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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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    Northeastern University

    Master of Science in Information Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance, Database Theory, User Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Lean Methodologies, Algorithms, Database Management, Process Mapping, Unified Modeling Language, Process Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Agile Methodology, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Data Ethics

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Illinois Institute of Technology

    Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Marketing, Responsible AI, Process Management, Global Marketing, Business Process, Culture Transformation, Financial Statement Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Capital Budgeting, Digital Transformation, Market Dynamics, Paid media, Design Thinking, Leadership and Management, Game Theory, Product Lifecycle Management, Microsoft Excel, Business Strategy

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Industrial Internet of Things Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Real-Time Operating Systems, Big Data, User Research, User Experience Design, Product Development, User Experience, Power Electronics, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Software, Persona (User Experience), Control Systems, File Systems, Internet Of Things, User Interface (UI), Embedded Systems

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    Packt

    Finalizing, Rendering & Advanced Lighting

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Image Quality, Animations, Color Theory

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Moderniser des sites Web à l'aide de l'IA générative sur Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Web Content, Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, Google Cloud Platform, User Experience, Content Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    API Integration and Extending Strapi

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Query Languages, Business Logic, Software Architecture

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Maestría en Ingeniería de Software

    Skills you'll gain: Continuous Integration, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, LLM Application, Cloud-Native Computing, Process Analysis, Software Testing, User Story, Deep Learning, Design Thinking, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Security Requirements Analysis, API Design, Software Architecture, Agile Software Development, Video Game Development, Cost Management, Internet Of Things, Dashboard, Angular

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Google Cloud

    Networking in Google Cloud: Routing and Addressing - Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Network Performance Management, Network Routing, Google Cloud Platform, Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Network Monitoring, TCP/IP, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Service Level, Load Balancing, Cloud Security, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Security, Testing, and Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Application Deployment, Restful API, Middleware, Software Testing, Azure DevOps, Postman API Platform, Containerization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Networking in Google Cloud: Network Architecture - Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, General Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Software-Defined Networking, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Routing, Google Cloud Platform

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) with Vertex AI: Model Evaluation - Français

    Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Generative AI, Continuous Monitoring, Google Cloud Platform, Predictive Modeling, Responsible AI, Verification And Validation, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Como modernizar sites com a IA generativa no Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Personalization, Prompt Engineering Tools, Web Content, Web Analytics and SEO, Google Cloud Platform, Information Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Web Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Master of Science in Information Systems: Northeastern University
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA): Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Industrial Internet of Things Graduate Certificate: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Finalizing, Rendering & Advanced Lighting: Packt
  • Moderniser des sites Web à l'aide de l'IA générative sur Google Cloud: Google Cloud
  • API Integration and Extending Strapi: Packt
  • Maestría en Ingeniería de Software: Universidad de los Andes
  • Networking in Google Cloud: Routing and Addressing - Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud
  • Security, Testing, and Deployment: Microsoft
  • Networking in Google Cloud: Network Architecture - Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud

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