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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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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Technology Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Planning, Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Target Market, Persona Development, Systems Thinking, Value Propositions, New Product Development, Technical Management, Financial Statements, Growth Strategies, Business Ethics, Market Opportunities, Intellectual Property, Gap Analysis, Financial Modeling, Engineering Management, Engineering

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    Imperial College London

    Advanced Creative Thinking and AI: Tools for Success

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Brainstorming, Cognitive flexibility, Ideation, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Generative AI, Prototyping

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    Imperial College London

    Public Involvement in Research

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Research Methodologies, Program Evaluation, Community Health, Public Health, Health Policy, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Research Design, Case Studies, Data Collection, Patient Communication, Social Impact

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

    Traditional herbal medicine in supportive cancer care: From alternative to integrative

    Skills you'll gain: Oncology, Patient Communication, Patient-centered Care, Patient Education And Counseling, Pharmacology, Drug Interaction, Patient Education and Support, Treatment Planning, Pain Management, Medical History Documentation, Care Management, Clinical Research, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity

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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    Functions and Conditional Statements

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Computational Logic, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Planificación y estrategia de marketing digital

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Customer Engagement, Brand Management, Digital Media Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Target Market, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing Communications, Digital Advertising, Social Media Strategy, Digital Transformation, Customer Retention, Content Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Lead Generation, Customer Acquisition Management, Email Marketing

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    University of California, Davis

    Computer Simulations

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Agentic systems, Social Network Analysis, Model Evaluation, Sociology, Economics, Scientific Methods, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Motiff for Beginners: Crafting Simple UI Designs

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Adobe XD, Wireframing, Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Responsive Web Design, Usability Testing, AI Workflows, Design Software, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidade de São Paulo

    Mapas conceituais para aprender e colaborar

    Skills you'll gain: Lifelong Learning, Willingness To Learn, Learning Strategies, Peer Review, Collaboration, Brainstorming, Cognitive flexibility, Information Architecture, Critical Thinking, Constructive Feedback, Organizational Skills, Technical Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Leading Diverse Teams & Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Training, People Management, Growth Mindedness, Diversity Awareness, Team Management, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Diversity Programs, Leadership, Open Mindset, Social Justice, Leadership Studies, Empowerment, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Human Resource Policies, Organizational Change

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    NIIT

    Developing Responsive Web Pages Using HTML5 and CSS3

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Mobile Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Customer Insights: Quantitative Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Design Thinking, Market Research, Quantitative Research, Product Management, Customer Insights, Consumer Behaviour, Market Analysis, Target Market, Forecasting, Innovation, Needs Assessment, Analysis, Data Collection, Technology Solutions

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Technology Entrepreneurship: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Advanced Creative Thinking and AI: Tools for Success: Imperial College London
  • Public Involvement in Research: Imperial College London
  • Traditional herbal medicine in supportive cancer care: From alternative to integrative: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
  • Functions and Conditional Statements: Google
  • Planificación y estrategia de marketing digital: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Computer Simulations: University of California, Davis
  • Motiff for Beginners: Crafting Simple UI Designs: Coursera
  • Mapas conceituais para aprender e colaborar: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Leading Diverse Teams & Organizations: University of Michigan

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