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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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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus

    Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Xbox

    Brand Identity and Vector Graphics

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Reviews, Branding, Style Guides, Animation and Game Design, Design, Peer Review, Color Theory

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Design for Impact: A Guide to Product Experimentation

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Data Literacy, Usability, Product Improvement, Process Design, Business Priorities, Kanban Principles, Product Testing, Business Research, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Landscape & Environment Design

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design & Build Advanced 3D Game Levels

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Animation and Game Design, Frontend Performance, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, C# (Programming Language), Data Structures, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    MonoGame: Build, Design & Showcase Games

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Animations, C# (Programming Language), Cross Platform Development, Development Environment, Software Installation, Content Management

    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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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Arte 3D y animación en videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Computer Graphics, Music, Aesthetics, Creativity, Data Import/Export

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus: EDUCBA
  • Brand Identity and Vector Graphics: Xbox
  • Design for Impact: A Guide to Product Experimentation: Packt
  • Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine Landscape & Environment Design: EDUCBA
  • Unity: Design & Build Advanced 3D Game Levels: EDUCBA
  • Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game: EDUCBA
  • Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview: University of Colorado Boulder
  • MonoGame: Build, Design & Showcase Games: EDUCBA

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