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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine: Build Interactive Game Levels

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, Debugging, Interactive Design, 3D Assets, Scripting, Animations, Design Strategies, Timelines

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Foundations of AI in Game Development

      Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Skillshare

      Graphic Design Theory - Print Design

      Skills you'll gain: Graphic Design, Adobe InDesign, Graphic and Visual Design, Logo Design, Design, Typography, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop, Style Guides, Design Elements And Principles, Proofreading, Adobe Illustrator, File Management, Creativity

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Game-Theoretic Solution Concept with Spreadsheets

      Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Spreadsheet Software

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Fundamentals of Unity Android Game Development

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

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Game Development and Unity Basics

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

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Motores gráficos en videojuegos: game engine

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Microsoft Visual Studio, C++ (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Animations, Application Development

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      105 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Combinatorics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Computational Logic, Mathematical Modeling

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      211 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Michigan State University

      Current Gen 3D Game Prop Production

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Prototyping, Computer Graphic Techniques, Design Research, Graphical Tools, Baking

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Master Unity Game Physics: Apply, Simulate & Transform

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Torque (Physics), Game Design, Video Game Development, Mechanics, Animation and Game Design, Simulations, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Linear Algebra, Applied Mathematics

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      Graphic Design Theory - Web & Digital Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Digital Design, Web Design, Motion Graphics, User Experience, Adobe XD, No-Code Development, Wireframing, Prototyping, Style Guides, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      AI Game Development Essentials with Unity 6

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Environment, Simulations, System Design and Implementation, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Software Design Patterns, C# (Programming Language)

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Unreal Engine: Build Interactive Game Levels: EDUCBA
    • Foundations of AI in Game Development: Packt
    • Graphic Design Theory - Print Design: Skillshare
    • Game-Theoretic Solution Concept with Spreadsheets: Coursera Project Network
    • Fundamentals of Unity Android Game Development: Packt
    • Advanced Game Development and Unity Basics: Packt
    • Motores gráficos en videojuegos: game engine: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory : Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Current Gen 3D Game Prop Production: Michigan State University
    • Master Unity Game Physics: Apply, Simulate & Transform: EDUCBA

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