Introduction to Unit 9

Explore the production cycle

Reimagine your game on multiple platforms

Iterate on the player controller

Source new assets

Unity pro tips

Unit 9 - Iterate on your game

Game development involves navigating through different phases and assuming many different roles. In this tutorial, you will get a preview of what you’ll learn in this unit, in which you will do the following:

Explore the potential of multiple platform adaptability

Explore Unity techniques to elevate your development skills

Overview

What you’ll do

Why is this unit important?

Next steps

In this tutorial, you'll learn the essential steps to enhance your Unity game prototype by integrating high-quality assets. Starting with the evaluation of your current asset needs, you'll explore how to source relevant assets from the Unity Asset Store and other resources, import and handle the assets effectively, especially FBX files, and finally integrate them into your game, replacing basic placeholder shapes. This guide ensures your game not only looks visually appealing but also remains functional and optimized.

Evaluate your current asset needs

Browse the Asset Store and other resources

What’s an FBX file?

Import assets into your game

Integrate the assets into your game

In this tutorial, you'll uncover advanced techniques to refine your workflow across the Unity environment. You'll explore pro tips for the Hierarchy window, the Inspector, Project, Scene, and Game views. You’ll also learn about leveraging visibility toggles, optimizing asset navigation, and perfecting object positioning. 

Pro tips: the Hierarchy window

Pro tips: the Inspector window

Pro tips: Project window

Pro tips: Scene view

Pro tips: Game view

In this unit, you’ll reflect on the process so far, iterate on the player controller, swap out the assets in your game, and then you’ll learn some Unity tips and tricks to take your skills to the next level.

Unit 9 - Iterate on your Game

Welcome to the course

Install the Unity Hub and Editor

Get started with the Unity Editor

Create a balanced primitive structure

Introduction to Unit 2

Setting up the Game

Moving the Player

Moving the Camera

Setting up the Play Area

Creating Collectibles

Detecting Collisions with Collectibles

Displaying Score and Text

Adding AI Navigation

Building the Game

Fill out a Game Design Document

Introduction to Unit 4

Get started with VFX

Play around with a Particle System

Create an environmental Particle System

Create a burst particle

Challenge: Add some magic to your scene

Add VFX to your game

Introduction to Unit 6

Get started with animation

Create your first 3D animations

Refine your animation

Control animation with an Animator

Import animation

Challenge: Bring the scene to life

Add animation to your game

Introduction to Unit 7

Get started with shaders and materials

Explore meshes and rendering

Explore shaders

Simulate solid surfaces

Map materials with textures

Create translucent and transparent effects

Add physical texture with bump mapping 

Challenge: Create your still life composition

Add materials to your game

Introduction to Unit 8

Get started with lighting

Get started with lighting in Unity

Configure the Directional Light and skybox

Add light sources to your scene

Configure shadows in your scene

Bake a lightmap for your scene

Improve your lighting with Light Probes

Examine and complete the indoor scene

Refine and troubleshoot the indoor scene

Showcase your work with lighting

Add lighting to your game

Prepare for the UCA Game Dev exam

Finalize your project

Unit 1 - Unity fundamentals

Unit 2 - Program a basic game

Unit 4 - VFX

Unit 6 - Animation

Unit 7 - Materials

Unit 8 - Lighting

What is the UCA Game Dev certification? 

What are the goals of this course?

What is the structure of this course?

What is the personal project?

IntroToUnity.zip

Create a new Unity project

Import the tutorial assets and open the Playground scene

Pass the Scene view flythrough test

Use the Scene gizmo to read the hidden word 

Add 3D GameObjects to a new scene

Apply materials and save your scene

Add physics and enter Play mode

Make more cubes using global and local coordinates

Add prefabs and other assets to the scene

Review your primitive options

Tips and tricks

Instructions

Requirements

Submit your work

In this unit, you will create your first Unity project, get comfortable using the Unity Editor, and then design your first scene. 

Unit 1 - Get started in Unity

What will you learn?

A note about learning C# scripting

How can you use this game for your personal project?

Create_a_new_Scene-Transcript.txt

Create_a_primitive_plane-Transcript.txt

Scale_the_Ground_Plane-Transcript.txt

Create_a_Player_GameObject-Transcript.txt

Adjust_the_default_lighting-Transcript.txt

Add_colors_with_Materials-Transcript.txt

Create-a-new-Unity-Project-Transcript.txt

Before you begin

Create a new Scene

Create a primitive plane

Scale the Ground Plane

Create a Player GameObject

Adjust the default lighting

Add colors with Materials

Add_a_Rigidbody_to_the_Player-Transcript.txt

Install_the_Input_System_package-Transcript.txt

Add_a_Player_Input_component-Transcript.txt

Create_a_new_script-Transcript.txt

Write_the_OnMove_function_Declaration-Transcript.txt

Add_input_data_to_the_Player-Transcript.txt

Apply_force_to_the_Player-Transcript.txt

Fix_the_Player_movement_speed-Transcript.txt

Add a Rigidbody to the Player 

Install the Input System package

Add a Player Input component

Create a new script

Write the OnMove function declaration

Apply input data to the Player

Apply force to the Player

Fix the Player movement speed

Final script sample

Set_the_Camera_position-Transcript.txt

Write_a_CameraController_script-Transcript.txt

Reference_the_Player_GameObject-Transcript.txt

Set the Camera position

Write a CameraController script

Reference the Player GameObject

8.1 - Install the AI Navigation package - Transcript.txt

8.2 - Create an enemy - Transcript.txt

8.3 - Bake a NavMesh - Transcript.txt

8.4 - Make the enemy chase the player - Transcript.txt

8.5 - Create static obstacles - Transcript.txt

8.6 - Create dynamic obstacles - Transcript.txt

8.7 - Set the win and lose conditions - Transcript.txt

Install the AI Navigation package

Create an enemy

Bake a NavMesh

Make the enemy chase the player

Create static obstacles

Create dynamic obstacles

Set the win and lose conditions

Final script samples

In this unit, you will create a simple game called Roll-a-Ball that will be the foundation for your personal game project, which you will work on for the entire course.  

In this unit, you’ll learn how to implement audio effects in Unity. Then you’ll apply those new skills and add audio to your own game. 

Unit 3 - Audio

Enable the sparks element

Enable additional modules for the sparks

Explore: Play around with the fire

Determine a creative direction

Create some magical particles

Challenge criteria

Review your design document

Review the asset pack

Challenge guidance

More things to try

In this unit, you’ll learn how to implement visual effects (VFX)  in Unity. Then you’ll apply those new skills and add VFX to your own game. 

Unit 4 - Visual Effects

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. 

Unit 5 - User Interfaces

Create an Animation Clip

Set the animation keyframes

Create a second clip

Create the bounce animation

Refine the animation with Curves

Adjust the easing of the ball

Create squash keyframes

Create stretch keyframes

Move your animation throughout the scene

Explore: Bounce over distance

Create the door animation

Explore the Animator Controller

Explore State Machines

Create the default state

Open the door

Close the door

Reset the State Machine

Create the proximity trigger

Explore: More triggered animation

In this unit, you’ll learn how to create and control animations in a Unity project. Then you’ll apply those new skills and add animations to your own game. 

UCA: Game Developer - Certification Prep Course