--- title: "Beginner Scripting" content_type: course url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting?language=en" language: en difficulty: beginner duration_minutes: 165 unity_version: - "2019.3" supported_unity_versions: - name: "2019.3" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2019.3" - name: "2019.2" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2019.2" - name: "2019.1" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2019.1" - name: "2018.4" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2018.4" - name: "2018.3" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2018.3" - name: "2018.2" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2018.2" - name: "2018.1" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2018.1" - name: "2017.4" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2017.4" - name: "2017.3" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2017.3" - name: "2017.2" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2017.2" - name: "2017.1" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=2017.1" - name: "5.x" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=5.x" - name: "4.x" url: "https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting.md?language=en&version=4.x" last_updated: "2026-08-04T14:20:40.000Z" --- # Beginner Scripting Learn about programming for game development, from the very beginning with these easy to follow video tutorials. ## Contents - [Scripts as Behaviour Components](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/scripts-as-behaviour-components?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/scripts-as-behaviour-components.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) - [Variables and Functions](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/variables-and-functions?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/variables-and-functions.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn what variables and functions are in C# and how they store and process data in your Unity scripts. - [Conventions and Syntax](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/conventions-and-syntax?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/conventions-and-syntax.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Review basic C# coding conventions, including dot operators, semicolons, indentation, and comments, in the Beginner Scripting project. - [IF Statements](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/if-statements?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/if-statements.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to use IF statements in C# to control code execution based on conditions. - [Loops](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/loops-z2b?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/loops-z2b.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Use For, While, Do-While, and For Each loops in C# to repeat actions in your code efficiently. - [Scope and Access Modifiers](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/scope-and-access-modifiers?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/scope-and-access-modifiers.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Understand how variable and function scope and accessibility work in C# as part of the Beginner Scripting project. - [Start MonoBehaviour Methods](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/awake-and-start?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/awake-and-start.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn when and how to use Awake and Start to initialize behavior in your Unity scripts. - [Update and FixedUpdate](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/update-and-fixedupdate?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/update-and-fixedupdate.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Explore how Update and FixedUpdate run each frame so you can apply time-based changes correctly in your scripts. - [Vector Maths](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/vector-maths?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/vector-maths.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Review core vector math concepts, including Dot and Cross products, for beginner scripting in Unity. - [Enabling and Disabling Components](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/enabling-and-disabling-components?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/enabling-and-disabling-components.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to enable and disable components via C# scripts during runtime as part of the Beginner Scripting project. - [Activating GameObjects](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/activating-gameobjects?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/activating-gameobjects.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to control the active status of GameObjects in a scene and hierarchy using SetActive, activeSelf, and activeInHierarchy. - [Translate and Rotate](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/translate-and-rotate?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/translate-and-rotate.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Practice using the Transform functions Translate and Rotate to change a non-Rigidbody GameObject’s position and rotation in a script. - [Look At](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/look-at-s?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/look-at-s.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to use the LookAt function so one GameObject’s Transform always faces another in your scene. - [Linear Interpolation](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/linear-interpolation?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/linear-interpolation.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Understand how to use the Lerp function in C# scripts to linearly interpolate between two values in your game logic. - [Destroy](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/destroy-i?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/destroy-i.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Discover how to use the Destroy() function to remove GameObjects and components at runtime. - [GetButton and GetKey](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/getbutton-and-getkey?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/getbutton-and-getkey.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to read button and key input in Unity and adjust input axes using the Unity Input Manager. - [GetAxis](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/getaxis-o?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/getaxis-o.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to read axis-based input with GetAxis and adjust axes in the Input Manager for responsive controls. - [Detecting Mouse Clicks](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/onmousedown?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/onmousedown.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn how to detect mouse clicks on Collider components and GUI elements in your scenes. - [GetComponent](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/getcomponent?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/getcomponent.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to use the GetComponent function to access and work with properties on other scripts and components in your project. - [Time](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/delta-time?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/delta-time.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn what Delta Time is and how to apply it to smooth and interpret changing values in your games. - [DataTypes](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/data-types?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/data-types.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn how value and reference data types differ so you can reason more accurately about variables in C#. - [Classes](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/classes-5?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/classes-5.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to use C# classes to organize data and write constructors that initialize parts of your class. - [Instantiate](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/instantiate?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/instantiate.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to use Instantiate to clone prefabs at runtime as part of the Beginner Scripting project. - [Arrays](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/arrays-9o?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/arrays-9o.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to use arrays in C# to group related variables into a structure that is easier to manage in your scripts. - [Invoke](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/invoke-2d?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/invoke-2d.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to schedule, repeat, and cancel timed method calls in your Unity scripts with Invoke-related functions. - [Enumerations](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/enumerations?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/enumerations.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to declare and use enumerations in C# to group related constant values in your scripts. - [Switch Statements](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/switch-statements?language=en&version=2019.3) ([md](https://learn.unity.com/course/beginner-scripting/tutorial/switch-statements.md?language=en&version=2019.3)) — Learn to write and use C# switch statements to compare one value against multiple constants in your Unity scripts.