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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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    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI for HR Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, LLM Application, HR Tech, Generative AI Agents, Human Resources, Information Privacy, Human Resource Policies, Governance, Employee Surveys, Interviewing Skills, Recruitment, Employee Onboarding, Employee Engagement, Compliance Management, Automation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Information Technology Entrepreneurship & Startup

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Acquisition Management, Target Market, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Market Analysis, Persona Development, Ideation, Value Propositions, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnership, Process Mapping, Sprint Planning, AI Enablement, Brainstorming, Growth Strategies, Product Development, Business Planning, Problem Solving

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Decentralized Application (DApp) Development

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Front-End Web Development, Application Development, Application Design, Web Development, Transaction Processing, User Interface (UI), Development Testing, Cryptography, Emerging Technologies, HTML and CSS, Software Architecture, User Interface (UI) Design, Experience Design, Javascript, Application Deployment, Software Development Tools, Scalability, Data Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Become a C++ Pro: The Ultimate Developer Guide

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Data Structures, C (Programming Language), Development Environment, Software Design Patterns, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Data Persistence, Algorithms, Maintainability, Simulations, Data Management, Prototyping

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

    الاستراتيجية التنافسية

    Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Game Theory, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Product Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Strategic Decision-Making, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics, New Product Development, Innovation, Product Development

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Systems Analyst Capstone Project 

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Analysis, Database Design, Business Process Modeling, Process Flow Diagrams, System Testing, Process Mapping, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, Business Analysis, CI/CD, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Development Testing, Data Management, System Design and Implementation, Software Design Documents, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Engagement

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Nanjing University

    计算机系统基础(一) :程序的表示、转换与链接

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Systems, Computer Architecture, System Programming, Computational Logic, Programming Principles, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language), Computer Hardware, Data Structures, Secure Coding

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Make a Table of Contents, Footnotes, and more with Word

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Arizona State University

    Object-Oriented Programming and GUI with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Event-Driven Programming, Python Programming, User Interface (UI), Computer Programming, Human Computer Interaction, Application Development, Graphical Tools

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Windows可视化程序设计

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Microsoft Windows, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics, File Management, Graphical Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Application Design, Application Development, Development Environment

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    Packt

    CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (FC0-U61)

    Skills you'll gain: Hardware Troubleshooting, Computer Networking, Network Protocols, Web Applications, Computer Security Awareness Training, Network Routers, Wireless Networks, Technical Support and Services, Encryption, Security Awareness, Computer Literacy, System Configuration, Microsoft Office, Authentications, Microsoft Windows, Peripheral Devices, Patch Management, Technical Support, Mac OS, Database Management

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Creating Basic Web Layouts

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, Front-End Web Development, Web Applications, Web Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Generative AI for HR Professionals: Fractal Analytics
  • Information Technology Entrepreneurship & Startup: University of Minnesota
  • Decentralized Application (DApp) Development: EDUCBA
  • Become a C++ Pro: The Ultimate Developer Guide: Packt
  • الاستراتيجية التنافسية : Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
  • Systems Analyst Capstone Project : IBM
  • 计算机系统基础(一) :程序的表示、转换与链接: Nanjing University
  • Make a Table of Contents, Footnotes, and more with Word: Coursera
  • Object-Oriented Programming and GUI with Python: Arizona State University
  • Windows可视化程序设计: Xi'an Jiaotong University

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