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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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    Skillshare

    Beginner's Guide to Adobe After Effects: Animate & Polish

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Animations, Video Editing, Motion Graphics, Post-Production

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Midjourney Advanced Prompt Guide: Master AI Art Prompts

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Creativity, Image Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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    Board Infinity

    Foundations of Power Platform for Aspiring PL-400 Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Power Apps Component Framework, Power Platform CLI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Development Environment, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Data Modeling, Technical Design, Solution Architecture, Business Logic, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Microsoft 365, No-Code Development, Data Architecture, Cloud Development, Authentications, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), Business Workflow Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Package and Software Management, User Accounts, IT Automation, OS Process Management, Linux Administration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Network Administration, Data Storage, Devops Tools, Automation, Systems Administration, Shell Script, Scripting, Linux, YAML, Linux Servers, Scenario Testing, Verification And Validation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    El arte de innovar: Emprendimiento en Educación

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, User Centered Design, Education Software and Technology, Entrepreneurship, Emerging Technologies, Market Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Intellectual Property, Business Modeling, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Azure Cognitive Services - Creating an AI Based Chatbot

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Management, Spring Framework, Responsible AI, Java, Artificial Intelligence, Technical Services, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Debugging

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    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    IA en el Deporte: El Enfoque de un Club

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Performance Analysis, Automation, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Technology Strategies, Personalized Service, Innovation, Internet Of Things, Machine Learning, Digital Transformation, Deep Learning, Analytical Skills, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Health Technology, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Data Security, User Experience

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Storytelling That Delivers Program and Project Outcomes

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Negotiation, Data Presentation, Risk Management, Professional Development, Business Risk Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    MAYA Architecture - Bathroom and Kitchen Interiors

    Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Maya, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques

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    Packt

    Tableau Data Analysis and Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, R Programming, Alteryx, Statistical Programming, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Storytelling, Data Structures, Statistical Analysis, Workflow Management, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Data Preprocessing, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Transformation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Scrimba

    Build an AI-powered Translation App with OpenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API, Responsive Web Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Application Development, Large Language Modeling, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software)

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

  • Beginner's Guide to Adobe After Effects: Animate & Polish: Skillshare
  • Midjourney Advanced Prompt Guide: Master AI Art Prompts: Skillshare
  • Decision-Making in Dynamic Environments: LearnQuest
  • Foundations of Power Platform for Aspiring PL-400 Developers: Board Infinity
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Pearson
  • El arte de innovar: Emprendimiento en Educación: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Azure Cognitive Services - Creating an AI Based Chatbot: EDUCBA
  • IA en el Deporte: El Enfoque de un Club: Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
  • Storytelling That Delivers Program and Project Outcomes: University of Maryland, College Park
  • MAYA Architecture - Bathroom and Kitchen Interiors: EDUCBA

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