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Online: Create a Third-Person Game

Unity - 10 Parts Class Series

This ten-part class series teaches the essential skills to develop a third-person exploration game in Unity.

This is an online class conducted using Zoom. Please make sure to provide your email address during registration to participate. Before the event, you will receive an email from your event host containing a link to access the Zoom session. Alternatively, you can view and join virtual events by visiting attend.ocls.info/myevents.

You will need a computer with internet access and speakers or headphones to participate. A webcam and microphone are also recommended. Please be aware that by enabling video and audio sharing on Zoom, you consent to appear on camera and share your audio with the group. Please note that this event may be recorded. Out of courtesy to other participants, refrain from taking screenshots, photographs, or sharing information about the participants or the discussion outside of the event.

Android and iOS users must install the Zoom App from the App Store or the Play Store. Note that interactivity may be limited when using a mobile device. Additional information will be provided in the email from your event host.

Please note that Unity is recommended but not required for this class. You can download it from the following link: https://unity.com/

If you'd like to participate and follow along with the instructions, a computer running Unity 6 is required before the first day of class.

Schedule

Unity Fundamentals (Monday, April 6, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Create a development environment and learn the Unity interface, how to manipulate and edit game objects, and the basic workflow of creating video games with Unity.

Unity: Programming Basics (Tuesday, April 7, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

During this class, we will declare, initialize, and execute custom variables and functions to learn how to Get and Set values to trigger custom behaviors.

Unity: Programming Character Locomotion (Wednesday, April 8, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Program the player game object to move, and jump while learning the basics of programming custom behaviors for your game objects with C Sharp (C#) in Unity.

Unity: Programming Input Actions (Thursday, April 9, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Program Actions to collect values from input devices and trigger the Player game object's behaviors with an Input Action Asset in Unity.

Unity: Programming a Third-Person Camera (Friday, April 10, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Create a third-person camera system with a Cinemachine camera and program the player's rotation.

Unity: Importing Assets (Monday, April 13, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Learn how to import assets into a Unity project from the Unity Assets store, third-party asset stores, and developer-made custom assets.

Unity: Controlling Animations (Tuesday, April 14, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Animate the Player game object and learn to use Unity's Animation System.

Unity: Create a UI System (Wednesday, April 15, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Learn how to use Unity's UI creation tools and game objects to create a User Interface for your game.

Unity: Creating an Environment (Thursday, April 16, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Learn to use Unity's Terrain and Lighting Tools while creating a virtual environment for your game.

Unity: Triggering Events (Friday, April 17, 4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Learn how to set up colliders as triggers and create interactions among objects in your game.

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