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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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    Alignor

    Giving and Receiving Feedback in a Diverse Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Interpersonal Communications, Constructive Feedback, Empathy, Diversity and Inclusion, Conflict Management, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Expectation Management, Collaboration, Performance Review, Relationship Building

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Dassault Systèmes

    Practice CATIA Drafting

    Skills you'll gain: Drafting and Engineering Design, Engineering Drawings, Technical Drawing, Mechanical Drawings, Assembly Drawing, Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA), Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    JavaScript Mastery – Zero to Hero for Interviews

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Data Structures, Algorithms, Web Development Tools, Javascript, Pseudocode, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Debugging, HTML and CSS, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Thinking, Performance Tuning, Solution Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    OWASP Top 10

    Skills you'll gain: Security Testing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    React Beginner Project: Build a Color Picker Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Development, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Real-Time Data Pipelines & Analytics on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon Redshift, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Amazon Web Services, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, Data Integration, Interactive Data Visualization, Amazon S3, Data Transformation, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Créer des diagrammes de Buyer Persona avec Creately

    Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Persona Development, User Accounts, Productivity Software, Strategic Thinking, Market Analysis, Marketing Communications

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Skillshare

    Nomad Sculpt 3D: Stylized Female Pt 2: Clothing & Poses

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphic Techniques, Storytelling, Graphical Tools

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Java for Beginners: Hands-On Course with Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Software Design, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Platform Product Revival

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Service Recovery, Drive Engagement, Technology Solutions, User Feedback, Customer Engagement, Product Lifecycle Management, Technical Product Management, End User Training and Support, Change Management, Active Listening, User Experience, Decision Making, Continuous Improvement Process

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidades Anáhuac

    Métodos de casos para decisiones estratégicas

    Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Research, Problem Solving, Verbal Communication Skills, Complex Problem Solving, Strategic Decision-Making, Communication, Analytical Skills, Analysis, Collaboration, Team Oriented

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    JavaScript Data and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Test Driven Development (TDD), Node.JS, Debugging, Maintainability, Javascript, Software Architecture, JSON, Real Time Data, Data Transformation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Giving and Receiving Feedback in a Diverse Environment: Alignor
  • Practice CATIA Drafting: Dassault Systèmes
  • JavaScript Mastery – Zero to Hero for Interviews: Packt
  • OWASP Top 10: Packt
  • React Beginner Project: Build a Color Picker Tool: Scrimba
  • Real-Time Data Pipelines & Analytics on AWS: LearnKartS
  • Créer des diagrammes de Buyer Persona avec Creately: Coursera
  • Nomad Sculpt 3D: Stylized Female Pt 2: Clothing & Poses: Skillshare
  • Java for Beginners: Hands-On Course with Capstone Project: Packt
  • Platform Product Revival: University of Maryland, College Park

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