Unity Projects

Prototype1 -- Car

• Unity Editor
• Managing and Importing Assets
• C# Scripts
  • Start()
  • Update()
• Camera Positioning and Following
  • LateUpdate()
• User Keyboard Input
  • Input.GetAxis()
• Moving Game Objects Over Time
  • transform.position()
  • Rotate()
  • Vector3.forward
  • Time.deltaTime
• Physics
  • Rigidbody Component (Mass and Gravity)
  • Mesh Collider Component

Prototype2 -- Shooter

• Camera Perspective and Isometric
• Local vs. Global variables
• Controlling and Restricting Object Movement
  • transform.Translate()
  • transform.position = new Vector3()
  • Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space)
• Creating and Destroying Objects
  • Instantiate()
  • Destroy()
• Creating Prefabs
• Random Generation
  • Random.Range()
• Controlling Intervals
  • InvokeRepeating()
• Colliders and Triggers
  • OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
• Logging Information
  • Debug.Log()

Prototype3 -- Side-Scroller

• Sprite Renderer
• Physics
  • Speed, Mass, Force, and Gravity
  • GetComponent<Rigidbody>()
  • AddForce(Vector3.up)
  • ForceMode.Impulse
  • Physics.gravity
• Booleans and Conditional Statements
• Tags
• Collision Detection
  • OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision)
  • gameObject.CompareTag("Object Name")
• Script Communication
  • script = GameObject.Find("Object Name with Script").GetComponent<PlayerController>();
• Animations
  • States, Layers, and Transitions
  • GetComponent<Animator>()
  • .SetTrigger()
  • .SetBool()
  • .SetInteger()
• Particles
  • .Play()
  • .Stop()
• Audio
  • Adding Audio Sources to Camera
  • Playing Audio Clips
  • GetComponent<AudioSource>()
  • .PlayOneShot()

Prototype4 -- Rolling Balls

• Camera as child object of Empty Game Object (Focal Point)
• Global vs. Local coordinates
• Moving in Direction of Objects
  • object = GameObject.Find("Object Name")
  • AddForce(object.transform.forward)
• Physics Materials
  • Bounciness
  • Friction
• Follow object
  • rigidBody.AddForce((object.transform.position - transform.position).normalized * speed)
• Defining Vectors in 3D
• Methods with Return Values
• Concatenation
• IEnumerators and Coroutines
  • IEnumerator Method() {yield return new WaitForSeconds()}
  • StartCoroutine(Method())
• Showing and Hiding Objects
  • gameObject.SetActive()
• For-Loops
• Incrementing
• Counting Objects
  • FindObjectsOfType<type>().Length

Working Game -- "Blast 'em!"

• 2D View
• Using GameManager Class
• gameObject.AddTorque()
• Lists
• While Loops
• Mouse Events
  • OnMouseDown()
• User Interface
  • TextMeshPro
  • using TMPro;
  • TextMeshProUGUI
  • Canvas
  • Anchor Points
• Scene Management
  • using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
  • SceneManager.LoadScene()
• Buttons
  • using UnityEngine.UI;
  • On Click Events
  • button.onClick.AddListener()