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    Study game programming techniques for developing video games. Learn about game physics, graphics, and AI for creating dynamic gameplay.

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      University of London

      Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animation and Game Design, Music, Application Development, Multimedia, Computer Programming

      4.1
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#

      Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Game Design, 3D Assets, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Software Installation, Animations

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Game Bots in C#: Develop a Tic-Tac-Toe Agent

      Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Visual Studio, Algorithms, Game Design, Video Game Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Programming Reactive Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Scalability, Distributed Computing, Event-Driven Programming, Microservices, System Design and Implementation, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Middleware, Cloud Computing, Data Structures

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Implementing Movement and Decision-Making Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Environment, Simulations, System Design and Implementation, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Software Design Patterns

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Game Development, Data Science, and Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Data Science, Data Cleansing, Animation and Game Design

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Build and Enhance a Box Sprint Game in Unity

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting

      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

      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

      Master Unity: Build, Animate & Script Interactive Games

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Interactive Design, Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Virtual Environment

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unity Breakout Game: Design, Implement, and Optimize

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Animations

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, C# (Programming Language), Data Structures, Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps: University of London
    • Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#: Packt
    • Game Bots in C#: Develop a Tic-Tac-Toe Agent: Coursera Project Network
    • Programming Reactive Systems: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Implementing Movement and Decision-Making Systems: Packt
    • Game Development, Data Science, and Machine Learning: Packt
    • Build and Enhance a Box Sprint Game in Unity: EDUCBA
    • Build & Script a Breakout Game in Unity: EDUCBA
    • Unity Game Development: Beginner to Intermediate: EDUCBA
    • Master Unity: Build, Animate & Script Interactive Games: EDUCBA

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