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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.


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Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Fashion as Design: Craft and Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Development, Aesthetics, Design, Culture, Art History, Creative Thinking, Design Thinking, Creative Design, Cultural Diversity, Innovation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Software Design Threats and Mitigations

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Design, Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Cryptography, Blockchain, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    AI for Design and Optimization

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Enablement, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technical Design, Machine Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Algorithms

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Apply Intermediate Flutter UI Design & Interaction

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, Interactive Design, User Flows, Scalability, Maintainability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia

    Design Thinking: Ideas to Action

    Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, Design Thinking, Ideation, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Product Development, Human Centered Design, Product Design, Strategic Thinking, New Product Development, User Feedback, Prioritization, Customer experience improvement, Stakeholder Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Collaboration

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    University at Buffalo

    Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Safety Standards, Safety Training, Safety Assurance, Safety and Security, Robotics, Hazard Analysis, Equipment Design, Risk Management Framework, Product Testing, Failure Analysis, Manufacturing and Production

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    User Interface Design and Prototyping

    Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Figma (Design Software), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, Mockups, UI/UX Research, Design Thinking, User Research, Style Guides

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Design, Compare and Analyze LLM Architectures

    Skills you'll gain: Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Cloud Deployment, Model Deployment, Information Privacy, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Application Programming Interface (API), AI Product Strategy, Analysis, Data Pipelines, Feature Engineering, Performance Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Dassault Systèmes

    Practice CATIA Assembly Design

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Product Family Engineering, Technical Design, Engineering Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    HMI Design and Intermediate PLC Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Programmable Logic Controllers, Animations, Human Machine Interfaces, Control Systems, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Control Panels, Test Tools, Interactive Design, Electrical Wiring, Automation Engineering, Simulations, User Interface (UI) Design, User Feedback, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Design Prompts for Everyday Work Tasks

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Brainstorming, Email Automation, AI Enablement, Concision, Large Language Modeling, Business Writing, Productivity, Organizational Skills

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Fashion as Design: Silhouettes and Icons

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Fashion as Design: Craft and Sustainability: The Museum of Modern Art
  • Software Design Threats and Mitigations: University of Colorado System
  • AI for Design and Optimization: University of Michigan
  • Apply Intermediate Flutter UI Design & Interaction: EDUCBA
  • Design Thinking: Ideas to Action: University of Virginia
  • Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment: University at Buffalo
  • User Interface Design and Prototyping: Microsoft
  • Design, Compare and Analyze LLM Architectures: Coursera
  • Practice CATIA Assembly Design: Dassault Systèmes
  • HMI Design and Intermediate PLC Programming: Packt

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User Interface (18)
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Game Design (11)
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Graphics (10)
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Web Design (7)
Adobe Photoshop (6)

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