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: Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Content Creation, Responsible AI, Digital Design, Generative AI, Layout Design, Social Media, Graphic Design, Social Media Management, Creative Design, Adobe Photoshop, Content Marketing, Visual Design, Typography, Infographics, Content Strategy, Storytelling, Color Theory, Branding
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, Ideation, Creativity, Cognitive flexibility, Problem Solving, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Vibrations, Value Engineering, Failure Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Mechanical Design, Engineering Design Process, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Industrial Design, Materials science, Material Handling, Industrial Engineering, Design, Analysis, Innovation, Application Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Integration, Big Data, Graph Theory, Network Model, Data Pipelines, Database Design, Data Management, Data Modeling, Supervised Learning, Data Infrastructure, Social Network Analysis, Data Presentation, Classification Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Database Systems, Data Mining, Data Processing, MongoDB
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Dimensionality Reduction, Markov Model, Transfer Learning, Embeddings, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Large Language Modeling, Supervised Learning, Text Mining, Machine Learning Methods, Generative AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Statistical Machine Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), Logistic Regression, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Preprocessing, Artificial Intelligence, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, SQL, MySQL, PHP (Scripting Language), Relational Databases, JSON, Database Management, jQuery, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Javascript and jQuery, Ajax, Databases, Database Management Systems, Database Application, Database Development, Debugging, Web Applications, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Javascript
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Ideation, Verification And Validation, Creative Problem-Solving, AI Enablement, Expense Reports, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Image Analysis, Creativity, LLM Application, Innovation, Brainstorming, Game Design, Expense Management, Organizational Skills, Artificial Intelligence, Lesson Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Interactive Learning, Liberal Arts, Art History, Creative Thinking, Social Studies, Creativity, Educational Materials, Curiosity, Teaching, Learning Strategies, Resourcefulness, Literacy, Curriculum Planning, Peer Review, Game Design, Performing Arts, World History, Empowerment, Student Engagement, Student-Centred Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Large Language Modeling, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Amazon Web Services, Professional Networking, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Extract, Transform, Load, Prompt Engineering, DevOps, Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Data Management, Problem Solving, Teamwork
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Usability Testing, Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Usability, Wireframing, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, User Flows, Design Thinking, Design Research, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Mockups, User Centered Design, UI Components, Software Design Documents, UI/UX Strategy, Interaction Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Firefly, Adobe Express, Ideation, Adobe Acrobat, Presentations, Generative AI, Content Creation, Creative Thinking, Adobe Photoshop, Creativity, Prompt Engineering, Adobe Illustrator, Storytelling, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design, Branding, Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Visual Design, Social Media Marketing, Generative AI, Video Production, Graphic Design, Video Editing, ChatGPT, Content Marketing, Marketing Design, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Content Strategy, Animations, Storytelling, Branding, Responsible AI
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months