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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Eine Einführung in die Finite Elemente Methode mit SimScale

    Skills you'll gain: Finite Element Methods, Simulation and Simulation Software, Data Validation, Simulations, Engineering Analysis, Verification And Validation, Engineering Design Process, Cloud Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Scientific Visualization, Physics

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    C++ Basics and Core Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Development Environment, C++ (Programming Language), Debugging, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Data Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Implementing Cisco MPLS

    Skills you'll gain: Multiprotocol Label Switching, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Troubleshooting, Routing Protocols, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Engineering, Computer Networking, Network Administration, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routers, Wide Area Networks, Network Monitoring, Network Routing, TCP/IP, Network Performance Management, Network Protocols, Service Level Agreement, Service Level, Network Architecture

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Python Programming, Integrated Development Environments, User Interface (UI) Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Skillshare

    Using AI & ChatGPT for Content: Strategy & SEO

    Skills you'll gain: Content Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Content Creation, Keyword Research, Digital Content, Content Marketing, Social Media Content, Target Audience, ChatGPT, Web Analytics and SEO, Video Production, Prompt Engineering, Workflow Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Build Interactive Websites with HTML, CSS & jQuery

    Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Javascript and jQuery, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Development, Semantic Web, Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    COBIT 2019 Foundation

    Skills you'll gain: Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), IT Management, Information Technology Architecture, Performance Management, Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Program Implementation, Process Management, Information Technology, Business Process, Training and Development, Risk Management

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    LearnQuest

    Mastering Security Management with CDO

    Skills you'll gain: Event Monitoring, Incident Response, Security Management, Cyber Security Policies, Command-Line Interface, System Monitoring, Configuration Management, Object Oriented Design, User Interface (UI), Computer Displays, Simulations

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    Edureka

    Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Frontend Performance, Restful API

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Whizlabs

    Information Systems Implementation and Business Resilience

    Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Database Management, Database Administration, Problem Management, Relational Databases, Incident Management, Service Management, Information Systems, Software Development Methodologies, IT Management, Asset Management, Project Design, Object Oriented Design, Agile Methodology

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Erste Schritte in Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design Software, Infographics, Graphic Design, Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Accounts, Google Workspace, Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    C

    Coursera

    OpenCL Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), System Programming, Computer Architecture, Cross Platform Development, Hardware Architecture, C (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, Development Environment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Eine Einführung in die Finite Elemente Methode mit SimScale: Coursera
  • C++ Basics and Core Concepts: Packt
  • Implementing Cisco MPLS: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator: EDUCBA
  • Using AI & ChatGPT for Content: Strategy & SEO: Skillshare
  • Build Interactive Websites with HTML, CSS & jQuery: EDUCBA
  • COBIT 2019 Foundation : Packt
  • Mastering Security Management with CDO: LearnQuest
  • Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts: Edureka
  • Information Systems Implementation and Business Resilience: Whizlabs

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