3D Survival - Game Design CAMP - Learn Unity

Completed by 10 learners

Ages 10-14

Live Group Class

In this 5-lesson course, students will learn how to use core tools and features in the Unity game engine to build a 3D Survival Game.

UME Academy

Average rating:

4.8

Number of reviews:

(308 reviews)

Live video meetings

5x per week, 1 week

3-12 learners per class

75 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

5 live meetings

6 hrs 15 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Updated curriculum and challenges for 2023!

In this 5-lesson course, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of game design using Unity while building a playable 3D survival game.
Students will:
- Build knowledge and confidence using the basic tools and interface in Unity.
- Model 3D terrain and create 3D structures in their game scenes.
- Configure and balance game objects to change the challenge of their game.
- Customize Enemies and Rewards
- Collaborate with their peers to support and provide game design feedback and playtesting.

In Lesson 1, Students will learn:
- how to control their player in the Game tab
- how to navigate the Scene tab using mouse controls and the Scene Gizmo
- how to move, duplicate and rotate game objects
- how to bring 3D game objects from the Library into their scene

In Lesson 2, Students will learn:
- how to configure a spawner to populate their game with an endless supply of enemies

In Lesson 3, Students will learn:
- how to create and customize pickups that can restore their player's health

In Lesson 4, Students will learn:
- how to use the 3D Terrain tool to create hills, mountains, valleys and rivers
- how to use the terrain Paint tool to paint textures and foliage onto their landscape

In Lesson 5, Students will learn:
- how to build a 3D castle using prefabricated building pieces and the Snap-to-grid and Snap-to-Vertex commands

Learning Goals

Students will improve their digital literacy, voice, systems thinking and 3d spatial reasoning.

Other Details

Supply List

Computer with a Keyboard
Able to Hear and Speak via speaker and microphone
Good internet connection

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

UME Games

Sources

We use the UME.Games platform to run Unity on a virtual computer. Student projects are saved and publish at ume.games under a free and private student account. Students will be given a link from the UME Instructor on the first day of class. ***No personal information is required to create the account.

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UME Academy

Joined November, 2020

4.8

308reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

At UME we believe kids can learn just about anything through the design and creation of Video Games!  

We are a knowledgeable, engaging and patient team of instructors and industry professionals who are passionate about STEM, Digital Literacy and Project Based Learning for kids.  

We believe in the power of collaboration and connection and facilitate this in our classes while learning and having fun together. 

We come from education, video game development, visual effects and animation and we are constantly developing and improving our curriculum to deliver the most relevant techniques, tools and design principles used in these industries.

UME Academy was co-founded by Daniel Roizman and Jean Mistrot, two industry veterans who are passionate about teaching and technology and sit on the Unity Education Advisory Board.

VALUES IN ACTION

We value Positive and Inclusive behavior in our classroom, thereby reserving the right to upkeep and maintain a safe space for our learners and their well-being. We support this by:

- Establishing classroom agreements and expectations.
- Modelling and Maintaining positive and inclusive behavior with and between students.

We value Cohort Based Learning and Accessibility in our offerings.
We support this by:

- Being knowledgeable, engaging and patient with learners.
- Giving one-on-one attention as needed.
- Facilitating collaboration and connection between students.
- Making it super easy to jump into a class without having to install and configure any software.

We value Experimentation, Problem solving and Technology. 
We support this by:

- Demonstrate and encourage curiosity and experimentation throughout our class time.
- Support the process of solving a problem over rushing to a solution.
- Teaching real tools and technology used in the game and entertainment industry.
- Applying STEM, Digital Literacy and Project Based Learning methodologies.
- Constantly improve our curriculum and approach based on you and your child's feedback.