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.

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Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Internet Of Things, Operating Systems, Real-Time Operating Systems, Wireless Networks, System Programming, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Simulations, C (Programming Language), Network Protocols
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Usability, Software Design, Mockups, Technical Design, Design Elements And Principles, Application Design, Web Design, Application Development, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Virtual Environment, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Timelines, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Epidemiology, Data Collection, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Collaboration, Innovation, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Learning Strategies, Instructional Design, digital literacy, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, LLM Application, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Application Development, Model Evaluation, Flask (Web Framework), Natural Language Processing, Software Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Business Priorities, NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Dashboard, No-Code Development, Data Visualization, Power Apps Component Framework, Business Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Application Development, Data Integration, Performance Analysis, Application Design, Automation, Data Security, Data Store, Business Process, Computing Platforms, Microsoft Teams, Data Analysis Software
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Control Systems, Vibrations, Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Global Positioning Systems, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Simulations, Engineering Analysis, Trigonometry, Mathematical Modeling, Differential Equations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Calculations, Applied Mathematics, Verification And Validation, Engineering, Advanced Mathematics, Algorithms, Physics
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Teaching, Education Software and Technology, Virtual Environment, Learning Management Systems, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Digital Communications, Emerging Technologies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Javascript, HTML and CSS, Scripting, Web Design and Development, Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, User Interface (UI), Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Palo Alto Networks
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Network Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Malware Protection, Firewall, AI Security, Endpoint Security, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, System Configuration, Cloud Computing, Software As A Service, Cryptography, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months