Introduction to Unit 5

In this unit, you’ll learn how to create user interfaces (UI) in a Unity project. Then you’ll apply those new skills and add UI to your own game.

A well-designed UI is the primary means of interaction between players and the game.

Image from Unity UI Samples on the Asset Store

In this tutorial, you’ll get a quick overview of what to expect from this unit about UI.

Complete the UI project

To learn how to implement user interfaces in Unity, you will first work through a new project step-by-step, learning all of the necessary skills along the way. In this tutorial, you’ll learn a bit more about what UI design is and the tools available in Unity to help you create UIs.

Add user interfaces to your own game

After you’ve completed the UI project, you will have all the skills you need to implement UIs in your game. At a minimum, you will add the following elements:

• A play button that activates the game.
• A title text element that disappears after you start the game.

By the end of this unit, your game should look something like this:

Now that you have a good understanding of what to expect from this unit, you’re ready to get started. Next, you’ll get started on the UI project to learn how to user interfaces in Unity.