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    University of Pennsylvania

    Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Prototyping, Conceptual Design, Design, Product Design, Aesthetics, Technical Drawing, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Needs Assessment, Problem Solving, Brainstorming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Xbox

    Brand Identity and Vector Graphics

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Reviews, Branding, Style Guides, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Color Theory

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Xbox

    Fundamentals of Graphic Design

    Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Design, Game Design, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Image Quality

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Gameplay en videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Usability, Animations, Music, Scripting, Artificial Intelligence

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    109 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Arte 3D y animación en videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphics, Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Music, Creativity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    225 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Xbox

    Designing with GenAI and Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, Peer Review, Game Design, Generative AI, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Responsible AI, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Strategies, Design Research, Oral Expression, Prompt Engineering, Creativity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Programming, Prototyping, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design & Build Advanced 3D Game Levels

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Animation and Game Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Core Game Setup and Basic Horror Mechanics

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Game - FPS Prototype

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society: University of Pennsylvania
  • Brand Identity and Vector Graphics: Xbox
  • Fundamentals of Graphic Design: Xbox
  • Gameplay en videojuegos: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Arte 3D y animación en videojuegos: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Designing with GenAI and Capstone Project: Xbox
  • Unreal Engine: Design & Control Game Materials for Beginners: EDUCBA
  • Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Unity: Design & Build Advanced 3D Game Levels: EDUCBA
  • Core Game Setup and Basic Horror Mechanics: Packt

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