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: Computer Graphics, Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Cross Platform Development, Development Environment, Software Installation, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Program Development, Prototyping, Computational Logic, Content Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Data Literacy, Usability, Product Improvement, Process Design, Business Priorities, Kanban Principles, Product Testing, Business Research, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Unity Engine, Value Propositions, Animations, Functional Specification, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology, 3D Assets, Agile Software Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Customer Analysis, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Conceptual Design, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Storytelling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Strategies, Aesthetics, Design Research, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Software Design Documents, Design, Experience Design, Usability, Prototyping, Storytelling, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Design Research, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Innovation, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Education Software and Technology, Responsible AI, Digital pedagogy, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Game Design, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Git (Version Control System), Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, Graphical Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months