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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


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Education Software and Technology, Mathematics Education, Teaching, Ideation, Digital pedagogy, Experimentation

    ★ 5 (44) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Design and Assemble an Oil Tank in SolidWorks

    Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Drafting and Engineering Design, Mechanical Design, Assembly Drawing, 3D Modeling, Verification And Validation, Computer-Aided Design, Industrial Design, Functional Design

    ★ 5 (12) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Functional Program Design in Scala (Scala 2 version)

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Functional Design, Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, Simulations

    ★ 4.6 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • C

    Coursera

    Material Design 3 for Beginners: Building UI Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Color Theory, Color Matching, Typography, Digital Design, Web Design and Development, Design, Style Guides, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Align Design Teams with SCAMPER Brainstorming in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, UI/UX Strategy, Experience Design, Ideation, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Innovation, Design Strategies, Collaborative Software, User Interface (UI) Design, Product Improvement, Team Oriented, Product Development

    ★ 4.7 (19) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Design and Implement DevOps Automation CI/CD Pipelines

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Jenkins, Build Tools, Kubernetes, Docker (Software), DevOps, Ansible, Devops Tools, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration, IT Automation, Containerization, API Design, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Amazon Web Services, Automation, Software Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Version Control

    ★ 5 (20) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    Foundations of UI Design and Input in Unity

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Unity Engine, UI Components, Game Design, Human Computer Interaction, Usability, Virtual Reality, Interactive Design, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, Interaction Design, Animation and Game Design, Design Strategies, Computer Displays

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Software Visualization, Computer Graphic Techniques, Code Reusability, Maintainability, C# (Programming Language), Computational Logic, Geometry, Design

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    Università Bocconi

    Moda&Design a Milano: circolarità e competenze.

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Systems, Environmental Issue, Packaging and Labeling, Training Programs, Social Impact, Workforce Development, Training and Development, Professional Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Free
    Free
  • N

    Northeastern University

    User Experience Design and Testing Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Thinking, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Human Centered Design, Design, Software Testing, Wireframing, White-Box Testing, Quality Assurance, Information Architecture, No-Code Development

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • N

    Northeastern University

    Data Management and Database Design Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Database Theory, Database Management, Database Development, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Management Systems, SQL, NoSQL, Data Modeling, Unified Modeling Language, Query Languages, Data Integrity, Data Manipulation, Performance Tuning

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • L

    L&T EduTech

    Design of Illumination, Earthing and Lightning Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Electrical Systems, Electrical Power, Building Services Engineering, Electrical Wiring, Electrical Equipment, Low Voltage, Electrical Safety, Building Design, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Energy and Utilities, Engineering Calculations, Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Design and Assemble an Oil Tank in SolidWorks: EDUCBA
  • Functional Program Design in Scala (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Material Design 3 for Beginners: Building UI Systems: Coursera
  • Align Design Teams with SCAMPER Brainstorming in Miro: Coursera
  • Design and Implement DevOps Automation CI/CD Pipelines: EDUCBA
  • Foundations of UI Design and Input in Unity: Packt
  • Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares: EDUCBA
  • Moda&Design a Milano: circolarità e competenze.: Università Bocconi
  • User Experience Design and Testing Part 2: Northeastern University

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