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      Coursera Project Network

      Basic Game Development with Levels using Scratch

      Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Program Development, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Application Development, Problem Solving, Design, Computer Science

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      136 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Introduction to Unity and Basic C# Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Development Environment, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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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

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), No-Code Development, Software Installation, Content Management, Scripting

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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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

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Duke University

      Interacting with the System and Managing Memory

      Skills you'll gain: Maintainability, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Software Engineering, System Programming, Programming Principles, Software Development, Simulations, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Data Structures, Debugging, File Management

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      176 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
      U

      University of London

      Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animation and Game Design, Music, Multimedia, Computer Programming

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      R

      Rice University

      An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2)

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Animations, Game Design, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Epic Games

      Blueprint Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Data Management, Blueprinting, Video Game Development, Scripting, UI Components, Event-Driven Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging

      4
      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      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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      Packt

      Learn Unity Game Development - Build Six Games with Unity

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Game Design, Android (Operating System), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Mobile Development Tools, Application Deployment, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Software Installation, Development Environment, Animations

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of California, Irvine

      Game Developers and Esports Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Branding, Organizational Structure, Organizational Strategy, Game Design, Competitive Analysis, Brand Management, Team Management, Entrepreneurial Finance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      205 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Basic Game Development with Levels using Scratch: Coursera Project Network
    • Introduction to Unity and Basic C# Scripting: Packt
    • Game Design and Development 5: Capstone Project: Michigan State University
    • Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course: Packt
    • Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer: Michigan State University
    • Interacting with the System and Managing Memory: Duke University
    • Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps: University of London
    • An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2): Rice University
    • Blueprint Scripting: Epic Games
    • Advanced Unity Scripting, AI, & Complete 3D Game Development: Packt

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