Creative Core

Decide the best approach for creating materials for the URP/Lit shader on 3D GameObjects, given project requirements

Create materials for the URP/Lit Shader on a 3D GameObject

Synthesize your new shaders and materials skills in response to project requirements

Create a simple shader and material using Shader Graph

Synthesize your new audio skills in response to project requirements

Produce customized results by correctly configuring audio in a scene

Refine existing audio in a Unity project

Synthesize your new lighting skills in response to project requirements

Decide the appropriate lighting system in order to achieve common outcomes in a Universal Render Pipeline (URP) project

Generate a lightmap in order to implement baked lighting in a scene

Configure ambient (diffuse environmental) lighting in order to convey mood or enhance realism

Troubleshoot common lighting errors in order to appropriately light a scene

Synthesize your new animation skills in response to project requirements

Describe the relationship between different animation components

Describe key components of an animator controller

Decide among common shaders to use for a given project

Configure a humanoid rig for use with the Humanoid Animation system

Implement audio in Unity

Create interactive experiences by synthesizing audio experience design principles

Synthesize your new prototyping skills in response to project requirements

Determine the appropriate prototyping approach for a specific project

Decide the critical project features required in order to create a functional prototype

Create a functional prototype in Unity

Refine a prototype environment using ProBuilder

Refine a prototype environment using Terrain

Test a basic experience prototype

Integrate external assets and tools into your prototype

Synthesize your new post-processing skills in response to project requirements

Evaluate whether post-processing is an appropriate tool for a given goal

Implement a particular visual style in a project by configuring a post-processing profile

Synthesize your new camera skills in response to project requirements

Configure a Unity camera for a scene

Decide which Camera setup to use, given a project’s requirements

Choose an appropriate render pipeline for a project, given certain requirements

Decide on a user interface approach for a project

Create and configure visual UI components in a manner that will respond appropriately to different screen sizes and resolutions

Create and configure interactive UI components such as buttons, toggles, and sliders, in order to implement simple UI functionality

Produce environmental and burst effects by configuring Unity's Particle System object

Synthesize your new VFX skills in response to project requirements

Decide whether to use Unity's Particle Systems or VFX Graph in order to produce an effect in your scene

Interpret a simple VFX graph

Create simple keyframed 3D animation sequences