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.

Northeastern University
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, Software Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Agile Methodology, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Data Ethics
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years
University of London
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Game Design, Full-Stack Web Development, Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, Agile Software Development, Animations, Data Ethics, Event-Driven Programming, Git (Version Control System), Web Applications, Incident Response, Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Unsupervised Learning, Combinatorics, Database Design, Web Development, Generative AI, Usability Testing
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Personalization, Web Content, Google Cloud Platform, Prompt Engineering, User Experience Design, Unstructured Data
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Personalization, Web Content, Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, User Experience, Content Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Database Management, Operational Databases, Data Migration, Relational Databases, Cloud Storage, Application Deployment, Database Design, Terraform, Dataflow, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Networking, Cloud Management, Network Engineering, Network Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Database Administration, Google Cloud Platform, Databases, Database Systems, Database Management, SQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Applications, Data Migration, Database Design, Dataflow, Query Languages, Cloud Management, Application Deployment, Transaction Processing, System Monitoring, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtual Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Network Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Load Balancing, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Personalization, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI Enablement, Web Content, Web Analytics and SEO, Google Cloud Platform, User Experience, Web Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: API Design, Query Languages, Business Logic, Software Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Colorado Boulder
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, Data Preprocessing, Analytics, Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Software, Control Systems, File Systems, Internet Of Things, User Interface (UI), Embedded Systems
Credit offered
Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Network Planning And Design, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Networking, Network Performance Management, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Management, Network Engineering
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks