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 Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, Electronic Systems, Electronic Hardware, Electronics, Machine Controls, Control Systems, Electrical Systems, Hardware Design, Programmable Logic Controllers, Equipment Design, Electronic Components
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, Survey Creation, Research Design, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Validation, Sampling (Statistics), Data Management, Big Data, Statistical Methods
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Hosting, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, GitHub, Web Servers, Web Content, Web Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: User Feedback, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, New Business Development, Product Development, Customer Analysis, Business Planning, Market Opportunities, Product Design, Value Propositions, Needs Assessment, Customer Insights, Business Strategies, Product Testing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Web Content, Integrated Development Environments
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Commercialization, Product Planning, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Development, Team Building, Product Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Product Testing, Customer Insights, Business Strategies, Team Motivation, Market Opportunities, User Research, Market Research, Team Management, Business Modeling, Technology Strategies, Value Propositions
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Program Standards, Planning, Reliability, Analytical Skills, Decision Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, Version Control, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Git (Version Control System), AI Orchestration, Quality Assurance, Generative AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Software Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Software Development Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Assessment, Health Disparities, Health Care, Health Policy, Research, Health Systems, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Investigation, Clinical Research, Research Design, Scientific Methods, Research Methodologies, Peer Review, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Social Impact, Business Ethics, Environmental Issue, Systems Thinking, Strategic Partnership, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Collaboration, Climate Change Mitigation, Complex Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Commonwealth Education Trust
Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Classroom Management, Teaching, Adaptability, Education and Training, Pedagogy, Instructional Strategies, Adult Education, Student Engagement, Rapport Building, Professional Development, Learning Theory, Collaboration, Curriculum Development, Childhood Education and Development, Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Systems Analysis, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Social Studies, Case Studies, Cognitive flexibility, Network Model, Control Systems
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks