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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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    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI Video Generation: A Comprehensive guide

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Video Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, AI Personalization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Digital Content, Content Creation, Video Editing, Social Media Content, Marketing, Creative Design, Business, Marketing Automation, HR Tech, Content Marketing, Design and Product, Education and Training, Influencing, Digital Marketing, Personal Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Managing Data as a Product: Scalable Data Architectures

    Skills you'll gain: Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Distributed Computing, Data Modeling, Scalability, Data Management, Data Strategy, Microservices, Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Software Architecture, Semantic Web, Data Integration, Information Architecture, CI/CD, Software Design, Maintainability, Enterprise Architecture, Data Analysis, Generative AI

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Big Data Analytics with Hive, Pig & MapReduce

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Big Data, Database Design, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Databases, Apache Hadoop, Analytics, Social Media, Data Processing, Social Media Content, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Data Transformation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Discover the Art of Prompting

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Model Evaluation, Content Creation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fudan University

    网络游戏设计与开发

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Intellectual Property, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Mobile Development, Cloud Deployment, Conceptual Design, Android (Operating System), User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language), Animation and Game Design, Systems Design, Cross Platform Development, Market Dynamics, Performance Tuning, Prototyping, Computer Graphic Techniques, Computer Graphics

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    Indian School of Business

    Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Peer Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Trading, Balance Sheet, Portfolio Management, Income Statement, Data Collection, Market Liquidity, Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Performance Analysis, Project Design, Market Analysis, Financial Market, Accruals, Business Planning, Securities Trading, Market Dynamics, Performance Measurement

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Decision-Making in Dynamic Environments

    Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Responsible AI, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Distributed Computing, Simulations, Transfer Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Web Development Bootcamp with React Bootstrap 5 & REST API

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, Development Environment, User Accounts, User Interface (UI), Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    AI CERTs

    Network and Security Optimization in Telecommunication

    Skills you'll gain: Real Time Data, Model Deployment, Anomaly Detection, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Telecommunications, Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Network Performance Management, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Wireless Networks, Computer Networking, Network Architecture, Responsible AI, Digital Communications, Network Protocols, System Design and Implementation, Communication

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    Logical Operations

    Adobe Photoshop CC: Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, Image Quality, File Management, Adobe Creative Cloud, Photography, Graphics Software, Design Elements And Principles, Editing, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Color Matching, Computer Graphic Techniques, Productivity Software, User Interface (UI)

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C++ For C Programmers, Part B

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C (Programming Language), Debugging, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures, Game Design

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    Meta

    Introduction to Back-End Development

    Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Full-Stack Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), General Networking, Back-End Web Development, React.js, Web Servers

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • AI Video Generation: A Comprehensive guide: SkillsBooster Academy
  • Managing Data as a Product: Scalable Data Architectures: Packt
  • Big Data Analytics with Hive, Pig & MapReduce: EDUCBA
  • Discover the Art of Prompting: Google
  • 网络游戏设计与开发: Fudan University
  • Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets: Indian School of Business
  • Decision-Making in Dynamic Environments: LearnQuest
  • Web Development Bootcamp with React Bootstrap 5 & REST API: Packt
  • Network and Security Optimization in Telecommunication: AI CERTs
  • Adobe Photoshop CC: Part 1: Logical Operations

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User Interface (18)
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Game Design (11)
Agile Software Development (10)
Graphics (10)
Virtual Reality (9)
Design Thinking (8)
Web (8)
Video Game Development (7)
Web Design (7)
Adobe Photoshop (6)

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