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KEY FEATURES

If you want to move up in your company or advance your career, mastering soft skills like management, personal development, sales, etc. is essential. Some people adapt these skills naturally over time, and others learn them in pricey MBA programs, but this career bootcamp will allow you to be proactive in growing these skills in the comfort of your own home.

• Take over 150 career-skills training courses including: administrative skills, supervision & management, human resources, personal development, sales & marketing, workplace essentials, Microsoft, and much more
• Start, pause & continue any courses that interest you
• Plan your career advancement, set learning goals & track your achievements
• Choose from a selection of resumes templates & cover letter samples
• Utilize career resources, tips & information

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: 5 years
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

With over 1000 courses on offer, Courses For Success aims to help you find the ideal course, so that you can improve your skill set and become a valuable asset to the job market. They plan to change the face of education by providing easy-to-follow online courses that give you the power to improve your life, employability, and personal knowledge.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

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Why is it beneficial to learn SQL, SQL Server, and Visual Studio? To build applications today, a programmer must know how to combine the power of various technologies to produce next level software. The focus of this course is SQL, but along the way, you’ll also learn to use Microsoft Visual Studio and build a real dashboard system powered by SQL, C#, AJAX, CSS, HTML, and jQuery. Enroll today, and learn how to give yourself a great competitive advantage in the job market.

• Learn essential technologies w/ 86 lectures & 14 hours of instruction
• Learn to write queries w/ Microsoft Management Studio & Microsoft Visual Studio Query Editor
• Create database-connected web pages using SQL & XML Data Sources
• Get color PDF’s for many of the lessons for easy reference
• Learn the basics of database connecting code using C#
• Get exposure to modern language features like Lag/Lead
• Build a dashboard system w/ SQL Server, ASP Web Forms, C# & jQuery

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Tom Owsiak is a Web, Math, Stats., and Physics Expert with eight years’ experience as a teacher of mathematics, physics, statistics, and programming. He worked for five years as a database programmer using various technologies such as .NET, Clipper, SQL, SQL Server, SAS, Excel, and many related technologies.

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Have you started learning about SQL databases, only to get stuck trying to teach yourself? In this thorough and easy-to-follow course, LearnToProgram’s database expert Martin Holzke shows you how to achieve success. From the very first lesson, you’ll learn how to correctly structure your database, how to author efficient SQL statements and clauses, and how to manage your SQL database for scalable growth.

• Learn SQL from scratch w/ over 55 lectures & 6.5 hours of content
• View the the ins & outs of database management
• Become a better web, game or mobile app developer
• Understand databases & start creating tables
• Understand database relationships
• Begin writing queries to extract data
• Use common query tools
• Work with the Select Statement & the WHERE clause
• Limit, format & source output

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Martin Holzke’s programming career started while studying Physics in the late 1980’s when he took on an offer to learn to program at Philips instead of the more common student jobs. Once graduated, he started his own business developing applications and systems as a freelance IT Consultant which he does to this day. His 25+ years’ journey continues to take him through a vast array of technologies, methodologies and languages like OOP, UML, C++, .NET, ADF, PHP, Zend, Oracle and SQL to name just a few.

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KEY FEATURES

Start learning SQL with practical examples, and you’ll be working with tons of popular database systems like MySQL and PostgreSQL in no time. This course will teach you how exactly SQL works so you can start to master effective database design overall. These SQL skills have the power to open immense career opportunities from working as a database administrator in IT to working from home as a freelancer.

• Learn database installation & SQL fundamentals
• Study Data Manipulation Language Clauses, Various Conditions and Operators, Data Filtering & more
• Understand SQL Data Types in more detail
• Study the MySQL Workbench, a unified visual tool for database development
• Study SQL Joins, SQL functions & SQL data types
• Understand database relationships & normalization
• master database export & import

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Pradnyankur Nikam is a freelance PHP and WordPress developer from Pune, Maharashtra, India. He has more than seven years of practical experience working in web designing & development, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SMO (Social Media Optimization), Online Marketing and more. He designs web applications for clients using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax, PHP, MySQL, and WordPress. He’s also familiar with Java and Android application development.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

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Most businesses use Excel as a basic tool for decision making and modeling, but what happens when you have too much data to use an Excel spreadsheet? It’s time to move to a database. This course will help you make the move without being intimidated by the new environment. You’ll dive deep into seemingly complex topics like joins, aggregate operators, and interfacing with databases.

• Study SQL in depth w/ 67 lectures & 14 hours of content
• Learn queries in detail & steer clear of career-limiting mistakes
• Get help from quirky learning tools: repetition, zooming out to remember the big picture, quizzes, a peppy soundtrack & art
• Study database fundamentals & “just enough” theory
• Explore large datasets & uncover insights
• Model & create a database for day-to-day use
• Interface with databases from a programming language such as Python
• Load data & use both GUI and a command line interface for database operations

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Loonycorn is comprised of four individuals—Janani Ravi, Vitthal Srinivasan, Swetha Kolalapudi, and Navdeep Singh—who have honed their tech expertise at Google and Flipkart. The team believes it has distilled the instruction of complicated tech concepts into funny, practical, engaging courses, and is excited to be sharing its content with eager students.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Follow along as you learn how to install MySQL for the first time, and discover critical concepts for designing a database. Explore how to administer a MySQL database including limiting access, creating users, database backup, and performance monitoring. Then get ready to take your MySQL skills to the next level as you learn SQL for developers, database replication, data encryption, and more.

• Grow your MySQL skills w/ over 84 lectures & 12 hours of content
• Gain a solid foundation in PHP & MySQL
• Discover how to use PHP variables & debug PHP code
• Learn how to read a configuration file
• Discover the basics of using a PHP library
• Study common security threats
• Understand the MySQL architecture & installation process
• Learn database design & administration
• Use indexing for database performance

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Since 2008, individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies with thousands of employees have benefited from the easy and hands-on software training offered by Simon Sez IT. With 70+ courses and 3,500+ video tutorials on a range of software programs, Simon Sez IT ensures stress-free e-learning and enhanced employee productivity – whether you’re implementing new software or a technological upgrade for your workplace. With over 225,000 Udemy students in over 180 countries, Simon Sez IT is the preferred e-learning choice for individuals and businesses everywhere.

KEY FEATURES

MySQL is a general purpose relational database management system (RDBMS) used mainly to provide a back-end database for web applications. In this course, we’ll introduce the concepts of relational database management systems in general, and how they relate to MySQL in particular. Unlike traditional courses that concentrate mainly on theory, this course takes a practical “how-to” approach to working with data.

• Learn to create databases & tables w/ 20 lectures & 2 hours of instruction
• Add data to a table w/ INSERT
• Read a table w/ SELECT
• Study how to use WHERE to filter data
• Use ORDER BY to sort data
• Read from multiple tables w/ JOINs
• Change data in a table w/ UPDATE
• Remove one or more rows of data from a table w/ the DELETE query
• Use a text file to load a database schema

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

The EDUmobile Academy was founded in 2008 as a bootstrapped initiative of Vishal Lamba, who has been actively involved in the technology space since 1989. They’re very passionate about creating courses that have world class standards, and providing heroic support to their community of learners. Every course is created by USA based, technologically qualified mentors, having an absolutely clear diction and command over spoken English. Over the years, they’ve provided guidance and training to a developer community of over 80,000.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Take your marketing skills to new heights by mastering technical SQL data analysis. SQL allows you to better understand customer behavior so you can create targeted, data-driven marketing strategies. Marketers are not required to have the same SQL know-how as SQL developers, which is why this course focuses on the skills you need to be an in-demand technical marketer.

• Learn marketing SQL techniques w/ over 41 lectures & 4 hours of content
• Learn the initial setup process & basic concepts
• Study the six components that make up every SQL query
• Use SQL to query any database
• Get pre-built queries to extract info about your users
• Learn to find your most profitable users
• Run a cohort analysis

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Justin Mares formerly ran growth at developer tools company Exceptional (acquired by Rackspace in March of 2013). While there, he taught himself how to become a technical marketer and use tools like SQL to run important analyses on customer data. He is also the co-author of Traction Book, which details how startups can get traction, and founded e-commerce company Kettle & Fire (which hit a multi-million dollar run rate in just a few months).

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Do you want to master SQL, and start making more money with each paycheck? Even the lowest payed SQL developers make upwards of $60,000 per year, and this course will teach you the skills necessary to rock out SQL Statements, Views, Stored Procedures, and more.

• Study database design w/ 49 lectures & 6 hours of content
• Design a database from scratch & understand the thought process behind it
• Building on basic SQL skills w/ more technique
• Learn techniques that even you average DBA doesn’t fully understand
• Study SQL Statements, Views, Stored Procedures, Triggers, User Defined Functions & more
• Add essential SQL skills to your resume
• Build the database back-end for an application

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Bill Sims has spent his life teaching others how to be better developers and master the art of software engineering. He has designed many enterprise-level applications as well as iOS and Android applications. The skills he teaches in his courses are the same skills that he uses every day to do everything from running his teams to consulting on projects. In his career, he has found classes like this to be helpful in advancing his career, and he hopes to drive you to the next level in your own career.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

You may have heard the term LAMP, and WAMP is an equivalent Web stack for Windows operating systems. Together, Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP become the canvas on which amazing apps are developed. This course will teach you to create a database using WAMP and SQL so that you will be able to manage extremely large amounts of data with ease.

• Create a database using WAMP & SQL w/ 46 lectures & 3 hours of content
• Design a complex database for any line of business application
• Write complex SQL statements
• Manipulate a massive amount of data in milliseconds
• Understand what a relational database is
• Understand primary & foreign keys
• Study SQL statements, views, stored procedures, triggers & user-defined functions
• Install WAMP & MySQL

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

THE EXPERT

Bill Sims has spent his life teaching others how to be better developers and master the art of software engineering. He has designed many enterprise-level applications as well as iOS and Android applications. The skills he teaches in his courses are the same skills that he uses every day to do everything from running his teams to consulting on projects. In his career, he has found classes like this to be helpful in advancing his career, and he hopes to drive you to the next level in your own career.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

This projector may look small, but can put your favorite videos, images, and presentations on the big screen. Simply plug in your smartphone, tablet or laptop, and this two-inch cube projects up to 150 inches in HD on any kind of surface. Outdoor movies? Yes. Impromptu slideshow? Done. It’s lightweight, portable, and doesn’t even need to warm up or cool down. Simply make it big.

• Projects 150 inches of HD onto any surface
• Uses LCoS laser technology
• Doesn’t require warm up or cool down time
• Designed to be lightweight & small for easy travel

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Dimensions: 2.2″ x 2.2″ x 2.2″
• Weight (built-in battery): 0.43 lb
• Op Temp & Humidity: 10°C~40°C;, 15%~85%
• Laser Diode Life: 10,000 hours
• Warranty Period: 1 Year from the purchase date (You must keep the serial number for the warranty)
• Optical Engine Type : LCoS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon)
• Brightness: Max. 100 ANSI Lumens
• Resolution: 720p (1280 X 720)
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9
• Projection Distance: 2ft ~ 8ft
• Projection Size: 20″ ~ 150″
• Video Input: Wi-Fi, Wireless, HDMI, MHL
• Battery: Lithium-Polymer

Includes:

• UO SmartBeam Projector
• Tripod
• Holder
• Pouch
• Micro HDMI cable

Compatibility

• Connect w/ smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC, media players or any other device
• Play video, audio, images, presentations & more via Wi-Fi or wire

KEY FEATURES

What is Android M? Just Google’s ultra-polished new Android platform, and the future of mobile technology. Android M opens up an amazing opportunity for developers, and budding developers, to create new, innovative apps that tap into this limitless technology–and it’s your chance to take advantage. In just six weeks, you will learn to create real apps like Uber and Instagram with project-based lessons. Complete this course and you’ll be selling your apps on Google Play in no time.

• Study Android M coding from scratch w/ 17 sections, over 232 lectures & 31.5 hours of content!
• Download Android Studio & build a simple Currency Converter app
• Build a Brain Training app & a Favorite Places app
• Create Uber & Instagram clones w/ Parse
• Learn to submit your apps to Google Play
• Effectively market your apps & generate revenue w/ Google Ads
• Study the latest Android M features: App Permissions & Android Pay
• Take a look at Android Wear – the future of wearable computing

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• PC, Mac or Linux computer required

THE EXPERT

Rob Percival is a Web Developer and Teacher with a degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University. After building websites for friends and family for fun, he soon learned that web development was a very lucrative career choice. He gave up his successful (and sometimes stressful) job as a teacher to work part time and today, couldn’t be happier.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Blogging is no longer just a platform for individuals to share their passion for cooking or travel, it’s a key player in the game of brand development and content marketing, With just 10 lessons, you’ll learn everything from the nut and bolts of blog creation to deciding on the voice of your content. It grants an accredited diploma upon completion, so it’ll give your resume a boost too.

• Learn to build a blog & use it as a marketing tool
• Explore the major blogging platforms
• Optimize SEO to drive more traffic
• Curate the right content at the right time
• Understand the power of video blogging
• Take part in 10 hours of live, interactive course time
• View recorded courses later if you miss a live class
• Engage in bonus live Q&A sessions

View course schedule here.

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: length of live course
• Access options: web streaming
• Access includes recordings for repeat viewings
• Students have 12 additional days after course run to access all materials
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Mac
• Windows
• Internet required

THE EXPERT

The Shaw Academy is a professional training and higher education institution dedicated to making the highest quality, practical education accessible to all. It’s committed to both excellence in teaching and support, enhancing the learning experience of each individual student. The Academy provides cutting edge education, offering highly innovative topics, administered in a flexible nature. The Shaw Academy was founded on the premise of necessity. Put simply, for too long people have been paying too much for education and getting too little. At Shaw Academy education knows no boundaries; vocational topics and one to one support are seamlessly integrated in an affordable manner, teaching practical skills to apply to the real world.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Whether housing an online portfolio or a digital storefront, your website deserves the best hosting services. This means guaranteed uptime, blazing-fast connection speeds, and reliable technical support. This Face Hosting Extra Plan subscription delivers on all of the above, and more, allowing you to focus on rocking out whatever projects you’re executing via your website.

• Take advantage of premium hosting services
• Rest securely knowing your website is guaranteed to be up & running
• Benefit from support for unlimited email accounts & hosted websites
• Deliver great worldwide website performance thanks to USA, Asia & Europe servers
• Utilize daily backups to protect your hosted data
• Use the included marketing tools to increase your online presence

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Servers located in:
  • Europe
  • US
  • Asia
• Disk space: 20GB
• Bandwidth: unmetered
• Uptime: 99.9%
• Number of hosted websites: unlimited
• Number of free website transfers: 3

For a full list of features, click here and view the “Face Extra” column.

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Free domain name not included (must be purchased separately)

SOFTWARE LICENSE DETAILS

• License deadline: redeem within 6 months of purchase
• Updates included
• Length of access: 5 years

KEY FEATURES

True to its namesake, the Monet Stylus helps you unleash the artistic potential of your tablet or other touchscreen device. It’s designed to feel like a paintbrush in your hand, allowing you to produce sweeping brushstrokes as naturally as you would on a real canvas. With a pressure-sensitive tip and a generous 165° writing angle, you’ll easily capture every nuance of your next digital masterpiece.

• Digital writing & sketching tool for tablets
• Paintbrush-like feel in your hand
• Compatibility w/ writing & sketching apps
• Pressure-sensitive tip
• 165° expanded writing angles
• Brushed aluminum-alloy body
• Rounded triangle handgrip

Available as part of a stylus 2-pack! See dropdown for more details

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Dimensions: 9.2″L x 1.6″W x 0.9″H
• Weight: 0.10 lb
• 165° expanded writing angles

Includes:

• Monet Stylus (Metallic Green)

Compatibility

• Most tablets

KEY FEATURES

Go off-roading with this incredible land drone, whether that means jumping down the stairs or twisting and turning around the neighborhood. And with the built-in, wide-angle camera, you can capture epic stunts as you jump and kick your way around. The top-notch technology allows you to control or program a series of movements with your smartphone, and even live stream the action via Wi-Fi.

• Choose between 3 pilot modes (Jumper, Kicker & AutoBalance)
• Control via your smartphone or tablet w/ the app
• Automatically transfer photos to your device’s library
• Easily drive straight & take precise turns
• Program & save sequences of acrobatic moves, sounds, and lights
• Take pictures via the phone app
• Rotate the camera w/ the app

To purchase in white, see drop-down above.

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• 640px x 480px VGA video
• 4GB internal memory
• Dimensions: 7″ x 7″ x 6″

Includes:

• Jumping Race Drone with Built-In Wi-Fi Camera (black)
• Charging cable

KEY FEATURES

Contrary to popular belief, creating a game doesn’t have to be tedious and time-consuming. Access a wide array of essential game design assets–sprites, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and more–to easily craft an engaging game without creating everything from scratch.

• Utilize design assets to quickly build premium games
• Choose from a wide variety of themes: cartoon games, space shooter, etc.
• Use GUIs w/ ready-made buttons, windows, vectors, etc.
• Take advantage of tilesets to create platformer games
• Access character spritesheets

PRODUCT SPECS

Compatibility

• Internet required (for download)

KEY FEATURES

Why waste thousands of dollars on a formal video game development degree? Avoid a lifetime of loan payments, and get practical experience you can instantly use to develop your own games. In this comprehensive course, you’ll learn everything you need to create the next iTunes Store chart-topper: how to animate characters, model 2D and 3D images, and much more.

• Create premium video game art w/ 83 hours of content
• Access a wide array of game design topics: basic traditional drawing, training to be a professional video game artist, etc.
• Learn the basics of 3ds Max & use it to create real-life projects
• Understand 2D & 3D drawing techniques
• Fully master game layout & design principles
• Get a primer on video game art, animation, 2D & 3D modeling, layout, and design

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Free Autodesk 3ds Max Educational Version (36 month trial)
• Free Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended (1 month trial)
• Education Version of Adobe Photoshop CS5 Essentials
• A PC for 3ds Max (there is no Mac compatible version of 3ds Max)

THE EXPERT

Stone River eLearning offers easy to understand online courses. They are very passionate about teaching topics that of interest – from technology, to business, to education. Stone River eLearning offers high-quality courses that take you from beginner to expert in a matter of hours. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

This collection encompasses a wide variety of resources with which to get started building stunning games. You’ll access ready-made sprites and icons, and even entire tilesets and game kits with which to design game worlds in no time.

• Access game design resources with which to create games
• Utilize assets of a wide range of themes: fantasy, puzzle, etc.
• Use spritesheets to easily populate your game w/ characters
• Insert premium icons into your game
• Build whole games w/ game kits
• Use tilesets to create GUIs w/ minimal work

PRODUCT SPECS

Compatibility

• Internet required (for download)

SOFTWARE LICENSE DETAILS

• For information on licenses, click here.

KEY FEATURES

While there are ample game assets available for download, you may still have trouble finding ones that fit the game you’re building. That’s when Inkscape, a free vectors graphic program, truly earns its stripes. Dive into this quick 4.5-hour course, and learn to create scalable, highly versatile game assets usable in 2D mobile games and much more.

• Create custom 2D game art in Inkscape w/ 4.5 hours of content
• Craft art for animations, platforms, characters & more
• Ensure your assets are scalable & versatile, usable on any device & at any resolution
• Have stunning graphics on hand for use in any games
• Improve your general game design skills

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

István Szép has been a graphic designer, illustrator and design teacher for more than 10 years. He creates clever logos and cute illustrations, and enjoys sharing his knowledge with eager students. He uses Inkscape in most of his designs, and instructed upon its usage at a Budapest-based college. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

Want to create engaging games without extensive coding experience? Does developing a game and exporting it to iOS, Android, and more in one fell swoop appeal to you? Then the Unity 3D game engine is your jam. Learn from an instructor who worked Electronic Arts’ biggest sports titles, and end this course having fully mastered this powerful program.

• Master use of the Unity 3D game engine w/ 19 hours of content
• Learn how the Unity UI & system functions work, no coding experience required
• Structure Unity projects, work w/ intermediate & advanced scripting, utilize game assets, and more
• Understand how to use the Shuriken particle system
• Compile games to console & mobile devices, design levels, utilize sound effects, etc.
• Learn about animation, modeling & rigging
• Understand the Mecanim animation system

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Free version of Unity 3D required
• Free version of Blender required

THE EXPERT

Stone River eLearning offers easy to understand online courses for everyday people. They are very passionate about teaching people topics that they are interested in – from technology to business to education. Stone River eLearning offers high-quality courses that take you from beginner to expert in a matter of hours. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

Learn to draw 2D game animations like a pro. Start with the basics of time-tested animation and drawing techniques, crafting a strong foundation for your game design knowledge. You’ll then progress towards increasingly advanced techniques, until you’re animating characters as they’re walking, running, attacking, and much more.

• Create unique, realistic 2D game characters w/ 6.5 hours of content
• Animate a moving ball, a character’s walk cycle & more
• Tackle advanced character animation principles: keying, posing & time
• Improve your general Photoshop skills
• Take your game design capabilities to the next level

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

  THE EXPERT

  Stone River eLearning was founded in 2011, and calls itself the Online Technology Bootcamp. It has taught over 250,000 students through its website and reseller partners since its founding, with a focus on developing high quality video training in all areas of the tech field. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

  This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

Designing an app, or building an organization from the ground up? Utilize gamification techniques to boost user engagement. This course will deliver introductory content officially accredited by the Engagement Alliance, teaching you everything from what gamification actually is to how it’s utilized across different industries and towards various applications.

• Utilize gamification to boost user engagement w/ 7 hours of content
• Learn how engagement science can transform your organization
• Grasp the foundational science & research behind gamification
• Get a better understanding of how to implement gamification w/ realistic examples & case studies
• Watch relevant, supporting lectures from curated experts

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Gabe Zichermann is the chair of GSummit, where top gamification experts across industries gather to share knowledge and insights about customer & employee engagement and loyalty. He is also the Founder/Editor of Gamification Co. as well as EQ magazine. Aside from this, Gabe is an author, highly-rated public speaker, and entrepreneur. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

Forget having flat images in your video game: in this tutorial, you’ll learn to utilize hand-painted textures to craft stunning, visually engaging assets. You’ll start by modeling a sword in Maya, then walk step-by-step through creating these hand-painted stylized textures for both a sword and shield asset.

• Master use of hand-painted textures w/ 5 hours of content
• Learn how to give your games a rich & detailed aesthetic
• Understand the basics of modeling & unwrapping a low poly sword
• Use Maya to work through the creation process of a hand-painted sword & shield
• Dive into techniques to create hand-painted textures in Photoshop

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Adobe Photoshop required
• Maya recommended

THE EXPERT

Tyson Murphy attended the animation program at Brigham Young University. He’s since worked for Disney Interactive (Avalanche), Chair Entertainment, and currently works as a Character Artist on World of Warcraft for Blizzard Entertainment. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

This beginner-friendly course will walk you through the creation of a simple vehicle featuring a hand-painted aesthetic. You’ll learn to model images in Maya, do rapid texture painting using 3D Coat, craft final edits in Photoshop, and more–ending with a low-resolution vehicle usable in most game engines today.

• Model & texture 3D assets for mobile games w/ 3 hours of content
• Learn the fundamentals of crafting images in Maya
• Paint stylized textures using 3dCoat & Photoshop
• Become comfortable creating your own game assets
• Consolidate your game design skills

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: intermediate

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic Maya & Photoshop experience required
• Adobe Photoshop required
• Maya required
• 3d-Coat required

THE EXPERT

3dmotive is a one-stop shop for 3D and video game art and animation tutorials. Its software training includes Autodesk’s 3ds Max, Maya, Photoshop, UDK, ZBrush, Unity, and a whole lot more. If you want to learn 3d modeling and game art, 3dmotive has what you need–including beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

Say goodbye to the days of lost remote controls and cluttered electronic gear. Blumoo connects your smartphone to your electronic devices for complete access, literally at your fingertips. Control your home theater experience from the couch or around the house– Blumoo gives you 150-ft of powerful Bluetooth connectivity.

• Get universal control of your home theater w/ a simple, one touch system
• Enjoy support for Alexa on Amazon Echo, Dot, Tap, Fire Stick & Fire TV
• Get powerful music streaming functionality
• Scroll through the custom TV guide based on your service, postal code & preferences
• Easily upgrade your A/V equipment from your connected iOS or Android device
• Download the Apple Watch App
• Automatically update it over the air to add new features, device libraries & functionality
• Control over 250,000 A/V components
• Set up quickly & easily

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Dimensions: 2″L x 2.8″W x 2″H
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 lb

Compatibility

• iOS Requirements: iPhone 4S or newer, iPod Touch 5th gen or newer, iPad 3rd gen or newer
• Android Requirements: 4.0 and newer
• Alexa Voice Setup Requires the Blumoo iOS Mobile App
• For supported operating systems, click here

SHIPPING DETAILS

• Free shipping
• Ships to: Continental US

KEY FEATURES

The Nomad Pod does away with the usual tangles of Apple Watch charging cables. It’s round and compact; so once it’s done its job, you can toss it in your bag. Store your charging cable inside, and put your watch on the pedestal it deserves.

• Powers up your Apple Watch via your Apple Watch charger
• Powers up w/ included micro-USB cord
• Indicates how much power is in the Pod w/ 3 LED lights
• Hides your Apple Watch charging cable (not included)
• Easily aligns w/ a tight grip when closed

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PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Dimensions: 72mm Dia x 25mm H
• Weight: 132 grams
• Battery: Rechargeable 1800 mAh high-density lithium ion
• Materials: anodized aluminum casing, polycarbonate plastic enclosure, DuPont Versollan TPE rubber base
• Certification: CE, ROHS
• Charge input: micro-USB
• Charge output: 5V / 1A Type A for both 1m &2m versions of Apple Watch magnetic charging cable

Includes:

• Nomad Pod Portable Apple Watch Battery Pack (space gray)

Compatibility

• Works w/ both the 1m & 2m variations of the Apple Watch charging cable. It also works with both the plastic and metal version of the cable, though you need to use the included spacer with the metal cable.

KEY FEATURES

Businesses need IT professionals to operate efficiently. Understanding ITIL will allow you to optimize your IT service, and help you build better strategies to keep customers happy. Beginning with an assessment of your current IT service offering, you’ll be ready to take the ITIL Foundation exam by course’s end.

• Begin the process of planning & migrating to an ITIL-based service operation
• Define a service strategy that meets the needs of your users
• Access 20 hours of ITIL-certified training
• Gain a working knowledge of the ITIL framework & its applications to streamline IT service provision
• Improve job performance, especially with businesses already using ITIL to manage delivery
• Prepare for the ITIL Foundation exam to become certified as an ITIL Practitioner

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: 6 months
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification & exam fees not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• iPad
• iPhone
• Mac
• Windows
• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz)
• RAM: 1 GB
• Operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, iOS
• Browsers: Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome, Safari 8, Mozilla Firefox

THE EXPERT

Vizualcoaching is an institution of passionate and talented educationists who support over 300,000 students around the world. The institution consists of more than 180 individuals all specializing in their own aspects of combining education with technology. Recognized as a brand that focuses on innovation, technology, and psychology, Vizualcoaching is a market leader in the development and delivery of online education.

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