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      University of Colorado System

      Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Computer Programming, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Scripting

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Unreal para Principiantes: Crea videojuegos

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, Software Design, Creativity

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Proyecto final

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Sprint Planning, Video Production, Technical Documentation, Prototyping, Digital Publishing, User Interface (UI)

      5
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      California Institute of the Arts

      Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Ideation, Conceptual Design, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      289 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Getting Started with GameMaker

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Software Installation, Development Environment, Scripting

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      C

      Coursera Project Network

      رسوم متحركه ثنائية الأبعاد في Unity باستخدام Sprite Sheets

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Universidad de los Andes

      Desarrollo de Videojuegos en Unity: Una Introducción

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Game Design, Animations, Google Analytics, Prototyping, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Application Deployment

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      266 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting Languages, Unity Engine, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Event-Driven Programming, Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, UI Components, Programming Principles, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Making Your First Virtual Reality Game

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Prototyping, Virtual Environment, Storyboarding, Ideation, Usability Testing, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Data Ethics

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      79 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Game Developers and Esports Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Branding, Organizational Structure, Organizational Strategy, Game Design, Competitive Analysis, Brand Management, Team Management, Entrepreneurial Finance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      205 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unity Games

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, UI Components, Data Import/Export, Debugging, File Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      326 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular video games courses

    • Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker: University of Colorado System
    • Unreal para Principiantes: Crea videojuegos: Coursera Project Network
    • Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Proyecto final: Universidad de los Andes
    • Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts: California Institute of the Arts
    • Getting Started with GameMaker: University of Colorado System
    • رسوم متحركه ثنائية الأبعاد في Unity باستخدام Sprite Sheets: Coursera Project Network
    • Desarrollo de Videojuegos en Unity: Una Introducción: Universidad de los Andes
    • Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code: University of Colorado System
    • Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games: University of Colorado System
    • Making Your First Virtual Reality Game: University of London

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