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: Design Thinking, Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Interactive Design, Application Design, Python Programming, Application Development, Event-Driven Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Electronic Systems, Hardware Design, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Electronics Engineering, Serial Peripheral Interface, Computational Logic, Electrical Engineering, Computer Architecture, Schematic Diagrams, Semiconductors, Electronic Hardware, Electronic Components, Internet Of Things, Embedded Systems, Electronics, Theoretical Computer Science, Diagram Design, Programmable Logic Controllers, Computer Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Graphic and Visual Design, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, Organizational Change, User Research, Design Thinking, Change Management, Design Research, Product Design, Data Ethics, Data Collection, Quantitative Research, Prototyping, Influencing, Qualitative Research, Storytelling, Leadership, Data Analysis, Analytics, Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, API Gateway, Scalability, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Data Management, Distributed Computing, Databases, API Design, Restful API, Software Design Patterns, NoSQL, GraphQL, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, A/B Testing, Design Thinking, Ideation, Generative AI, UI/UX Research, Data Ethics, Experience Design, Innovation, User Research, Data Storytelling, Dashboard, User Feedback, Data Analysis, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Critical Thinking, Business Consulting, Problem Solving
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Social Media, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Brand Awareness, Color Theory, Marketing, Branding
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Management, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Apache Hadoop, Data Warehousing, SQL, Performance Tuning, Databases, Query Languages, Database Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Software Architecture, Embedded Systems, Systems Architecture, Software Systems, Software Design, Application Design, Software Design Patterns, Maintainability, Performance Tuning, Safety Assurance, Interoperability, Real Time Data, Secure Coding, Scalability, Design Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Design, Process Driven Development, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Systems Development, Systems Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Systems Design, Project Management, Project Planning, Unified Modeling Language
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Database Design, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Star Schema, Relational Databases, Snowflake Schema, Business Intelligence, SQL, Data Mart, Pivot Tables And Charts, PostgreSQL, Data Transformation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months