Scripts as Behaviour Components

Variables and Functions

Conventions and Syntax

IF Statements

Loops

Scope and Access Modifiers

Start MonoBehaviour Methods

Update and FixedUpdate

Vector Maths

Enabling and Disabling Components

Activating GameObjects

Translate and Rotate

Look At

Linear Interpolation

Destroy

GetButton and GetKey

GetAxis

Detecting Mouse Clicks

GetComponent

Time

DataTypes

Classes

Instantiate

Arrays

Invoke

Enumerations

Switch Statements

Discover what Unity scripts are as behavior components and learn how to create and attach them to GameObjects.

Learn what variables and functions are in C# and how they store and process data in your Unity scripts.

Review basic C# coding conventions, including dot operators, semicolons, indentation, and comments, in the Beginner Scripting project.

Learn to use IF statements in C# to control code execution based on conditions.

Use For, While, Do-While, and For Each loops in C# to repeat actions in your code efficiently.

Understand how variable and function scope and accessibility work in C# as part of the Beginner Scripting project.

Learn when and how to use Awake and Start to initialize behavior in your Unity scripts.

Explore how Update and FixedUpdate run each frame so you can apply time-based changes correctly in your scripts.

Review core vector math concepts, including Dot and Cross products, for beginner scripting in Unity.

Learn to enable and disable components via C# scripts during runtime as part of the Beginner Scripting project.

Learn to control the active status of GameObjects in a scene and hierarchy using SetActive, activeSelf, and activeInHierarchy.

Practice using the Transform functions Translate and Rotate to change a non-Rigidbody GameObject’s position and rotation in a script.

Learn to use the LookAt function so one GameObject’s Transform always faces another in your scene.

Understand how to use the Lerp function in C# scripts to linearly interpolate between two values in your game logic.

Discover how to use the Destroy() function to remove GameObjects and components at runtime.

Learn to read button and key input in Unity and adjust input axes using the Unity Input Manager.

Learn to read axis-based input with GetAxis and adjust axes in the Input Manager for responsive controls.

Learn how to detect mouse clicks on Collider components and GUI elements in your scenes.

Learn to use the GetComponent function to access and work with properties on other scripts and components in your project.

Learn what Delta Time is and how to apply it to smooth and interpret changing values in your games.

Learn how value and reference data types differ so you can reason more accurately about variables in C#.

Learn to use C# classes to organize data and write constructors that initialize parts of your class.

Learn to use Instantiate to clone prefabs at runtime as part of the Beginner Scripting project.

Learn to use arrays in C# to group related variables into a structure that is easier to manage in your scripts.

Learn to schedule, repeat, and cancel timed method calls in your Unity scripts with Invoke-related functions.

Learn to declare and use enumerations in C# to group related constant values in your scripts.

Learn to write and use C# switch statements to compare one value against multiple constants in your Unity scripts.

Learn about programming for game development, from the very beginning with these easy to follow video tutorials.

Beginner Scripting

Playground: Get started on your first game

2022.2

Playground: Add gameplay elements

Playground concepts

Advanced concepts

Playground: Reference Guide

Unity Core Concepts

2019.3

2019.2

2019.1

2018.4

2018.3

2018.2

2018.1

2017.4

Getting Familiar with Unity Playground Script 

Setting Up the Project

Adjusting the Camera and Adding Obstacles

Introducing Health 

Creating Objects

Finishing the Game and Next Steps

Get Started with the Creator Kit: Puzzle

2022.3

2021.3

2020.3

2020.2

2020.1

2019.4

Design a Simple Puzzle

Increase the Challenge

Rolling Onward!

Get Started with the Creator Kit: RPG

Create a World to Explore

Enhance the World

Populate your World

Create a Quest

Develop the Player Experience

Quest Accepted!

2017.3

2017.2

2017.1

Creating Properties

Ternary Operator

Statics

Method Overloading 

Generics

Inheritance

Polymorphism and casting

Member Hiding

Overriding

Interfaces

Extension Methods 

Namespaces

Lists and Dictionaries 

Coroutines

Quaternions

Delegates

Attributes

Events

Get started with John Lemon’s Haunted Jaunt

Write a script for character movement

The Environment

The Camera

Ending the Game

Enemies, Part 1: Static Observers

Enemies, Part 2: Dynamic Observers

Audio

Build, Run, Distribute 

Intro & Installing VRTK

VR Placing Assets (using VRTK)

VR Interactable Objects (using VRTK)

VR Snap Zones (using VRTK)

VR User Interface

Use Unity Playground’s ready-made components to build simple games without writing code.

Build obstacles and collectibles for your ship scene and finish assembling your first complete game.

Explore Unity Playground basics so you can start building simple interactive experiences.

Explore guidance for teachers and advanced users to better understand and teach with the Playground.

Use these resources to finish your Unity Playground game by exploring each script, action, attribute, and condition in detail.

Whether you’re an aspiring maker or an educator in game development: Welcome to Unity!
Unity Playground is a framework to create 2D, physics-based games, and it’s perfect for teaching beginner game developers to make games in Unity without coding. 

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Unity Playground

Build confidence with Unity’s core concepts by working with GameObjects, components, prefabs, and play versus edit modes.

Review Unity Playground’s ready-made scripts so you can design your first game by dragging them into the Hierarchy window.

Learn to add and transform GameObjects, control a moving player, and use particles to bring a 2D scene to life.

Make the camera follow the player, place obstacles, and script player interactions using tools like Polygon Collider 2D.

Implement a health system, UI display, GameObject tagging, and win conditions for your game.

Create a laser-shooting GameObject using trigger Capsule Collider 2D, scoring scripts, and prefabs to destroy obstacles.

Add player health, UI, and win conditions in Unity Playground, then apply them to design your own game ideas.

Unity Playground_Script Reference Guide.pdf

Unity Playground_ Script Cheatsheet.pdf

Getting Started with Unity Playground Curriculum Guide.pdf

This is a perfect project for anyone who is getting started with Unity for the first time. You will learn everything from how to navigate the Unity interface to creating your own game without using a single line of code. Educators, make sure to download the Getting Started with Unity Playground Curriculum Guide  and other supporting documents for detailed instructions on how to teach this in class! 

Getting Started with Playground: For Educators

Set up the Unity Editor, explore a sample Creator Kit game, and prepare to build your own puzzle game.

Build connectable marble tracks in Unity as you set up a new game, design ramp puzzles, and test your first level.

Increase your puzzle’s challenge by adding new objects and extra marbles to your level design.

Build and export the final playable version of the puzzle game you created with the Creator Kit.

Welcome to the Creator Kit: Puzzle! Make deliciously simple puzzles to challenge yourself and baffle your friends using physics in Unity, no code required. All you need to do is guide a marble to a goal — simple, right?

Creator Kit: Puzzle

Set up the Unity Editor, explore a Creator Kit example game, and prepare to start building your own RPG.

Design the first area of your RPG by exploring the template, creating a Tilemap background, and constructing a house without code.

Enhance your world by adding fences, paths, obstacles, and animated decorations to guide and challenge the player.

Add an NPC to your world, script basic player interactions, and test the updated game experience.

Learn to give NPCs quests, link them to dialogue branches, track required items, and grant rewards on completion.

Learn to enrich your RPG by adding Story Items and dependencies that share information and build a coherent narrative.

Package your completed Creator Kit RPG project by creating a playable build of your game.

Welcome to the RPG Creator Kit! If you fancy yourself an intrepid adventurer and love completing NPC quests to fill up your inventory, this is the kit for you.

This Creator Kit is code-free, which means that you can focus on learning about Unity Editor and customizing the game based on your own ideas and interests.  When you’ve completed the learning project, you’ll be able to share your customized RPG with friends. We also have lots more 2D game content for you to explore!

Creator Kit: RPG

This classic Unity tutorial project has been completely refreshed. Check out the NEW 

Create a simple rolling ball game that teaches you many of the principles of working with Unity. No asset download is required for this project.

Roll-a-ball (Deprecated)

Learn how to define properties that provide controlled access to member variables in a C# class.

Use the ternary operator to write concise IF-ELSE conditions in your C# logic.

Learn to declare and use static variables, methods, and classes in your Unity scripts.

Learn to overload methods so you can define multiple implementations that share the same name.

Learn to define and use generic methods and classes in C# to write reusable, type-safe code.

Explore how inheritance lets you reuse code and model strong relationships between related classes.

Learn how to use polymorphism, upcasting, and downcasting to share and extend behavior across inherited classes.

Explore how to hide base class members in derived classes using C# inheritance.

Practice overriding members of a base C# class with members of a derived class.

Learn what interfaces are in C#, how to declare them, and how to implement and use them in classes.

Learn how to define, implement, and call C# extension methods to extend existing types.

Discover how to create, import, and nest namespaces to organize your C# types effectively in Unity projects.

Learn to declare, populate, and access data using C# List and Dictionary collections.

Learn to create coroutines and apply them to run complex behaviors over time in your application.

Learn to use quaternions to control and manage GameObject rotation accurately in Unity.

Create and use delegates in C# scripts to add flexible, dynamic behavior to your Unity applications.

Learn the syntax for C# attributes and how to tag your code to convey extra behavior or metadata.

Create a dynamic broadcast-style messaging system in Unity by using Events for loose coupling.

This project contains essential knowledge for intermediate level scripting with these video tutorials. 

Intermediate Scripting

Set up a new Unity project, create and animate a player Prefab, and enable basic physics for your 3D stealth game.

Create a custom movement script so John Lemon can move and rotate using Unity’s physics system.

Build a haunted house environment, add lighting, and bake a NavMesh so enemies can navigate your Scene.

Set up the Camera component, a Cinemachine virtual camera, and post-processing effects to create a more visually engaging game view.

Create a complete game ending for John Lemon’s Haunted Jaunt using UI, a GameEnding Trigger, and a custom ending script.

Create a static Gargoyle enemy, script it to detect JohnLemon, and restart the game when the player character is caught.

Learn to build patrolling Ghost enemies with custom scripts to populate your haunted house game and increase its challenge.

Add music, sound effects, and audio control scripts to polish your game and prepare it for a final build.

Learn how to build your finished Unity project into a standalone application ready to upload to a digital store.

3D Beginner Complete Project

Welcome to the John Lemon’s Haunted Jaunt: 3D Beginner Project! In this project, you won’t just discover how to create a stealth game — each of the 10 tutorials also explains the principles behind every step. No previous experience is needed, which makes John Lemon’s Haunted Jaunt the perfect start to your journey with Unity.

Beginner Scripting

What you will learn