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Duration

15 hours

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Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Highlights

  • Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
  • 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
  • Course 1 of 5 in the Game Design and Development with Unity 2020 Specialization
  • Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
  • Beginner Level Computer Literate
  • Approx. 15 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: English
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  • If you love games and want to learn how to make them, then this course will start you down that path. Making games is a creative and technical art form. In this course you will familiarize yourself with the tools and practices of game development and well as the process. You will get started developing video games using industry standard game development tools, including the Unity 2020 game engine. At the end of the course you will have completed two hands-on projects, including an Intro to Unity project and a 2D Shooter game, and will be able to leverage an array of game development techniques to create your own basic games.

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Curriculum

From Game Player to Game Developer

Course Overview

Meet the instructor: Brian Winn

About MSU

The Game Design Process - Part 1: How are Games Made?

The Game Design Process - Part 2: The Role of the Game Designer

The Game Design Process - Part 3: The Game Development Team

The Game Design Process - Part 4: Costs and Limitations

Game Engines Overview

Solar System Project Overview

Unity Setup

Create a Unity Project

Import Assets

Unity Editor Overview

Additional Resources

Download and Install Unity 2020.2

Troubleshooting Tips

Download Project Assets

Unity Editor Quick Reference

Additional Resources

Course Overview

Game Design Process

Game Engines and Unity Editor

Understanding Core Unity Concepts

Working in 3D Space

Setting up the Scene

Materials

Lights

Adding Behaviors

Cameras

Audio

Prefabs

Build & Test

Finish the Project

Solar System Assignment

Taking Screenshots

Mac Users: Read this when doing peer review

Additional Resources

Working in 3D Space

Materials, Lights, Behaviors, and Cameras

Audio, Prefabs, Building, and Deploying

Building Your First Game

2D Shooter Project Overview

Create a New Unity Project

Get the New Input System

Import the Asset Package

Player Setup Visual

Player Setup Controls

Player Setup Health Damage

Player Setup Fighting Back

Cameras Framing the Action

Level Setup Environment Sprites

Game Loop Setup 1 Management and UI

Game Loop Setup 2 Pause Screen

Game Loop Setup 3 In-Game UI and Main Menu

Audio and Music

Adding More Levels

Code Basics

Finish the Project

2D Shooter Modification Examples

Downloading Project Assets

2D Shooter Assignment

Coding Gameplay Systems and Finishing Up

Unity Programming - Part 1: Introduction

Unity Programming - Part 2: Object-Oriented Thinking

Unity Programming - Part 3: Anatomy of a C# Script

Unity Programming - Part 4: C# Overview

Unity Programming - Part 5: C# Variables

Unity Programming - Part 6: C# Conditionals and Loops

Unity Programming - Part 7: C# Functions and Classes

Unity Programming - Part 8: Using C# within Unity

Course Wrap Up

Unity Programming Quick Reference

Mac Users: Read this when doing peer review

Programming in Unity

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Admission Process

    Important Dates

    May 25, 2024
    Course Commencement Date

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