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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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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe InDesign, Design Research, Information Architecture, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    995 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    3D Design in Unreal Engine: Create a Realistic Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Game Time 2024 – Build a JavaScript Game with Random Order

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, JSON, Responsive Web Design, Ajax, Web Design and Development, Animations, Algorithms, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Game Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, 3D Assets, C# (Programming Language), Program Development, Scripting, Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced 3D Modeling and Architectural Design

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Architectural Design, Performance Tuning, Building Design, Frontend Performance, Computer Graphics, Structural Engineering, Aesthetics

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Unreal Engine 5 – Create A Zombie Survivor FPS Game

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Game Design, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Transmedia Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Peer Review, Storytelling, Video Game Development, Writing, Content Creation, Creative Thinking, Active Listening, Constructive Feedback, Storyboarding

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    66 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Master Unity Android Game Development in 30 Days

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), GitHub, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Mobile Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Microsoft Visual Studio, System Implementation, Scripting, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Epic Games

    Unreal Engine Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Version Control, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Software Installation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    87 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Master C# Scripting for Unity in 30 Days

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Mobile Development, Software Installation, Linear Algebra, Computer Graphics

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Intermediate C# Concepts and 2D Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, Mobile Development, Linear Algebra, Computer Graphics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner: EDUCBA
  • 3D Design in Unreal Engine: Create a Realistic Environment: Skillshare
  • Game Time 2024 – Build a JavaScript Game with Random Order: Packt
  • Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#: Packt
  • Advanced 3D Modeling and Architectural Design: Packt
  • Unreal Engine 5 – Create A Zombie Survivor FPS Game: Packt
  • Transmedia Writing: Michigan State University
  • Master Unity Android Game Development in 30 Days: Packt
  • Unreal Engine Fundamentals : Epic Games

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