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      High Tech High Graduate School of Education

      How to Make a Comic Book (Project-Centered Course)

      Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Storytelling, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Creativity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      282 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Asset Creation and Unreal Engine Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Foundations of 3D Modelling in Blender

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Graphical Tools, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, File Management, Content Management, User Interface (UI)

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

      Designing the Future of Work

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Transformation, Workforce Development, Strategic Thinking, Automation, Digital Transformation, Human Centered Design, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Service Design, Business Process Automation, Forecasting, Organizational Change

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      307 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Taiwan University

      3D CAD Application

      Skills you'll gain: SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), 3D Modeling, Construction, Building Design, Architectural Drawing, 3D Assets, Architecture and Construction, Computer-Aided Design

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      162 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Unreal Engine 5 - Endless Runner

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Analysis for Business Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Business Systems Analysis, Systems Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Business Requirements, Business Systems, User Requirements Documents, Process Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Dataflow

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      560 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      ChatGPT for Creatives

      Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Prompt Engineering, Storytelling, Creative Thinking, ChatGPT, Creativity, Learning Strategies, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Game Design, Data Ethics, Storyboarding, Animation and Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Content Creation, Writing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Project Management Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Stakeholder Analysis, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Closure, Project Implementation, Project Planning, Organizational Structure

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      444 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Oracle SQL Databases

      Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, SQL, Oracle Databases, PL/SQL, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Relational Databases, Database Management, Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Storage, Transaction Processing, Stored Procedure, Data Management, Query Languages, Data Modeling, Network Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      896 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      NVIDIA

      AI Infrastructure and Operations Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Artificial Neural Networks, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology Operations, Deep Learning, Network Infrastructure, Tensorflow, Hardware Architecture, Machine Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Data Centers, Computer Architecture

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      416 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Leeds

      Foundations of Software Testing and Validation

      Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Software Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Test Planning, Verification And Validation, Acceptance Testing, System Testing, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Usability Testing, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      396 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • How to Make a Comic Book (Project-Centered Course): High Tech High Graduate School of Education
    • Advanced Asset Creation and Unreal Engine Integration: Packt
    • Foundations of 3D Modelling in Blender: Packt
    • Designing the Future of Work: UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
    • 3D CAD Application: National Taiwan University
    • Unreal Engine 5 - Endless Runner: Packt
    • Analysis for Business Systems: University of Minnesota
    • ChatGPT for Creatives: Packt
    • Project Management Fundamentals: Microsoft
    • Oracle SQL Databases: LearnQuest

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