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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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    Packt

    Advanced Horror Gameplay and Inventory Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, System Design and Implementation, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animation and Game Design, Interaction Design, Virtual Environment, Storytelling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    AWS Services

    Skills you'll gain: Database Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Lean Product Portfolios: Beyond Value Stream Mapping

    Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Architecture, Product Management, Product Strategy, User Research, New Product Development, Scalability, Lean Methodologies, Product Roadmaps, User Centered Design, Product Development, Growth Strategies, Market Opportunities, Innovation, Case Studies, Market Research

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    LLMs as Operating Systems: Agent Memory

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Tool Calling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI Agents, AI Workflows, Context Management, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, Data Persistence, System Design and Implementation

    4.6
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    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Legal Document Management

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Document Management, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Compliance Management, Contract Management, Prompt Engineering, Automation, Contract Review, Quality Assurance, Risk Analysis

    3.2
    Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    TypeScript Operators

    Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, Computational Logic, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles, Web Development Tools, Data Structures, Computer Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam en Español

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Technical Design, System Implementation, System Configuration, Cloud Applications, Solution Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Test Planning, Cloud Storage, Scalability

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Virginia

    Estrategia de IT centrada en el cliente

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, IT Management, Agile Methodology, Process Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Stakeholder Engagement, Solution Design, Business Modeling, Lean Methodologies, Performance Measurement, Sales

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Responsible AI for Developers: Fairness & Bias

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Ethical Standards And Conduct, Model Evaluation, Human Centered Design, Data Quality

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    UBITS

    ¿Cómo tomar decisiones en tiempos de caos?

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making, Dealing With Ambiguity, Leadership, Crisis Management, Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Adaptability, Creative Thinking, Teamwork, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Cloud Architecture and Security

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Incident Response, Cloud Infrastructure, Capacity Management, Application Security, Security Controls, Network Security, Hardening, Scalability, Emerging Technologies, Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Encryption

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Programación Orientada a Objetos con Java

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Advanced Horror Gameplay and Inventory Systems: Packt
  • AWS Services: LearnKartS
  • Lean Product Portfolios: Beyond Value Stream Mapping: University of Maryland, College Park
  • LLMs as Operating Systems: Agent Memory: DeepLearning.AI
  • GenAI for Legal Document Management: Coursera
  • TypeScript Operators: Coursera
  • Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam en Español: Google Cloud
  • Estrategia de IT centrada en el cliente: University of Virginia
  • Responsible AI for Developers: Fairness & Bias: Google Cloud
  • ¿Cómo tomar decisiones en tiempos de caos?: UBITS

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