Game Programming Courses and Certifications

javidx9

Programming Racing Lines - Parametric Track Framework

Program a framework for experimenting with racing lines on a parametric track, from track generation and rendering to racing-line animation.

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

javidx9

Code-It-Yourself: Role Playing Game - Dynamic Objects and Cutscenes - Part 2

Script dynamic RPG objects and cutscenes by coordinating sprites, commands, dialogue, movement, and custom behaviors.

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

Code with Ania Kubów

Code Zelda in JavaScript with Kaboom.js

Build a Zelda-style game from scratch in JavaScript with Kaboom.js, adding sprites, levels, keyboard controls, player movement, and enemies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Code with Ania Kubów

2D Breakout Game in JavaScript

Build and deploy a playable 2D Breakout game with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Code with Ania Kubów

Doodle Jump in JavaScript

Build a Doodle Jump game in JavaScript with moving platforms, keyboard controls, scoring, and game-over logic.

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

Derek Banas

Design and Make a Video Game - From Concept to Code

Designs an original video game from concept and visual art through a complete JavaScript implementation.

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

Derek Banas

Make JavaScript Asteroids Game

Build a playable Asteroids-style game in pure JavaScript using canvas, trigonometry, animation, and collision detection.

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

Derek Banas

JavaScript Tetris Tutorial - Building a Classic Game from Scratch

Build a Tetris game from scratch in plain JavaScript using grids, collision detection, precise drawing, and user input.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Derek Banas

Game Design Tutorial - Creating Pong with JavaScript

Build a Pong game in JavaScript while learning input handling, collision detection, AI movement, interfaces, and sound.

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

Career Certificate

C# Programming for Unity Game Development

2763 ratings at Coursera

Learn C# from scratch and use it to program Unity games, progressing through class development and intermediate object-oriented programming for game projects.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Scrimba

Live-Code a Hungry Cat Game - HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Watch a casual live-coding session as the hosts build a hungry cat game with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lua and LÖVE for Beginning Game Developers

See how Lua and the LÖVE engine support game development, including packaging a game for distribution on Itch and Android.

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

Visual Studio Code

A Tour Around the MakeCode Arcade Extension for VS Code

A walkthrough of the MakeCode Arcade extension for bringing game projects into Visual Studio Code.

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

Great Learning

Creating a Snake Game Using Java - How to Code Games in Java

Build a basic Snake game in Java by creating movement, controls, scoring, speed changes, food, and game-over conditions.

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

Learn With Jason

Battlesnake: Coding Your Own AI Snake Game

Explore Battlesnake, an evolved version of the classic snake game. Code your own AI-powered snake and compete in this exciting programming challenge.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video