Unity Game Development Class

This semi-private class (just 3 students max) with live instruction is for students who have not had any experience with Unity before. Most of time is spent on leading students to go through the process of installing and activating the Unity software. The software is free but you do need to create an account to use it. Students will also finish a simple self-paced tutorial to create a simple interactive experience. The teacher will walk through the process, do demos, and answer questions as needed. If you have installed or tried Unity before, you can safely skip this class and sign up for Unit 1 directly. Join us, get started on Unity, and have fun!

If you intend on enrolling in one or both units, please make sure that you take Unity Intro.

The focus of this class is on 2D game development. Students will be introduced to Unity and become familiar with the structure, layout, and different components of the software. We will build a 2D platform game where players can control the movement of the sprite and direct its interactions with the environment such as colliding with obstacles and hazards. Some examples of game development components we cover include assets, mesh renderer, collider, rigidbody, and animations. In addition to becoming familiar with the Unity editor and workflow, students will also learn how to create C# scripts and do some simple programming. By the end, students will be able to call basic functions, then declare and tweak new variables to modify the results of those functions. Students will gain a foundational knowledge of programming in C# and will feel confident that they can implement new features on their own with this knowledge.

Must have taken Unity Intro before enrolling in Unity Part 1 and/or 2.