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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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    Illinois Institute of Technology

    Bachelor in Information Technology

    Skills you'll gain: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Storytelling, Cloud-Native Computing, Serverless Computing, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Network Troubleshooting, jQuery, Database Management Systems, Open Source Technology, Project Scoping, Networking Hardware, Computer Hardware, Virtualization, Unified Modeling Language, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Design Thinking, Team Oriented, DevSecOps

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Power Electronics Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Power Electronics, Convolutional Neural Networks, Display Devices, Control Systems, Image Analysis, Computer Displays, Tensorflow, Electronic Systems, Deep Learning, Systems Design, Debugging, Artificial Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, USB, Semiconductors, Technical Design, electromagnetics, Electrical Systems, Computer Programming Tools

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Model Armor: Mengamankan Deployment AI

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Model Deployment, LLM Application, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cloud API, Secure Coding, Large Language Modeling, Security Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, API Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of London

    Graduate Diploma in Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Game Design, Full-Stack Web Development, Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, Agile Software Development, Animations, Data Ethics, Event-Driven Programming, Git (Version Control System), Web Applications, Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Unsupervised Learning, Incident Response, Combinatorics, Database Design, Web Development, Generative AI, Usability Testing

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    Indian Statistical Institute

    Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Sample Size Determination, Statistical Machine Learning, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Data Analysis, NumPy, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Database Management Systems, Probability, Economics, Data Management, Data Compilation, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Methods, Lifelong Learning, Regression Analysis, Graphing, Surveys, International Finance

    Postgraduate Diploma · 6 - 12 Months

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Version Control, Test Automation, Git (Version Control System), Software Testing, Software Architecture, Continuous Integration, Usability, Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Maintainability, JavaScript Frameworks, Software Design, Agile Methodology, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Unit Testing, System Testing, Acceptance Testing, Application Design, Software Design Patterns

    Credit offered

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

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    Coursera

    Ethics and Safety in Open AI

    Intermediate · Course

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Deploying Open Models

    Intermediate · Course

  • U

    University of London

    Graduate Certificate in Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Game Design, Full-Stack Web Development, Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, Agile Software Development, Animations, Data Ethics, Event-Driven Programming, Git (Version Control System), Web Applications, Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Unsupervised Learning, Incident Response, Combinatorics, Database Design, Web Development, Generative AI, Usability Testing

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Maestría en Inteligencia Analítica de Datos

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Data Presentation, Systems Thinking, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Project Management Life Cycle, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Marketing Analytics, Logistic Regression, Descriptive Analytics, Transfer Learning, Strategic Decision-Making, Operations Research, Simulations, Presentations

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • H

    HEC Paris

    Executive MSc & MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Intellectual Property, Research Methodologies, Performance Measurement, Design Thinking, Value Propositions, Financial Modeling, Private Equity, Social Media Strategy, Team Building, Active Listening, Sustainable Business, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Social Impact, Ideation, Entrepreneurship, Business Operations, Innovation, Organizational Structure

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Google Cloud

    Model Armor: KI-Bereitstellungen absichern

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Large Language Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Model Deployment, Prompt Engineering, Application Security, Security Testing, Secure Coding, Continuous Monitoring, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), System Configuration, API Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Bachelor in Information Technology: Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Power Electronics Graduate Certificate: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Model Armor: Mengamankan Deployment AI: Google Cloud
  • Graduate Diploma in Computer Science: University of London
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics: Indian Statistical Institute
  • Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®: Universidad de los Andes
  • Ethics and Safety in Open AI: Coursera
  • Deploying Open Models: Coursera
  • Graduate Certificate in Computer Science: University of London
  • Maestría en Inteligencia Analítica de Datos: Universidad de los Andes

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