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    EDUCBA

    Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner

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

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Interaction Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Statistical Analysis, Usability, Ideation, User Research, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Experimentation, Prototyping, Human Centered Design, Usability Testing, Human Computer Interaction, A/B Testing, Human Factors, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, R Programming, Storyboarding

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 3: 3D Shooter

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Prototyping, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Animations, Scripting

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 5: Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Software Design Documents, Prototyping, Video Game Development, Software Documentation, Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Ideation, Usability Testing, Peer Review, Creativity

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Python Game Development: Build & Design with Pygame

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Interactive Design, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Program Development, Python Programming, Application Design, Computer Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity Game Development: Intermediate to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Software Design, Computer Programming, Social Studies, Ideation, Project Closure, Business Modeling, Project Documentation, Debugging

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, 3D Modeling, Scripting, Development Testing

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Game Development with GameMaker

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Animations, Programming Principles, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), No-Code Development, Other Programming Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Software Design Patterns, Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Development Environment

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, C# (Programming Language), Data Structures, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus

    Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner: EDUCBA
  • Interaction Design: University of California San Diego
  • Game Design and Development 3: 3D Shooter: Michigan State University
  • Game Design and Development 5: Capstone Project: Michigan State University
  • Python Game Development: Build & Design with Pygame: EDUCBA
  • Unity Game Development: Intermediate to Advanced: EDUCBA
  • Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer: Michigan State University
  • Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game: EDUCBA
  • Game Development with GameMaker: University of Colorado System
  • Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize: EDUCBA

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