Week 2 | Session 5 - Project Design Doc - Apr 3, 2020
Tutorial
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Beginner
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+20XP
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60 mins
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Unity Technologies
In this live session, you will begin the preliminary work required to successfully create a personal project in this course. First, you’ll learn what a personal project is, what the goals for it are, and what the potential limitations are. Then you will take the time to come up with an idea and outline it in detail in your Design Document, including a timeline for when you hope to complete certain features. Finally, you will take some time to draw a sketch of your project to help you visualize it and share your idea with others.
Languages available:
1. Overview
This is the same content covered in Lab 1: Project Design Document in the independent Create with Code Course.
What you will make:
- The Design Document will be filled out, including the concept, the timeline, and a preliminary sketch of the minimum viable product.
What you will learn:
- Come up with an idea for a project with a scope appropriate to your time and available resources
- Think through a project’s concept in order to better understand its requirements
- Plan out a project’s milestones with due dates to better understand the production cycle and to hold yourself more accountable
- Create a simple sketch / storyboard in order to better communicate your ideas
2. Before you Begin
To participate in this session and follow along, you need:
- Unity 2018.4 installed
If this is your first Create with Code live learning session, you can catch up by:
- Following along with the recordings of our previous live learning sessions
- Completing the same lessons in the independent Create with Code Course
*Note - it is not necessary for you to catch up, but it is recommended for an ideal learning experience.
3. Recorded Live Session - 3rd April - 9am PST
If you missed this live session, you can catch up with the video below:
4. Recorded Live Session - 3rd April - 5pm PST
If you missed this live session, you can catch up with the video below:
5. Next Steps
Get caught up:
If you were not able to finish the session along with the instructors, you can catch up by:
- Re-watching this recorded session when it is posted in Step 3 above at 3am PT (10am UCT) the morning after this session's date
- Picking up where you left off in Lab 1: Project Design Document of the independent Create with Code Course
Optional homework:
- Continue working on your Project Design Doc and share it below
- Complete the Unit 1 Quiz in the full Create with Code Course
Extra credit:
- If you want to go ahead and preview what we'll be covering in the next session, you can give it a try in Lesson 2.1 of the independent Create with Code Course.
6. Share your Project Design Document
We would love to see what you've come up with for your personal projects! Please take a screenshot of parts of your design document or do a screen-recording walking us through it, then post it here to share your plans.