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Data-oriented design Bootcamp

Hearing about DOTS hype? Wondering if it's for you? Be part of the Data-oriented design Bootcamp and find out. 

We know finding the time for professional development and keeping up with training is hard, but we’re going to challenge you to dedicate 4 hours over the course of the week alongside your fellow professional developers around the world. As a community, you’ll learn ways to improve your game’s performance, resulting in better framerates, more objects in the scene, and more performance benefits using DOTS. 

To enlist in the Data-oriented design Bootcamp, 

Firefighters GitHub Repo

In this DOTS Bootcamp, you'll learn how a gameObject project called Firefighters can unlock better performance using key DOTS concepts. This sample project can be downloaded through 

, and throughout the week of March 5th, we will walk through the sample to help you understand the code behind it. Over a span of 4 sessions, each upwards of an 1 hour long, throughout the week. The training will be covering:

C# Job System and Burst Compiler: These DOTS capabilities have been available for a couple of years now, but some developers haven’t used them because they are uncertain about the best way to implement them. Learn how simple it is to implement these into your existing game to increase its performance.

Entity Component System (ECS): You’ll also build on that by discovering the power of Entities in Unity, allowing you to create a data-based approach within the elements in your game that will accelerate your ability to deliver large and seamless worlds, fast-paced gameplay, optimal scaling in multiplayer, and more.

Unity experts will also be available live during sessions to help answer questions. Even for those that can’t join live, the sessions will be made available on-demand.

How much performance do you think you can get out of your project? Let's find out!

Bootcamp Overview

Please note that the C# Job System, Burst Compiler and Entities do require prior programming experience, and this bootcamp is not recommended for beginners.

Registration & Prerequisites

 for an overview of what exactly DOTS is, how it compares to Object-oriented Programming (OOP), and when to use DOTS instead of OOP. We'll also work through 

 together, in a live setting to help you prepare for the upcoming bootcamp! 

Get ready for the DOTS Bootcamp!

In this introduction to the Data-oriented design Bootcamp, we'll start with a feature of Entities called “baking” to spawn the elements that make up the Firefighters tutorial. 

Day 1: Starting with Entities

In this session, we'll use DOTS collections and dynamic buffer components to begin simulating a spreading fire. 

Entities Graphics material property overrides

Day 2: Game code – Simulating a spreading fire

Building on the previous session, we'll make the fire simulation code multithreaded using the C# Job System. 

Day 3: Optimizing with the C# Job System

In this last lesson, we'll implement the behavior of the firefighter bots using a state machine. 

Day 4: Game code: Bot behavior

In this bonus session, learn how to sync entities and GameObjects for animation and UI purposes.

Bonus Session: Adding Animation and UI

Now that you've completed the Data-oriented design Bootcamp, check out some of these additional resources we have available for you to take your DOTS knowledge to the next level!

:  Learn the fundamentals of Unity's Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS), which lets you implement data-oriented design to create higher-performing applications. You'll follow three sample scripts to help you get started.

:  This two-hour advanced course focuses on ECS. Learn how to improve runtime performance in code written using the DOTS packages. 

: Understand how and when to use Havok Physics for Unity versus Unity Physics, our two Entities-based physics solutions. 

: This blog houses a ton of resources for you to continue your DOTS learning.

Next Steps & Resources

DOTS Learning Challenge with Unity | Let's Dev

Day 1: DOTS Bootcamp

Day 2: DOTS Bootcamp

Day 3: DOTS Bootcamp

Day 4: DOTS Bootcamp

Bonus: DOTS Bootcamp

Games

NOTE: You only need to register once to sign up for all 4 days. 

Hearing about DOTS hype? Wondering if it's for you? Be part of the DOTS Bootcamp and find out. 

To learn more, visit the Data-oriented design Bootcamp Learn tutorial.

Data-oriented design Bootcamp - Day 4: Game code: Bot behavior

James Turnage-Lannan

Data-oriented design Bootcamp - Day 3: Optimizing with the C# Job System

NOTE: You only need to register once to sign up for all 4 days.

Entities Graphics material property overrides 

Data-oriented design Bootcamp - Day 2: Game code – Simulating a spreading fire

In this introduction, we'll start with a feature of Entities called “baking” to spawn the elements that make up the Firefighters tutorial. 

Data-oriented design Bootcamp - Day 1: Starting with Entities

Join us on Unity's Twitch channel March 4th at 9:30am PST / 12:30pm EST for an overview of what exactly DOTS is, how it compares to Object-oriented Programming (OOP), and when to use DOTS instead of OOP. We'll also work through Basics of DOTS: Jobs and Entities together, in a live setting to help you prepare for the upcoming bootcamp! 

To learn more, visit the Data-oriented design Bootcamp Learn tutorial. 

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