Video Game Design and Balance (edX)

Coursera

Michigan State University

Game Design and Development 3: 3D Shooter (Coursera)

Marketing & Communication Computer Science

If you love games and want to learn how to make them, then this course is your third step down that path. In this course you will learn the fundamentals of game design, including an understanding of level design, game balancing, prototyping, and playtesting, as well as game asset creation techniques. You will continue developing video games using industry standard game development tools, including the Unity 2020 game engine. At the end of the course you will have completed a 3D First-Person Shooter game, and will be able to leverage an array of game development techniques to create your own basic games.

Aug 31st 2026

4 Weeks

3D Game Design Game Making

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Coursera

Michigan State University

Game Design and Development 5: Capstone Project (Coursera)

CS: Software Engineering Computer Science

In the game design and development capstone course, you will create an original game from initial concept up to the first playable version! Along the way, you will have the opportunity to put your game ideas in front of your peers. The capstone experience gives you the opportunity to push your skills further and demonstrate your newfound skills as a game developer. The capstone also contains guest talks from game industry professionals at Riot Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Insomniac Games, Gearbox Entertainment, Iron Galaxy, Deep Silver Volition, Goodgame Studios, Stardock, GREE, Heart Shaped Games, and more.

Aug 31st 2026

4 Weeks

Game Design Game Making Game Development

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EdX

LaSalle College,LaSalleX

History of Game Design: Prehistory to the late 1980s (edX)

Computer Science

Discover how board and arcade games evolved into ground-breaking video game consoles. Want to take a fascinating journey through the history of gaming? Then this course is for you. Our journey begins with an exploration of how ancient board games evolved into modern board games and arcade games. Then we will explore the development of first- and second-generation video games, and finally, innovative third-generation game technology.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Games Game Design Video Games

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EdX

LaSalle College,LaSalleX

Shooters and Game Engines in Level Design (edX)

Computer Science

Shooter games have been and continue to be the dominant genre in video games. Learn about this important genre in game design. Do you want to learn more about game genres and subgenres? This course continues your exploration of level design by introducing you to an important genre: the shooter. The shooter genre is huge in the game world, containing a wide variety of subgenres with their own gameplay needs.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Games Game Design Video Games

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Coursera

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Arte 3D y animación en videojuegos (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product

En este curso abordamos los aspectos artísticos de la creación del videojuego. Para ello, proporcionaremos conocimientos y pautas sobre cómo diseñar la parte artística de un videojuego. Esto incluye diferentes aspectos. Desde la creación de entornos, al diseño de personajes, movimientos e incluso música.

Aug 31st 2026

4 Weeks

3D 3D Design Video Games

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Coursera

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Motores gráficos en videojuegos: game engine (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product

Para todas aquellas personas que han querido saber cómo se creaba un videojuego, en este curso vamos a explicar cómo crear un pequeño motor, uno de los elementos nucleares de cualquier videojuego. El curso persigue comprender su concepto, entender qué es ese núcleo que en terminología inglesa se conoce como 'game engine', Analizaremos no solo su papel, sino qué utilidades debe proporcionar para ser utilizado en un videojuego. Y todo ello, explicando cómo crear un pequeño motor desde cero, que nos permitirá crear un videojuego en DirectX11.

Aug 24th 2026

4 Weeks

Programming Video Games Graphic Engines

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Vanderbilt University

Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative (Coursera)

Film & Audio

Intended for both newcomers who are curious about video games and experienced gamers who want to reflect on their passion, this course will explore what happens to stories, paintings, and films when they become the basis of massively multiplayer online games. The Lord of the Rings trilogy—the novels, films, and video game—are our central example of how “remediation” transforms familiar stories as they move across media.

Aug 24th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Game Literature Video Games

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Coursera

California Institute of the Arts

World Design for Video Games (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product Art and Culture

Start creating your world. A game world is not just a backdrop for your game—be it minimal or detailed, contained or part of a much bigger universe, it provides the context for your player. Ultimately, a game world should feel alive and wholly unique to any player who will experience it. In this course, we will explore game worlds in existing games and study the art and influences that inform their themes and styles. We will also investigate key components of environment and level design as well as strategies designers use to define gameplay or advance it. We’ll also look at navigation and the elements that make your world as real (or unreal) as you want it to be.

Aug 24th 2026

4 Weeks

Game Art Game Design

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EdX

The University of British Columbia,UBCx

Video Game Writing Essentials (edX)

Marketing & Communication

Learn the essentials of writing for video games, from how games are developed and what game writers do, to the ways game stories differ from other kinds of stories. Writing for video games is truly a new frontier, a place where writers and game designers are still learning, innovating and pioneering bold approaches to telling stories.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Games Game Design Video Games

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EdX

LaSalle College,LaSalleX

History of Game Design: 2010 to present (edX)

Computer Science

Learn about the modern age of gaming, the move towards mobile and the future of gaming. We will now turn our attention to the consoles of the eighth and ninth generations and learn about advances in computer gaming and related gaming technologies, including a decline in physical game media in favor of digital downloads, the emerging virtual reality (VR) gaming sector, and the rise of esports as a major commercial enterprise.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Game Design Gaming Mobile Game

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EdX

LaSalle College,LaSalleX

Types of Games in Level Design (edX)

Computer Science

Explore the many types of video games and their level design considerations. There are many categories of video games, often classified by their characteristics or goals—not by the type of gameplay they contain. Are you curious to learn about the growing variety of genres and subgenres? Want to discover which game genres appeal to you? No matter what your interest, this course takes you through what you need to know about genres in the game world.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Games Game Design Video Games

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Coursera

California Institute of the Arts

Introduction to Game Design (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product Art and Culture

Welcome! This course is an introduction to the primary concepts of gaming, and an exploration of how these basic concepts affect the way gamers interact with our games. In this course you will understand what defines a “game” and the mechanics and rules behind different types of games. Through four linked assignments you'll learn ways to create and describe a game concept, and specifically what makes a compelling game. This course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings of games, and all assignments can be completed with a pencil and paper – no previous programming knowledge is required.

Aug 24th 2026

4 Weeks

Game Art Game Design

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