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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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    University of California, Irvine

    Interfacing with the Arduino

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Basic Electrical Systems, Automation Engineering, Electronics, Electronic Components, Embedded Systems, Control Systems, Electronic Hardware, Wireless Networks, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hardware Design, Peripheral Devices, Human Machine Interfaces, Electrical Wiring, Computer Systems, Programming Principles, Systems Engineering, Computer Programming, Remote Access Systems, Interactive Learning

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    Adobe

    Generative AI Content Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Graphic Design, Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, Creativity, Data Integrity

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    Alex Genadinik

    Pricing Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Price Negotiation, Customer Retention, Product Strategy, Upselling, Coaching, Case Studies, E-Commerce, Customer Relationship Building, Service Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Record & Balance

    Skills you'll gain: Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Bookkeeping, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, Accounting, Reconciliation, Accounting Systems, General Ledger, General Accounting, Accounting Software, Transaction Processing, Verification And Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pittsburgh

    Distributed Systems and Web Services

    Skills you'll gain: Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Storage, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Flask (Web Framework), Distributed Computing, Containerization, Software Architecture, Docker (Software), Virtualization, Restful API, JSON, Microservices, Scalability, Extensible Markup Language (XML), API Design, Computer Architecture

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Build AI Agents using MCP

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Responsible AI, Authorization (Computing), JSON, VPN Clients

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master AutoCAD 3D: Create, Model & Transform Designs

    Skills you'll gain: Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Design Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Master of Science in Information Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Data Governance, Database Theory, User Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Algorithms, Agile Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Unified Modeling Language, Software Architecture, Cybersecurity, Responsive Web Design, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Agile Methodology, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Ethics

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Duke University

    Mastering Data Analysis in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Classification Algorithms, Business Analytics, Logistic Regression, Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Business Risk Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Build a Role-Based Java Web Application

    Skills you'll gain: Database Application, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Applications, Model View Controller, Authentications, Business Logic, SQL

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    Vanderbilt University

    Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Multimedia, Media and Communications, Art History, Interactive Learning, Psychology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Prompt Engineering for AI Image Generation

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering Tools, Prompt Patterns, Multimodal Prompts, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Image Quality, Business Ethics, Presentations, Photo Editing, Creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Graphic and Visual Design, Promotional Materials, Design, Customer Service, Marketing

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Interfacing with the Arduino: University of California, Irvine
  • Generative AI Content Creation: Adobe
  • Pricing Strategies : Alex Genadinik
  • Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Record & Balance: Coursera
  • Distributed Systems and Web Services: University of Pittsburgh
  • Build AI Agents using MCP: IBM
  • Master AutoCAD 3D: Create, Model & Transform Designs: EDUCBA
  • Master of Science in Information Systems: Northeastern University
  • Mastering Data Analysis in Excel: Duke University
  • Build a Role-Based Java Web Application: EDUCBA

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