computer Interaction, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Data Lakes, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, Data Analysis, Analytics, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Import/Export, Real Time Data, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design Patterns, C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Scripting, Asset Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

28DIGITAL
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Memory Management, Graph Theory, Data Access, Performance Tuning
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Video Editing, Marketing Materials, Video Production, Storytelling, Marketing Design, Content Marketing, Timelines, Content Creation, Visual Storytelling, Marketing, Driving engagement, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Analysis, Simulations, 3D Modeling, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Computer-Aided Design, Thermal Management, Numerical Analysis, Computational Thinking, Scientific Visualization, Software Design, Mechanics, Analytics, Physics, Differential Equations, Computer Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Generative AI, Fine-tuning, Vision Transformer (ViT), Machine Learning Methods, Model Optimization, Model Training, Large Language Modeling, Embeddings, Network Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Databases, Database Administration, Database Development, Database Design, Database Theory, Data Manipulation, Query Languages, Data Management, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Meta
Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Android Jetpack, Version Control, Android Development, Android Studio, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mobile Development, Application Design, User Interface (UI), UI/UX Strategy, Kotlin, Application Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Data Access, Information Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Experience, Customer experience improvement, Solution Design, Business Intelligence, Journey Mapping, User Interface (UI) Design, Customer Analysis, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours