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      EDUCBA

      Unity Game Development: Intermediate to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine: Design & Build 3D Game Worlds for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Software Installation, Game Design, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Cross Platform Development

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Build & Script a Breakout Game in Unity

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Architecture, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Design, UI Components, Scripting, C# (Programming Language), Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, 3D Modeling, Scripting, Development Testing

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Brand Management: Aligning Business, Brand and Behaviour

      Skills you'll gain: Brand Management, Branding, Brand Marketing, Brand Strategy, Brand Awareness, Employee Engagement, Marketing Management, Global Marketing, Internal Communications, Customer experience strategy (CX), Human Resources, Organizational Change, Consumer Behaviour, Cross-Functional Collaboration

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Blueprint to Brilliance Through Interior Design

      Skills you'll gain: Architectural Design, Design, Design Strategies, Research and Design, Design Elements And Principles, Innovation, Creativity, Systems Of Measurement, Aesthetics, Spatial Analysis, Project Management

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      144 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine: Master Advanced FX & Gameplay Design

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphic Techniques, UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design, Scripting, Simulations, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unity Procedural Generation & Game Mechanics

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Software Design Patterns, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Application Performance Management, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Software Development Tools, Software Design, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Scientific Visualization, Data Validation, Real Time Data, Scripting, C# (Programming Language)

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unity Game Development: Beginner to Intermediate

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Software Development Tools, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine Landscape & Environment Design

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Aesthetics

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Advanced Unity Projects: RPG, Level Design & VFX

      Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI) Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Performance Tuning, Software Design, Data-oriented programming, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Linear Algebra, Data Structures

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine Game - FPS Prototype

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

    • Unity Game Development: Intermediate to Advanced: EDUCBA
    • Unreal Engine: Design & Build 3D Game Worlds for Beginners: EDUCBA
    • Build & Script a Breakout Game in Unity: EDUCBA
    • Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game: EDUCBA
    • Brand Management: Aligning Business, Brand and Behaviour: University of London
    • Blueprint to Brilliance Through Interior Design: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Unreal Engine: Master Advanced FX & Gameplay Design: EDUCBA
    • Unity Procedural Generation & Game Mechanics: EDUCBA
    • Unity Game Development: Beginner to Intermediate: EDUCBA
    • Unreal Engine Landscape & Environment Design: EDUCBA

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