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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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    Scrimba

    Build Fast Websites with Astro

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, UI Components, Application Deployment, Web Frameworks, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Information Architecture, Web Development Tools, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Content Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), File Systems, Javascript

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Product Development, Business Modeling, Innovation, Investment Banking, Ideation, Stakeholder Management, Customer Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Conflict Resolution & Mediation: Managing Workplace Harmony

    Skills you'll gain: Mediation, Conflict Management, Team Building, Emotional Intelligence, Team Performance Management, Collaboration, Negotiation, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Trustworthiness, De-escalation Techniques, Root Cause Analysis, Empathy, Discussion Facilitation, Communication, Communication Strategies, Employee Engagement, Active Listening, Adaptability

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    Starweaver

    GenAI Foundations and Prompt Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, Enterprise Application Management, ChatGPT, AI Workflows, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Development Environment, Large Language Modeling, Systems Architecture, Model Evaluation, Context Management, Program Evaluation, Process Optimization, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API), Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Persistent Memory Technology - Introduction and Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Transaction Processing, Data Persistence, Performance Tuning, System Programming, Operating Systems, C++ (Programming Language), System Configuration, Computer Architecture, Data Storage, Computer Hardware, Data Storage Technologies, Application Development

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidades Anáhuac

    Análisis de datos empresariales con R

    Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis, Analysis, Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Business Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Manipulation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Pigmentos y fotones

    Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Materials science, Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry, Scientific Visualization, Science and Research, Art History, Image Analysis, Curiosity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Crea una tarjeta de negocios en Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Matching, Branding, Marketing Materials

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Platform Product Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Platform As A Service (PaaS), Product Lifecycle Management, No-Code Development, Digital Transformation, System Implementation, Systems Integration, Business Transformation, Cost Management, Business Process, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Team Management, Scalability, Business Strategy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Feedback Loops: Horizontal Feedback

    Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Cooperation, Independent Thinking, Empathy, Rapport Building, Teamwork, Collaboration, Relationship Building, Diversity and Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence, Cognitive flexibility, Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Crear tablas de bases de datos relacionales con SQLiteStudio

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Data Management, Database Design, SQL, Databases, Database Administration, Query Languages, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Integrity, Data Manipulation

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Créer du contenu de sensibilisation pour Instagram sur Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Brand Awareness, Social Media, Social Impact, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Build Fast Websites with Astro: Scrimba
  • Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Conflict Resolution & Mediation: Managing Workplace Harmony: Coursera
  • GenAI Foundations and Prompt Engineering : Starweaver
  • Persistent Memory Technology - Introduction and Deployment: EDUCBA
  • Análisis de datos empresariales con R: Universidades Anáhuac
  • Pigmentos y fotones : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Crea una tarjeta de negocios en Canva: Coursera
  • Platform Product Essentials: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Feedback Loops: Horizontal Feedback : University of Michigan

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