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: Event-Driven Programming, Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Debugging, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Application Development, Software Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, ASP.NET, Microsoft Visual Studio, UI Components, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, File I/O, Software Documentation, Software Architecture
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Documentation, Strategic Communication, Procedure Development, Constructive Feedback, Business Communication, Process Improvement, Operational Efficiency, Discussion Facilitation, Continuous Improvement Process, Change Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, Productivity, Multimodal Prompts, OpenAI, Debugging, TypeScript, OpenAI API, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, AI Orchestration, Version Control, AI Workflows, Generative AI
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, AI Orchestration, Software Quality Assurance, Maintainability, Quality Assurance, Automation, Verification And Validation, User Interface (UI), Natural Language Processing, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Generative Model Architectures, Development Environment, Image Analysis, Model Evaluation, Performance Tuning, Data Preprocessing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React.js, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Scalability, Web Applications, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Javascript, Data Management, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Tokyo
Skills you'll gain: Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Human Computer Interaction, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Robotics, 3D Assets, Algorithms, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Debugging, Claude Code, Responsible AI, Verification And Validation, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Software Testing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Network Protocols, Wireless Networks, Computer Hardware, Hardware Architecture, Network Architecture
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computational Thinking, Java, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Debugging, Solution Design
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Management Software, Project Management, Developing Training Materials, Project Documentation, Issue Tracking, Productivity, Collaboration, Teamwork, Knowledge Transfer, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Databases, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Lakes, NoSQL, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Data Processing, Data Architecture, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Microsoft Azure, Data Transformation, Database Management Systems, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Data Governance, Data Storage, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months