UNITY Engine is a great entry into design and programming skills. This class builds from the Intro to Video Game Design with Unity and focuses on 2D and 3D Video Game Design, Coding in C# and Development over the course of 8 weeks.

Students will follow a kid-friendly process similar to real video game designers who create the games they play at home! 

Students will learn how to design, develop and produce games with Unity Engine's interface and prefabs (C# scripts) 
Students will learn programming and logic to code character, enemy behaviors and reactions to events in their games through If/Then Statements, Switches, Variables and Loops, all done through a clickable, drag and drop interface. 
Students will learn the basic fundamentals of game design. 
Students learn more advanced coding techniques and algorithms to enhance gameplay mechanics such as power-ups and custom graphical user interfaces.
Students learn to use the tools available in UNITY Engine such as C# Plugins, Animation, 
Students will create interesting terrain, towns, villages and dungeons. 
Students will write dialogue for their in-game stories and in-game non-playable characters (NPC’s) 
Students will make use of Graphic Design techniques and programs such as GIMP/Photoshop and Powerpoint (Slides/Keynote) to enhance the visual appeal of their game. 
Students will learn about the importance of audio and sound design and implement appropriate music and sound effects into their games. Students complete game design planning through a Master Design Document process, prior to starting their final projects.
Students will learn how to PORT their games and PLAY them on their iPhones or Android devices.

STEAM K-12 is an organization focused on coding and game design classes for K-12 Learners and professional learning opportunities for K-12 Educators. In our classes, kids learn to code, design video games and build software. Our learners have fun while learning the critical skills of tomorrow. We strive for the highest quality instruction. All of our teachers are either credentialed/experiences K-12 educators and/or have a background in Computer Science/Tech. Sometimes both!

STEAM K-12 was founded in 2020 by Giancarlos Alvarado - a certified K-12 Educator and Professional Senior iOS Developer from San Diego, California. Giancarlos has has over 14 years of classroom experience in K-12 with degrees from Rutgers University and The College of New Jersey; has developed and published 10 apps on iOS since 2015, and is currently working on his first PlayStation 5 title to be released in 2024. Giancarlos has been teaching coding and video game design classes since 2006. 

Download Unity HUB and Unity Engine from here: https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download

To install Unity for this class, it is a two step process. 

1. First you must download Unity Hub (https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download). Once it is downloaded, open the program to install it (it'll be in your downloads folder). 

2. Once you’ve installed Unity Hub, open it and go to the “Installs” tab on the left. Then click the blue “Add” button, select the 2020 LTS version (the first one that pops up on the list). Once this step is finished, Unity will be installed.