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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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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Researcher's guide to DNA sequencing data

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Data Collection, Data Processing, Research, Laboratory Techniques, Analysis, Research Design

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    The Road to Autonomy: Exploring EV Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Safety Standards, Safety and Security, Emerging Technologies, Control Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Environmental Issue, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Responsible AI, Application Deployment, Application Development, Hugging Face, Data Ethics, Generative AI, AI Security, Application Security, Continuous Monitoring

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Crea wireframes digitales con Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Figma (Design Software), Collaborative Software, Prototyping, User Flows, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Information Architecture

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Apply & Implement Physics Simulations

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Simulations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Crea Videos para Redes Sociales con PicsArt

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Collaborative Software, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Video Editing, Marketing Materials, Marketing, Graphic Design, Photo Editing

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    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced Risk Management, Security Controls & Monitoring

    Skills you'll gain: Security Controls, NIST 800-53, Authorization (Computing), Risk Management Framework, Change Control, Cyber Risk, Security Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Configuration Management, Threat Management, System Monitoring, Security Requirements Analysis, System Implementation, Security Strategy, Cyber Security Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Document Management, Systems Development Life Cycle

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Generate a User Experience (UX) Onboarding Map in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience, User Flows, User Experience Design, Usability, Miro AI, User Centered Design, Process Mapping, User Research, User Feedback, Brand Awareness, Business Intelligence

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Xbox

    Product Strategy and Roadmapping

    Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Product Management, User Story, New Product Development, Quality Assurance, Product Requirements, Product Strategy, Design Thinking, Stakeholder Management, Ideation, Innovation, Change Management, Market Opportunities, Prioritization

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Power BI Masterclass

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Customer Insights, Power BI, Data Modeling, Dashboard, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Data Literacy, Database Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Processing, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Star Schema, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Trend Analysis

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    إعداد برنامج باي تشارم للمبتدئين

    Skills you'll gain: Cross Platform Development, Program Development, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Python Programming, Software Installation, Web Development, Software Design

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Python 3 from Beginner to Expert - Learn Python from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, JSON, Program Development, Data Structures, Code Review, Python Programming, Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Environment, Scripting, Maintainability, Integrated Development Environments, Package and Software Management, Authorization (Computing), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Web Scraping, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Researcher's guide to DNA sequencing data: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • The Road to Autonomy: Exploring EV Technologies: Coursera
  • Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models: Coursera
  • Crea wireframes digitales con Figma: Coursera
  • Unreal Engine: Apply & Implement Physics Simulations: EDUCBA
  • Crea Videos para Redes Sociales con PicsArt: Coursera
  • Advanced Risk Management, Security Controls & Monitoring: Packt
  • Generate a User Experience (UX) Onboarding Map in Miro : Coursera
  • Product Strategy and Roadmapping: Xbox
  • Power BI Masterclass: Packt

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