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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.


Popular Game Design Courses and Certifications


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    UBITS

    Innovación en el mundo corporativo

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Organizational Change, Change Management, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategies, Growth Strategies, Continuous Improvement Process, Culture Transformation, Organizational Structure, Product Development, Consumer Behaviour

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    102 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Advanced JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Javascript, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting, Software Design Patterns, Data Management, Data Structures, Event-Driven Programming, Data Validation, Prototyping, Computational Logic, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Web Development, Software Development, Debugging, Software Engineering, Performance Tuning

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    17 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Blender Techniques for Realistic Vegetation

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, Animation and Game Design

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Advanced ITSM with ServiceNow: Optimizing IT Operations

    Skills you'll gain: ServiceNow, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, IT Service Management, Problem Management, Service Management, Information Technology Operations, Digital Transformation, Change Control, Configuration Management, Self Service Technologies, IT Management, Automation, Problem Solving, Design, Order Fulfillment

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    7 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Glasgow

    6G for a Connected Future

    Skills you'll gain: Federated Learning, Wireless Networks, Emerging Technologies, Digital Communications, Communication Systems, Blockchain, Internet Of Things, Network Security, Telecommunications, Network Performance Management, Network Planning And Design, Zero Trust Network Access, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Electrical Engineering, Network Analysis, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, Machine Learning, Trustworthiness

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Advanced Java

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Spring Boot

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    AI Workflow: Machine Learning, Visual Recognition and NLP

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Tensorflow, Supervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Machine Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Decision Tree Learning, Natural Language Processing, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Convolutional Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Data Science, Python Programming

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    Advanced Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Services for AI Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, AI Workflows, AWS SageMaker, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, AI Orchestration, Solution Architecture, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Quality, Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Scalability, Data Pipelines, Natural Language Processing, Personally Identifiable Information

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    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829)

    Skills you'll gain: Java, Transaction Processing, File I/O, Java Programming, Data Access, Object Oriented Design, Data Persistence, Stored Procedure, SQL, Integration Testing, Application Development, Command-Line Interface, Application Deployment, Data Integrity, Databases, Programming Principles, Application Programming Interface (API), Secure Coding, System Programming, Mitigation

    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Project Execution and Control

    Skills you'll gain: Earned Value Management, Configuration Management, Communication Planning, Project Risk Management, Project Controls, Project Implementation, Conflict Management, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Engineering Management, Verbal Strategic Communication, Communication Strategies, Project Management, Risk Mitigation, Project Management Life Cycle, Business Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Scope Management, Product Quality (QA/QC), Quality Assurance and Control

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    18 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Dialogflow CX: Bot Building Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, AI Workflows, Virtual Environment, UI Components, Cloud API

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    Beginner Ā· Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    BiteSize Python for Intermediate Learners

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Plotly, Seaborn, Data Visualization Software, Object Oriented Design, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Statistical Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Documentation, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Heat Maps, Data Structures, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation

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    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Innovación en el mundo corporativo:Ā UBITS
  • Advanced JavaScript:Ā Scrimba
  • Advanced Blender Techniques for Realistic Vegetation:Ā Packt
  • Advanced ITSM with ServiceNow: Optimizing IT Operations:Ā Coursera
  • 6G for a Connected Future:Ā University of Glasgow
  • Advanced Java:Ā LearnKartS
  • AI Workflow: Machine Learning, Visual Recognition and NLP:Ā IBM
  • AWS Services for AI Solutions:Ā Amazon Web Services
  • Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829):Ā Pearson
  • Project Execution and Control:Ā Johns Hopkins University

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