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.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Sample Size Determination, Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Statistical Methods, Statistical Reporting, Science and Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Content Creation, Social Media, Creative Design, Graphical Tools, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Functional Design, Software Design Patterns, Unit Testing, Data Structures, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Drawings, Prototyping, Usability, Engineering Software, Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Figma (Design Software), Layout Design, Prototyping, User Experience Design, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Typography, User Interface (UI) Design, Mockups, Color Theory
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Data Validation, C# (Programming Language), Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Animations, Branding, Marketing Design, Social Media Content, Style Guides, Scheduling, Typography
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Chart.js, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, Dashboard, HTML and CSS, Data Visualization, Web Design, Web Applications, User Interface (UI), Web Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, 3D Modeling, Computational Logic, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design, Generative Model Architectures, Python Programming, Animations, Scripting, Computer Programming, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Web Design, User Experience, User Interface (UI), Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, Color Theory, UI Components, Wireframing, Web Components, Mockups
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Usability, Web Applications, Semantic Web, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months