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.

Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Hibernate (Java), Unit Testing, Docker (Software), Software Design Patterns, Object-Relational Mapping
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Leadership, Organizational Change, Innovation, Adaptability, Organizational Structure, Business Technologies, Digital Transformation, Organizational Strategy, AI Enablement, Operational Efficiency, Business Economics, Change Management, Communication Strategies, Agile Methodology, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, User Accounts, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Git (Version Control System), Identity and Access Management, Database Management, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft Windows, Database Application, Microsoft Development Tools, Application Design, Application Development, C# (Programming Language), Authentications, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Project Planning, No-Code Development, Microsoft 365, Requirements Analysis, Application Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Power BI, Business Logic, Microsoft Copilot, Solution Delivery, Microsoft Teams, Governance, Development Environment, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Integration, Software Development, Microsoft Outlook, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Cyber Security Assessment, Brute-force attacks, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Scripting, Algorithms, Data Structures, File I/O, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Full-Stack Web Development, API Design, Node.JS, Postman API Platform, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Web Development Tools, API Testing, Web Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, JSON, Middleware
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, Computational Thinking, Systems Design, System Design and Implementation, Systems Analysis, Model Evaluation, Software Design, Computer Architecture, Program Development, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Logical Reasoning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, UI Components, Mobile Development, Apple software proficiency, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), Integrated Development Environments, Color Theory, User Interface (UI) Design, API Design, Data Sharing, Animations, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Agile Software Development, Agile Product Development, Scaled Agile Framework, Agile Methodology, Sprint Retrospectives, Team Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Team Building, Scalability, Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Team Oriented, Project Management Life Cycle, Prioritization, Kanban Principles, Discussion Facilitation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Shared Media, Multimedia, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Calendar Management, Content Marketing, User Accounts, Business Communication, Marketing Communications, Cloud-Based Integration, Team Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Middleware, Web Services, Data Mapping, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Restful API, Software Technical Review, Application Development, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), System Monitoring, Application Performance Management, Data Integration, Enterprise Application Management, Software Architecture, Business Process Automation, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Debugging, Application Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Package and Software Management, Data Structures, Debugging, Software Testing, Programming Principles, Unit Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File Management, Performance Tuning, Software Design Patterns, Context Management, Embeddings
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks