Games Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Art for Games

441 ratings at Coursera

Learn essential 2D and 3D game art production techniques, from pixel art to photo-realistic props. Master industry-standard tools and workflows to create high-quality assets for video games.

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

Physics-Based Sound Synthesis for Games and Interactive Systems

23 ratings

Explore digital signal processing and computational acoustics through physics-based sound synthesis. Learn to simulate vibrations, waves, and complex systems for creating realistic audio in games and interactive media.

• Kadenze
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Story and Narrative Development for Video Games

9 ratings

Explore storytelling techniques for video games, from traditional narrative structures to gameplay-driven narratives. Learn to craft compelling characters, settings, and plots for immersive gaming experiences.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Narrative Foundations for Immersive Media and Video Games

Discover interactive storytelling techniques for VR, AR, and games through hands-on practice with branching narratives, spatial design, and location-based experiences.

• Coursera
• 1 day 12 hours 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Simon Fraser University

Generative Art and Computational Creativity

21 ratings

Explore generative art and computational creativity through various disciplines, learning algorithms and techniques to create novel artifacts and aesthetic experiences using MAX software.

• Kadenze
• 12 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Character Design for Video Games

7 ratings

Explore character design for video games with industry pros, covering foundational concepts, technical challenges, purposeful design, and personal style development.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

History of Video Games

Explore the evolution of video games from pre-digital influences to indie development, covering arcade culture, text adventures, console wars, CD-ROM era, and the diversification of gaming audiences.

• Coursera
• 3 days 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Birla Institute Of Technology And Science–Pilani (BITS–Pilani)

Video Games - Technology and Social Impacts

Explore video games' social and psychological impacts through history, narratives, themes, and player psychology while examining their effects on society and culture.

• Coursera
• 2 days 8 hours 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

World Design for Video Games

5 ratings

Explore game world creation, from research and inspiration to design strategies. Learn to craft immersive environments, define gameplay elements, and bring your unique vision to life.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative

7 ratings

Explore the intersection of literature, film, and online games through the lens of storytelling, focusing on how narratives transform across media, using "The Lord of the Rings" as a central example.

• Coursera
• 21 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Unreal Engine 4: How to Develop Your First Two Games

11118 ratings at Udemy

Epic Games-Approved: learn the Unreal Editor, master the gameplay framework, and use Blueprint to program without coding

• Udemy
• 15 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Great Board Games of the Ancient World

23 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Learn the fascinating origins of some of the world’s most beloved games of luck and strategy with an expert on gaming history.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Career Certificate

Playing Games with Reinforcement Learning

Master reinforcement learning fundamentals by building intelligent agents that autonomously navigate and learn in complex gaming environments.

• CodeSignal
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate
• 4 courses

Creating Video Games

6 ratings

Students will learn creative design and production methods, working together in small teams to design, develop, and thoroughly test their own original digital games.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 34 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory

211 ratings at Coursera

This course will cover the mathematical theory and analysis of simple games without chance moves.

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course