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 Virginia
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Persona (User Experience), Agile Product Development, Design Thinking, Agile Methodology, Product Development, User Research, Persona Development, Usability Testing, Team Building, User Centered Design, Value Propositions, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Assembly Drawing, Finite Element Methods, Mechanical Design, Engineering Drawings, Engineering Analysis, Technical Drawing, 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Instructional Design, Design Strategies, Content Creation, Creative Design, Emerging Technologies, Professional Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Wireframing, Application Design, Technical Communication, Prototyping, Web Development, User Research, Usability Testing, Responsive Web Design, Version Control, Brainstorming, Project Planning, Application Programming Interface (API), Javascript, MongoDB
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: iOS Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Encryption, Authentications, Cybersecurity, Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Email Security, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Key Management, Application Development, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Integrity
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Skills you'll gain: Human Resources Management and Planning, Employee Engagement, Organizational Structure, Negotiation, Process Design, Organizational Development, Operational Excellence, People Analytics, Conflict Management, Talent Management, Change Management, Performance Management, Strategic Leadership, Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement, Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Problem Solving, Decision Making
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: electromagnetics, Wireless Networks, Electronic Components, Performance Tuning, Process Optimization, Design, Analysis, Mathematical Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: LangChain, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Hugging Face, Prompt Engineering, Embeddings, AI Security, Model Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, SQL, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, Database Theory, Database Management, Data Modeling, Databases, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, GitHub, Web Design, Git (Version Control System), Browser Compatibility, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Cloud Hosting, Usability, Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Usability, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Animations, Web Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks