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: Design Elements And Principles, Design, Adobe Photoshop, Digital Design, Graphics Software, Creative Design, Creativity, Aesthetics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Design Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, User Interface (UI), Usability, User Experience, Mockups, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), Interaction Design, User Flows, Software Documentation, Persona Development
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Adobe Photoshop, Creative Design, Typography, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Graphical Tools, Color Theory, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Adobe Creative Cloud
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Journals, Creative Design, Creativity, Design Strategies, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphics Software, Graphic Design, Visual Storytelling, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Application Deployment, Apache Tomcat, Back-End Web Development, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Application Servers, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Web Applications, Email Automation, Usability, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), UI Components
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Redis, API Design, Docker (Software), Software Design, .NET Framework, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Containerization, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Integration Testing, Distributed Computing, Middleware, PostgreSQL, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Branding, Brand Strategy, Brand Awareness, Intellectual Property, Graphic Design, Strategic Thinking, Legal Risk, Typography, Design, Creativity, Case Studies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Vibe coding, Web Development, AI Integrations, Software Installation, GitHub
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Star Schema, Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization Software, MicroStrategy, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Case Studies, Business Intelligence Software, Data Management, PostgreSQL, SQL, Analytical Skills, Query Languages, Data Transformation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Kotlin, Mobile Development, UI Components, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, Application Design, Database Design, Database Development, Databases, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Frontend Performance, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Prototyping, PIC Microcontrollers, Embedded Systems, Information Technology Architecture, USB, Program Development, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), System Configuration, Software Development, Power Electronics, Microarchitecture, Software Development Tools, Basic Electrical Systems, Electrical Wiring, Electrical Equipment, Electrical Power, Memory Management, Project Planning, Electric Power Systems
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, OpenAI, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tool Calling, OpenAI API, Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months