Game Art & Animation Courses and Certifications

Packt

Unity 2022 in 3D: First Person Shooters and Game AI

Build a 3D first-person shooter in Unity 2022: modular levels with ProBuilder, prefabs, lighting and materials, immersive audio, and enemy AI using sensors, behavior trees, and ML-Agents.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Build an Endless Runner Game in 3D - Unity 6 Compatible

Build a 3D endless runner in Unity 6: animate the player, pool and spawn platforms for an infinite environment, add obstacles, coins, UI, and sound.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Design, Texture, and Export Blender Game Assets

Follow a sword from blockout to polished geometry, through UVs and texturing, to export for Unreal Engine in a complete game-asset workflow.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

3D Game Development Camp (Ages 8-12) (Live Online)

Unlock the world of game design and coding for young minds with a fun and interactive workshop at Young Gates.

• CourseHorse
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• $150.00

CS50's Introduction to 2D Game Development

This course picks up where CS50x leaves off, focusing on the development of two-dimensional (2D) interactive games. Students explore the design and...

• Independent
• 8 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Chris Courses

JavaScript Fighting Game Tutorial with HTML Canvas

Learn to build a JavaScript fighting game with HTML Canvas, including combat mechanics, health bars, timers, sprite sheets, and character animations.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

javidx9

Code-It-Yourself! First Person Shooter - Quick and Simple C++

Build a primitive 3D first-person shooter engine in C++ using ASCII graphics, ray casting, shading, movement, and collision detection in the Windows console.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

2D Game Development with GDevelop - Crash Course

2 ratings

Learn GDevelop’s event system, variables, extensions, and export workflow by recreating the classic Asteroids game.

• freeCodeCamp
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Game Development with LÖVE 2D and Lua – Full Course

1 rating

Learn to build 2D games with Lua and LÖVE, progressing from programming fundamentals to sprites, menus, scoring, collisions, audio, and complete game systems.

• freeCodeCamp
• 11 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

From Custom Pixel Art to Playable Game — Vibecoding with AI

17 ratings at Udemy

Draw your own pixel art and turn it into a real playable game with AI — no coding needed. Beginner friendly.

• Udemy
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

HP: From Code to Creation: Mastering Game Programming

A beginner-friendly journey from programming fundamentals to Unity mechanics, game AI, 3D assets, animation, and production practices.

• Swayam
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Hewlett-Packard

Creating Universes: Game Art and Narrative

Design games that feel meaningful—not just playable. Learn how to engineer player agency, emotional engagement, and decision-making using narrative, visual direction, feedback, and real-time systems.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Game Design: A Practical Approach Using Game Engine

Build a complete third-person 3D strategy game in Unity, from character animation and scenes to AI, networking, UI, and audio.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Easy JavaScript Game Development with Kaboom.js (Mario, Zelda, and Space Invaders) - Full Course

Build Mario-, Zelda-, and Space Invaders-style games with JavaScript and Kaboom.js, from the basics through sharing projects to the Replit App Store.

• freeCodeCamp
• 2-3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

2D Wave Defense Game – GDevelop GameDev Tutorial

Build a 2D wave defense game with GDevelop, adding polish, menus and settings, leveling, and basic and advanced enemies.

• freeCodeCamp
• 1-2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video