2D + 3D Video Game Design & Coding With Unity & C#: Level 1 + 2 (School Edition)

This class is a great entry point into the world of game design and coding for your kids. In this extremely accessible course, students will journey through the entire game development process from concept to design to development to porting & publishing on mobile platforms.

This class uses the UNITY Engine, a FREE and professional game engine that is simple to get into, but powerful enough that multi-million dollar companies such as Nintendo use. 

UNITY Engine was created to allow both hobbyists and professional developers the ability to create original games such as UNITY Engine uses the well known C#. 

UNITY Engine is one of the most popular and accessible software suite for both aspiring and professional developers to create cross platform games such as platformers, RPG's, Action, Adventure, Arcade, Racing, First-Person games, etc.

The best part? These games can be deployed to a variety of platforms from Windows, Mac, and Linux to mobile Platforms like iPhone, iPad and Android to even CONSOLE GAMES such as PS4/PS5, Xbox, Switch, etc.

In this course, students will first learn the basics of using the UNITY Engine Engine and begin building a full-fledged 2D game from start to finish. Students will be provided with all the necessary tools and resources and guided through the entire game development process. Students will be encouraged to be as creative and original as possible throughout the entire course. What differentiates these classes  from others is that this course focuses on the digital arts as well: Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Audio & Music Production, Reading and Creative Writing. Intro to Game Design & Coding With UNITY Engine is truly a STEAM (Science Technology Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) course. By the end of this class, students will have have not just created their own video game from scratch, but also be able to play it on any desktop computer or mobile device. 

WEEK 1 (Classes 1 & 2): Unity Engine Fundamentals & 2D Game Kit
Class Introduction + Rules 
Download Course Resources / Technical Assistance (Install Unity Hub, Unity Engine, Visual Studio Code, GIMP, etc.)
Unity Editor Basics / Review 
Download 2D Game Kit / Troubleshooting.
2D GameKit Playthrough / Overview
Review Project Folder Structure
Create A New Scene 
Create / Edit New Scene to create a new level. 
Ellen Character Physics (Jump, Gravity, Speed, etc.)  
Adjust Melee and Projectile Weapons Physics
Add Prefab Enemy Characters 

WEEK 2 (Class 3 & 4): 2D Game Kit Audio + Video Design
Talk about the Importance of Background visuals and music to set the theme of a level.
Download Background Visuals 
Open and Edit in GIMP
Import Backgrounds into Unity and Edit
Complete Editing Level. 
Package Manager and the Unity Asset Store
Collecting Coins and/or Objects
Enemy Character Adjustments (Vision, Attack, etc.)
Triggers & Switches 
Title Screen, Menus & UI
Audio Manager for Background Music
Add Sound Effects 
Moving Platforms 
Teleporters 
Tile Editing and Advanced Level Design (Scrolling) 

WEEK 3 (Class 5 & 6): 3D Platform Project
Wrap Up 2D Game Kit 
Import 3D Platform Project (by TWO PLAYER) via the Package Manager
Getting to Know the 3D Platform Project (Overview / Demonstration). 
Moving and Working in a 3D Environment
3D Objects and Placement
Character Physics 
Enemy Placement 
New Scenes
Designing A 3D Level 
Title Screen, Menus, & UI
Scene Management
Volume Control

WEEK 4 (Class 7 & 8): 3D Platform Project Scripting / Coding + 3D Model Design
Player Input Manager 
Player Stats Manager 
Player State Manager
Health 
3D Modeling with Blender
Importing to Unity 
3D Meshes and Shaders 
3D Level Design

Week 5 (Class 9 & 10): FPS Microgame
Wrap Up 3D Platform Project
Import and Getting to Know the FPS Microgame (Gameplay)
Character Physics
Health + Power Ups
Meshes and Colliders
Environment + Skyboxes
Level Design + Shaders
Rooms and Buildings Level Design (Prefabs)
Adding Enemies

WEEK 6 (Class 11 & 12): Audiovisual Polish and Building Your Game
Adding More Enemies
Boss Encounters
Power Ups 
Weapons Parameters
Screen Transition 
Materials and Shaders
Background Music & Sound Effects
GUI 
Audio Manager (Music and Sound Effects) 
Add-On Assets
Importing Models 

WEEK 7 (Classes 13 & 14): FPS C# Scripting  
Wrap FPS Microgame
Start to Code FPS from Scratch using Unity and Visual Studio Code. 
Setup 3D Environment 
Scripting
Moving the Character
Debugging

WEEK 8 (Classes 15 & 16): C# Scripting, Polishing and Publishing Your Game
More Scripting + Debugging
Project Wrap Ups
Exporting Options to Desktop & Mobile
Exporting to Console Information
Building Your Game into an Application
Sharing Your Game