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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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    L&T EduTech

    Design of Formwork System

    Skills you'll gain: Building Codes, Building Information Modeling, Cost Estimation, Construction Management, Structural Engineering, Engineering Drawings, Construction Engineering, Value Engineering, Construction, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Modeling, Safety Assurance, Engineering Calculations

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Graphic Design Theory - Space

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Storytelling, Creative Design, Design Strategies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    PCB/CAD Design – DFM & DFT Considerations

    Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Electronics Engineering, Design Reviews, Computer-Aided Design, Electronic Components, Technical Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Wireframing, Product Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Conceptual Design, Product Testing, Project Management, Product Management, Agile Methodology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Unity Game Projects — 20+ Mini Projects in Unity and C#

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Animations, User Interface (UI)

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Designing User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX)

    Skills you'll gain: User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Design and Development, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Web Design, Wireframing, Typography, Layout Design, Interactive Design, Web Applications, Mobile Development

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Design Restaurant Lounge Interiors with AutoCAD

    Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Autodesk, Technical Documentation, Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies, Spatial Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Learn Accessible Web Design

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Usability, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Semantic Web

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Visual Elements of User Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Graphic and Visual Design, Web Design, Human Computer Interaction, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Interaction Design, Responsive Web Design, Graphic Design, User Experience Design

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Game Bots in C#: Develop a Tic-Tac-Toe Agent

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Visual Studio, Algorithms, Game Design, Video Game Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Scrimba

    API Basics 3: Build a Game (Async JS, Callbacks & Promises)

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), Game Design, Restful API, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Healthcare Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Statistical Process Controls, Product Development, Health Systems, Business Modeling, Health Equity, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Process Improvement, Operational Analysis, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Stakeholder Analysis, New Product Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Operations, Operations Management, Problem Solving, Leadership

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Design of Formwork System: L&T EduTech
  • Graphic Design Theory - Space: Skillshare
  • PCB/CAD Design – DFM & DFT Considerations: Coursera
  • Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Unity Game Projects — 20+ Mini Projects in Unity and C#: Packt
  • Designing User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX): IBM
  • Design Restaurant Lounge Interiors with AutoCAD: EDUCBA
  • Learn Accessible Web Design: Scrimba
  • Visual Elements of User Interface Design: California Institute of the Arts
  • Game Bots in C#: Develop a Tic-Tac-Toe Agent: Coursera

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