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      Microsoft

      Fundamentals of UI/UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Design Thinking, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Centered Design, Wireframing, Usability Testing, User Research, Prototyping

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      362 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Michigan State University

      Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design Documents, Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Microsoft Visual Studio, Project Documentation, Business Modeling, Social Studies, C# (Programming Language), Debugging, Ideation, Scripting, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Stanford University

      Game Theory II: Advanced Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Social Sciences, Mathematical Modeling, Resource Allocation, Behavioral Economics, Probability, Economics, Political Sciences

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      645 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Unity Engine, 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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      California Institute of the Arts

      Fundamentals of Graphic Design

      Skills you'll gain: Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design, Photo Editing, Visual Design, Color Theory, Logo Design, Writing, Creativity, Peer Review

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      18K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Organizational Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Organizational Leadership, Change Management, Sociology, Decision Making, Social Sciences, Business, Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Culture, Resource Management, Professional Networking, Learning Theory

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.6K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Design Thinking for Innovators

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Business Transformation, Process Design, Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Feasibility Studies, Ideation, User Research, User Feedback, Problem Solving, Business, Empathy

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Sydney

      Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Innovation, Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Market Research, Product Development, Product Design, Corporate Communications, User Research, User Feedback, Customer Insights

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      Skillshare

      Video Game Design in Unreal Engine: Build Your World

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Animations, Package and Software Management, Application Deployment, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI)

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Google UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Responsive Web Design, Wireframing, Usability Testing, Storyboarding, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Design Research, Figma (Design Software), Sprint Retrospectives, Mockups, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, User Experience, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      92K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      Adobe

      Adobe Graphic Designer

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Digital Design, Generative AI, Visual Design, Graphic Design, File Management, Presentations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Software, Communication, Image Analysis, Version Control, Prompt Engineering, Project Documentation, Logo Design, Project Management, Artificial Intelligence, Branding, Storytelling

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Full Stack Software Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Software Development Life Cycle, Node.JS, OpenShift, GitHub, Software Architecture, ChatGPT, React Redux, Web Development Tools, Microservices, Containerization, Responsive Web Design, React.js, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing Architecture, Object-Relational Mapping, CI/CD, Flask (Web Framework), Jupyter, Professional Networking

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      56K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Fundamentals of UI/UX Design: Microsoft
    • Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer: Michigan State University
    • Game Theory II: Advanced Applications: Stanford University
    • Game Design and Development 5: Capstone Project: Michigan State University
    • Fundamentals of Graphic Design: California Institute of the Arts
    • Organizational Analysis : Stanford University
    • Design Thinking for Innovators: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship: The University of Sydney
    • Video Game Design in Unreal Engine: Build Your World: Skillshare
    • Google UX Design: Google

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