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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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    CertNexus

    Internet of Things: Foundations of Design and Development

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Prototyping, PIC Microcontrollers, Embedded Systems, General Networking, Information Technology Architecture, USB, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), System Configuration, Software Development, Power Electronics, Microarchitecture, Software Development Tools, Basic Electrical Systems, Electrical Wiring, Electrical Equipment, Electrical Power, Project Planning, Electric Power Systems

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    GraphQL Fundamentals–Design APIs,Schema,Frontend Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Frontend Integration, JavaScript Frameworks

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Generative AI: The Future of UX UI Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Persona (User Experience), Design Software, Human Centered Design, AI Workflows, User Interface (UI) Design, User Story, Ideation, Brainstorming

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    31 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Verification And Validation, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Usability, Web Development, Interaction Design

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    43 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Selenium WebDriver Techniques and Framework Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Selenium (Software), Apache Maven, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Behavior-Driven Development, Jenkins, Test Tools, Test Automation, Java Programming, CI/CD, Application Frameworks, Test Script Development, Software Design Patterns

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Mastering Microservices Design with CQRS, DDD, and Marten

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Redis, API Design, Docker (Software), .NET Framework, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Restful API, Integration Testing, Distributed Computing, PostgreSQL, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    3D Design in Blender: Learn, Create & Build

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphical Tools, File Management, UI Components, Design Software, User Interface (UI), Software Installation

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Data-oriented programming, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Maintainability, Software Design Patterns, C# (Programming Language), Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Surface Pattern Design: Principles, Drawing and Collections

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Journals, Design Thinking, Layout Design, Software Design Patterns, Creative Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creativity, Design Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Digital Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Data Governance, Quality Assurance, Data Collection, Data Strategy, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Verification And Validation, Design Strategies, Sampling (Statistics)

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Engaged: Behavioral Science for Digital Product Design

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Driving engagement, Behavioral Economics, Human Factors, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, Psychology, Experimentation, Design Strategies, Trustworthiness, Motivational Skills, Social Skills, Behavioral Management, Product Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Generative AI with Vertex AI: Prompt Design

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Cloud Computing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Internet of Things: Foundations of Design and Development: CertNexus
  • GraphQL Fundamentals–Design APIs,Schema,Frontend Integration: Board Infinity
  • Generative AI: The Future of UX UI Design: SkillUp
  • XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS: EDUCBA
  • Advanced Selenium WebDriver Techniques and Framework Design: Packt
  • Mastering Microservices Design with CQRS, DDD, and Marten: Packt
  • 3D Design in Blender: Learn, Create & Build: EDUCBA
  • Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares: EDUCBA
  • Surface Pattern Design: Principles, Drawing and Collections: Skillshare
  • Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality: University of Michigan

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