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    The University of Sydney

    Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Service Design, Prototyping, Ideation, Product Development, Design, Case Studies, User Feedback

    4.7
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Game Development: HTML to Unreal Engine Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Animations, Debugging, Computing Platforms

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Epic Games

    Game Development and Prototyping

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Prototyping, Unreal Engine, System Design and Implementation, Creativity, User Interface (UI), Storytelling

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Pixel Art for Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Color Theory, Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    World Design for Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Conceptual Design, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Art History, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Strategies, Aesthetics, Design Research, Creativity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Epic Games

    Visual Development and Audio Design in Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Modeling, Prototyping, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Virtual Environment, Aesthetics

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine FPS & Action Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Animations, Scripting, 3D Assets, Debugging

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Game Design: Build, Implement & Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Artificial Intelligence, Debugging, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design & Develop Role-Playing Games (RPGs)

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Advanced Projects & FX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphic Techniques, UI Components, Animations, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI) Design, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design, Scripting, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Game Development: Fun Mini-Game Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Virtual Environment, UI Components, C# (Programming Language), Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphics, Scripting, Prototyping, Animations, Data Structures

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Ideation, Conceptual Design, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review, Creativity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    291 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat: The University of Sydney
  • Game Development: HTML to Unreal Engine Mastery: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Game Development and Prototyping: Epic Games
  • Pixel Art for Video Games: Michigan State University
  • World Design for Video Games: California Institute of the Arts
  • Visual Development and Audio Design in Games: Epic Games
  • Unreal Engine FPS & Action Game Development: EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine Game Design: Build, Implement & Optimize: EDUCBA
  • Unity: Design & Develop Role-Playing Games (RPGs): EDUCBA
  • Unreal Engine Advanced Projects & FX Design: EDUCBA

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