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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Design & Implement Advanced Rendering Effects

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, C# (Programming Language), Linear Algebra, Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine Blueprints – Intermediate to Gameplay Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Scripting, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Animations

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine Blueprints-Advanced Gameplay and Logic Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Testing, Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures, No-Code Development, Object Oriented Design, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, Prototyping

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Advanced Features and Polish for a Pinball Game in UE

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unity Game Development: Beginner to Intermediate

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Build and Enhance a Box Sprint Game in Unity

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal FPS Development - Combat, AI & UI Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Assets, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Advanced 3D Techniques and Sculpting for Games

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Graphical Tools

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 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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      Intermediate · 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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      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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      Scrimba

      UI Design for Web Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Figma (Design Software), Typography, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Maintainability, Mockups, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Usability, Prototyping, Browser Compatibility, User Experience Design, Web Development Tools, Software Engineering

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Unity: Design & Implement Advanced Rendering Effects: EDUCBA
    • Unreal Engine Blueprints – Intermediate to Gameplay Systems: EDUCBA
    • Unreal Engine Blueprints-Advanced Gameplay and Logic Systems: EDUCBA
    • Advanced Features and Polish for a Pinball Game in UE: EDUCBA
    • Unity Game Development: Beginner to Intermediate: EDUCBA
    • Build and Enhance a Box Sprint Game in Unity: EDUCBA
    • Unreal FPS Development - Combat, AI & UI Systems: EDUCBA
    • Advanced 3D Techniques and Sculpting for Games: Packt
    • Game Design and Development 3: 3D Shooter: Michigan State University
    • Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer: Michigan State University

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