Camp: Intro to Making Video Games With Unity - Beginner Level

This class is an introduction to making video games with Unity -- one of the most popular game engines in the world!

We will be learning the basics of the Unity software and see how a game is created, using some simple scripts we'll write and some that will be provided before class.

All video games have the same components at their core -- whatever kind of game you want to make, this will be a great start towards making it.  Whether it's a puzzle game, first or third person game, a platform game, or maybe a VR escape room game -- whatever you can think of, you can build it in Unity! We won't cover all that in this class, of course, but this class is designed to get you comfortable enough using the game engine to start experimenting.

This is primarily a live demonstration class. I'll be walking you through what I'm doing while I'm doing it, and more importantly -- talking about why I'm doing it! So often, video tutorials just don't tell you why to do something, so you just don't know how to apply that to your own projects. Explaining why I'm doing what I'm doing is very important to me, because it's very important to the learner understand that so they know how to apply it to their own projects when the time comes.

Don't worry -- even though it's primarily a live demo, you'll have a chance to ask questions about what I'm doing along the way. And I'll be providing the .unitypackage scene and script files we create once it's over (so you can get the same exact results), and the video will be available for replay as well.

Some learners may want to follow along and do what I'm doing onscreen live, while I'm doing it, but that's not always optimal for all learners.  It's okay!  I'll be providing my project files once it's over (so you can examine my exact results), and the video will be available for replay as well.  Many learners find the ability to examine my project files, or go back and watch and re-watch the lesson as needed very helpful. 

In this foundational class, you will learn:
- The basics of Unity, a world-class game engine capable of making nearly anything
- How to create, move and manipulate objects, lights and cameras inside of Unity's 3D space
- How to import scripts and images and attach them to objects
- How to build a game scene from different parts contained within the project
- How to export your game so your friends and family can play it!

While we're not going to be making super complicated games in this class, the learner will come away with a solid understanding of the Unity game engine and how to start making their own games.

No previous experience in Unity or programming required.