Video Game Design and Balance (edX)

Coursera

University of Pennsylvania

Gamification (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product

Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively.

Nov 23rd 2026

5-12 Weeks

Game Business Social

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EdX

LaSalle College,LaSalleX

Introduction to Game Design: Game Systems and Balance (edX)

Computer Science

Learn the deep mechanics of good system design that is both fun and rewarding for the gamer. Game designers create the ideas and worlds of games—they design the environment, characters, game mechanics, goals and user experience. Successful game designers do this by applying the fundamentals of game system design and logic.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Game Design Game Development Game Balance

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Coursera

California Institute of the Arts

Story and Narrative Development for Video Games (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product Art and Culture

In this course, you will examine how storytelling acts as a vital mechanism for driving video gameplay forward. Looking at several historical and contemporary games, you will be asked to evaluate and interpret different story styles with the goal of identifying themes and procedures for your own game ideas. We'll examine traditional narrative story processes, such as three-act structure, and how they fit into game story flows and the strategic elements of gameplay. Ultimately, you will learn how to define character, setting, and structure to create a compelling game concept.

Nov 9th 2026

4 Weeks

Story Art Storytelling

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EdX

LaSalle College,LaSalleX

Introduction to Game Design: Process and Creation (edX)

Computer Science

Learn the steps involved in the game design process⁠—turning the vision into reality. What is good game design? How do you come up with good game ideas? How do you start documenting your ideas? How do you create an experience? How do you write a rule book? These are some of the questions that will come up during the game design process, and this course will enable you to answer them.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Game Design Game Development Introduction to Game Design XSeries

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Coursera

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Diseño de videojuegos (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product

Dentro de la creación del videojuego, ¿qué papel juega su diseño? Este curso proporciona conocimientos y pautas sobre cómo diseñar un videojuego. Partiendo desde un concepto básico, se dan las pautas para trabajar correctamente sus conentidos, de cara a conseguir un objetivo claro: el documento de “game concept” que constituye el documento inicial sobre el que se basa cualquier videojuego.

Nov 2nd 2026

4 Weeks

Game Design Video Games Game Development

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Coursera

California Institute of the Arts

Character Design for Video Games (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product Art and Culture

In this course you will explore concepts and approaches involved in creating successful character designs that can be applied to video games. Following a first week delving into some foundational concepts for successful character design, each of the remaining three weeks are structured as a "master class" where you will observe three professional character designers at work in the studio: Andy Ristaino (Adventure Time), Jacky Ke Jiang (Journey), and Robertryan Cory (SpongeBob SquarePants).

Nov 9th 2026

4 Weeks

Game Design Video Games Character Design

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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.

Nov 2nd 2026

4 Weeks

Programming Video Games Graphic Engines

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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.

Nov 2nd 2026

4 Weeks

Game Art Game Design

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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

Universitat Politècnica de València,UPValenciaX

Introducción al desarrollo de videojuegos con Unity (edX)

CS: Software Engineering

Aprende a desarrollar videojuegos multiplataforma utilizando una de las herramientas más populares del mercado, el motor de juegos de Unity. Nunca antes el mercado de los videojuegos se ha encontrado en un mejor momento. En la actualidad existen multitud de plataformas disponibles y la irrupción de los dispositivos móviles ha revolucionado el sector.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Video Games Game Development Digital Platforms

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Coursera

University of California, Irvine

Game Developers and Esports Organizations (Coursera)

Management & Leadership Business

Before you can have an Esport, you must have a video game to play and a game developer to design it. This course is dedicated to discussing game developers and their relationship with their respective Esport. The content will help you recognize the qualities a video game must have to become a successful Esport. We will examine the diagram demonstrating the various competitive structures commonly found in Esports.

Nov 9th 2026

2 Weeks

Video Games Game Development Positioning

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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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