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      Coursera Project Network

      Game Bots in C#: Develop a Tic-Tac-Toe Agent

      Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Visual Studio, Algorithms, Game Design, Video Game Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado System

      Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Programming Principles, Animations, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#

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

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Event-Driven Programming, Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, UI Components, Programming Principles, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      More C++ Programming and Unreal

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Video Game Development, Data Storage, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Introduction to Unity and Basic Game Development

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Development Testing, UI Components, Scripting, Development Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Installation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Intermediate Game Development and Monetization

      Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Unity Engine, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Advanced Unity Scripting, AI, & Complete 3D Game Development

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Version Control, Mobile Development, Android (Operating System), 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Scripting, Artificial Intelligence, Animations

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Programming Reactive Systems (Scala 2 version)

      Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Scala Programming, Distributed Computing, Event-Driven Programming, System Design and Implementation, Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Cloud Computing, Software Design, Middleware

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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      42 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Gen AI for Software Development: Code Generation for Python

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Development Environment, Computational Thinking, Program Development, Software Development, Python Programming, Game Design, Debugging

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Game Bots in C#: Develop a Tic-Tac-Toe Agent: Coursera Project Network
    • Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker: University of Colorado System
    • Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#: Packt
    • Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games: University of Colorado System
    • More C++ Programming and Unreal: University of Colorado System
    • Introduction to Unity and Basic Game Development: Packt
    • Intermediate Game Development and Monetization: Packt
    • Advanced Unity Scripting, AI, & Complete 3D Game Development: Packt
    • Programming Reactive Systems (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer: Michigan State University

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