Intro to Video Game Design in Unity

Updated curriculum and challenges for 2023 - after you finish this class you'll be ready for our 3D classes!
 
In this class, students will learn Unity basics - like moving and duplicating game objects - and put these new skills into practice as they create their own playable video game.  Along the way, they will be required to investigate various game objects to determine their behaviour and engage in creative problem-solving as they strive to meet the game win requirements. Our 'Intro to Video Game Design in Unity' class is an educational and entertaining entry point for your aspiring game designer. 

Your young game creator will learn how to take big ideas and create epic games that can be played and shared online and acquire skills in digital literacy and STEM concepts while they design, create and iterate on their game ideas. Students collaborate with peers in an online virtual classroom, share their ideas and gain valuable feedback from others. At the end of this class your child will be able to play and share their own custom game with their friends.

Many other classes take a lot of work to set up the software but this class gets you creating a game in Unity without any hassles or installs!
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Keep learning with UME Academy on Outschool:
We offer over 35 hrs of continued learning in our UME Video Game Design & Coding programs with camps and multi week programs and Creator Clubs to keep your budding game designer building and practicing their skills.

Build Skills (Levels 1a, 2a, 3a)
In our Video Game Design & Coding camps and multi-week courses your child will learn how to design their own games and systems using physics, math, coding and art and measure their success through feedback from their peers. They’ll learn the latest technology using Unity to build and design games while emphasizing teamwork, feedback and communication.

Practice Creating Games with a cohort! (Levels 1, 2, 3)
UME Creator Clubs and Camps offer an ongoing place for your young game designer to build, create, and practice their game design skills within a safe, fun and facilitated group of peers.

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OUR 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.
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Class Requirements

- Only A computer with a standard keyboard and mouse. 

- A web browser that meets these minimum versions: Chrome - min version 70.0.0, Firefox - min version 69.0.0

- No special software to install!  We stream the Unity game engine to your child’s web browser.  ***Use the custom URL link your teacher gives you at the start of class***

- Speakers(or headset) & Mic, no video camera required.

- Students will be using the Outschool Zoom meeting room for the audio and video communication during the class. The instructor will provide a link at the start of the Zoom meeting to access the UME Virtual Studio Classroom platform for all the game making activities.

-It is recommended to use one computer for both the Zoom meeting room and the UME virtual classroom.

-It is recommended to turn off or temporarily disable a VPN to avoid technical issues in our UME virtual classroom.

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Policy for Absences and Late Arrivals

Please read the details below with regards to returns and late arrivals.

Absences: Classes that are missed cannot be retaken. Once a session has begun, the Outschool platform does not support transferring students between classes in the middle of a camp week. We do not provide refunds when a student does not attend the class. Parents will receive a full refund if they withdraw from a class or stop their ongoing class subscription within 24 hours of purchasing a class of any type.

Late Arrivals in Classes: Being present at the beginning of each class is essential to student success at UME Academy. We expect learners to join the Zoom meeting five minutes before the class start time to enter the UME Studio. The lesson is delivered at the beginning of the meeting, if your learner has not joined Zoom ten minutes after the class’s start time, they will not be admitted. Latecomers disrupt the flow of the lesson and distract the other students. The instructor will help bring the child up to date on the missed material in the next class. Please note there will be no refunds when a student is over ten minutes late to a class. The teacher reserves the right to end the class if enrolled students are not present within the first 10 minutes.

For more information related to Outschool’s Policies on Refunds please consult the following document: 
https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/16379-outschool-s-happiness-guarantee-and-refunds