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Game Design Courses

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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    Skillshare

    Figma Pro Pt. 4: Variables, Tokens & Dev Mode Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, UI Components, Responsive Web Design, Animations, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Strategies, Prototyping, Collaborative Software, Software Documentation

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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Formwork Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Construction, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Structural Engineering, Blueprint Reading, Safety Standards, Engineering Practices, Materials science

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Creating an Interactive Syllabus using Microsoft Word

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Educational Materials, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Technical Documentation, Information Architecture, Organizational Skills

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Program Procurement Planning with ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Agile Methodology, Business Planning, Project Planning, Innovation, Diagram Design, Strategic Planning, Procurement, Workflow Management

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Mathematics and Democracy Teach Out

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Political Sciences, Combinatorics, Social Sciences, Probability, Applied Mathematics, Critical Thinking, General Mathematics, Statistical Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003)

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing, Incident Response, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Disaster Recovery, Capacity Management, Virtual Networking, IT Automation, Network Troubleshooting, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Application Deployment, Application Security, System Monitoring, Security Controls, Capacity Planning

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alfaisal University | KLD

    نماذج الاستراتيجيات والمؤسسات

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Strategic Decision-Making, Customer Analysis, Business Strategy, Target Market, Strategic Planning, Organizational Strategy, Business Modeling, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Toronto

    Data Visualization for Genome Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Scientific Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Bioinformatics, Ggplot2, Visualization (Computer Graphics), R (Software), Dimensionality Reduction, Scatter Plots, R Programming, Network Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Heat Maps, Molecular Biology, Design Thinking

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    25 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Python GUI Development with PyQt

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI), MySQL, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, Human Computer Interaction, Database Design, Application Deployment, Application Design, Python Programming, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Development, Database Management, Graphical Tools, Database Application, Databases, Software Design, Computer Graphics, Development Environment

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Full-Stack Developer Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Restful API, Full-Stack Web Development, Cloud Deployment, Performance Tuning, Frontend Integration, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Modeling, Development Environment, Cloud Applications, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Development, Software Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Web Applications, UI Components, Authentications, Application Development, Application Design

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Building React Application using ASP.NET MVC5

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, ASP.NET, .NET Framework, JavaScript Frameworks, Frontend Integration, Secure Coding, Middleware, React.js, Application Frameworks, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Web Applications, Web Development, Authentications

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, ChatGPT, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, Social Media Strategy, Market Research, Copywriting, Storytelling

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • Figma Pro Pt. 4: Variables, Tokens & Dev Mode Mastery: Skillshare
  • Formwork Systems: L&T EduTech
  • Creating an Interactive Syllabus using Microsoft Word: Coursera
  • Program Procurement Planning with ClickUp: Coursera
  • Mathematics and Democracy Teach Out: Johns Hopkins University
  • CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003): Packt
  • نماذج الاستراتيجيات والمؤسسات: Alfaisal University | KLD
  • Data Visualization for Genome Biology: University of Toronto
  • Python GUI Development with PyQt: EDUCBA
  • Full-Stack Developer Capstone Project: Microsoft

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