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.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Surveys, Interviewing Skills, Research Design, Data Collection, Qualitative Research, Research, Quantitative Research, Peer Review
★ 4.5 (467) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: React.js, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Business Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
STARWEAVER
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Application Security, Secure Coding, Threat Modeling, IT Security Architecture, DevSecOps, OAuth, Security Architecture Review, Security Requirements Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Security Testing, AI Integrations, Security Strategy, NIST 800-53, Cybersecurity, Security Management, Security Awareness, Python Programming, Javascript
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Case Western Reserve University
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Design Thinking, Innovation, Digital Assets, Business Transformation, Human Centered Design, Digital Design, Digital Publishing, Systems Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Business Modeling, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Experience Design, Business Logic, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Android Development, Mobile Development, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Application Development, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Animations, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, Digital Design, Visual Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, UI Components, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Typography, Design Strategies
★ 4.5 (16) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Scripting Languages, Scripting, Software Installation, Programming Principles, Interactive Design, Development Environment
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Application Design, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Other Programming Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Functional Testing, Java, Programming Principles, Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Algorithms
★ 4.5 (3.1K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Visual Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, User Experience Design, User Experience, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe XD, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Figma (Design Software), Oral Expression, Design Reviews, Interactive Design, Color Theory, Responsive Web Design
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Enablement, AI powered creativity, Generative AI, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Model Optimization, AI Workflows, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning
★ 4.4 (83) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Public Speaking, Presentations, Peer Review, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Business Correspondence, Storytelling, Business Communication, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Verbal Communication Skills, Design, Visual Design, Writing, Organizational Skills, Project Design, Layout Design, Writing and Editing, Concision, Graphical Tools
★ 4.8 (12K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months