Game Development Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Introduction to Game Design

Learn about the fundamentals of game design theory and explore how these basic concepts affect the ways in which gamers interact.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $357.00
• 3 courses

Career Certificate

History of Games

Trace over 5,000 years of play, from board and arcade games to consoles and mobile, and use that evolution to inform your own game design choices.

• edX
• Self-Paced
• $477.00
• 3 courses

Career Certificate

Introduction to Level Design

Level designers make video games fun! Discover how to design a game level that will completely immerse your audience.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 10-15 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $417.00
• 3 courses

LCI Education

Evolution of Game Design: Prehistory to the late 1980s

Discover how board and arcade games evolved into ground-breaking video game consoles.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

LCI Education

Evolution of Game Design: 2010 to present

Discover the gaming landscape's evolution, from the surge in mobile gaming to the exciting future of the industry.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

LCI Education

Evolution of Game Design: 1990 to the late 2000s

Explore the technological breakthroughs, innovative gadgets and consoles that have revolutionized the gaming industry.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Unity Tutorials

In this tutorial, you will learn how to develop different games in Unity.

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

JavaScript Tutorials

Build games and apps in JavaScript — Rock Paper Scissors, Snake, Tic Tac Toe with minimax AI, Tetris, Asteroids — plus a Discord bot, Gatsby site, and regex.

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

Code a Snake Game with Python and Pygame - Tutorial

In this Python / Pygame tutorial you will build a snake and apple game. This Python project for beginners is perfect for you to get exposure on how you can build an end-to-end Python project after learning the basics of Python.

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

Learn computer science by programming arcade games, picking up programming fundamentals through building playable games.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Python & PyGame Tutorial – Code a Duck Hunt Game

Build a Duck Hunt–style game in Python with Pygame, including moving targets, mouse-controlled shooting, menus, scoring, high scores, and sound.

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

Code a 2D Game Using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS (w/ Free Game Assets) – Tutorial

Build a browser-based 2D game in JavaScript with object-oriented game entities, animation loops, keyboard controls, collisions, enemies, effects, and power-ups.

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

Animated Physics Game with JavaScript - Tutorial

Build a 2D JavaScript game with animated sprites, physics, collisions, enemies, particle effects, scoring, and win/lose conditions.

• freeCodeCamp
• 3-4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

LCI Education Career Certificate

Introduction to Level Design

Design and build game levels: learn level design terminology, create 2D and 3D actions and objects, deconstruct shipped levels, and build single-player and multiplayer shooter levels.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 6-9 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $483.00
• 3 courses

LCI Education Career Certificate

Introduction to Game Design

Learn the fundamental skills to become a Game Designer.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $483.00
• 3 courses