Unity Coding and Game Design Summer Camp - Level 0

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 with Unity: from concept to design to development to porting & publishing on mobile platforms.

The Unity Game Engine is free, and is one of the most popular and accessible game engines for both aspiring and professional developers to create cross platform games for PC, Mac, iPad, Android and more. Even many popular console games (PS5, Xbox, Switch) are made with UNITY engine. 

Unity Engine was created to fulfill the desire of creating any type of video game such as 2D platformers, racing games, FPS games, maze games, arcade, action games, etc. Unity Engine is available on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.

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 this course 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. 

COURSE OVERVIEW

Week 1 (Classes 1-4): Unity Engine Fundamentals & Platform Microgame
Class Introduction 
Download Course Resources / Technical Assistance 
UNITY Engine, GIMP, Visual Studio Code, etc.
UNITY Engine Engine Fundamentals + Overview
A World of “Kits” 
Platform Microgame Physics and Mechanics 
Modding the Kit 
Tile Edting 
Prefab C# Script Fundamentals 
Adding Color & Tint
Animating the World 
Platformer Microgame Tile Editing 
Visual Enhancements 

Week 2 (Classes 4-8): 2D Game Kit (2D Action-Adventure) 
Triggers & Switches 
Title Screen, Menus & UI
Background Music & Sound Effects 
Moving Platforms 
Teleporters 
Audio & Sound Effects 
Tile Editing and Advanced Level Design 
Package Managing and the Asset Store
Final 2D Game Kit Project Reviews
Porting & Publishing Your Game 
What’s Next: Exploring the 3D Kits