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Creating a Concentration Game Using Unity and C#

Name: Creating a Concentration Game Using Unity and C#
Rating: 4.1 (3 reviews)

Learn Unity C# from 40 year programming veteran creating a Concentration card game in this beginner level course

Created byBrian Covault

Last updated 2/2023

English

What you'll learn

Learn to download, install and configure Unity and Visual Studio
Learn to build a scene using a canvas, panels and objects
Learn to code in C# to control how objects behave
Learn about raycasting and collison detection, one of the most fundamental elements of video game development
Learn to create elements of game UI including game timer, buttons and message display
Learn how to swap graphics for a game object to display playing cards with differnt ranks and suits
Learn how to publish a complete system that can be run outside of Unity and shared with others
Create your very own Concentration card game

Course content

5 sections • 32 lectures • 5h 49m total length

Introduction4:21
This introduction will give you an understanding of what you will be doing in this course.
Installing Unity2:58
You will learn how to install Unity and Visual Studio C# on your computer.
Creating a Project4:59
You will learn how to create a project in Unity.
Unity Editor Configuration7:50
Learn how to configure the Unity editor for a project.

Add a Canvas4:36
Learn how to create and configure a canvas.
Add Game Panel4:33
Learn how to create and configure a panel object that will serve as the game area of the application.
Download Asset Packages1:02
Learn how to download asset packages for the project.
Asset Packages0:01
Import Asset Packages4:51
Learn how to import asset packages into a Unity project.
Create Playing Cards10:11
Learn how to create and position the objects that represent the playing cards seen in the game.
Add GameScript Code to Deal Cards23:39
Learn how to add code to the GameScript script that will deal cards.
Add CardScript Code to Deal Cards18:15
Learn how to add code to the CardScript script that will deal cards.
Add Game Logic to CardScript12:43
Learn how to add game logic code to the CardScript script.
Add Game Logic to GameScript11:55
Learn how to add game logic code to the GameScript script.
Test Playing a Game1:43
Learn how to test playing a game of Concentration.

Creating UI Elements27:40
Learn how to create objects for the title bar, message bar, game timer, selections counter, New Game button and Exit Game button.
Add GameUIScript Timer and Selections Code25:34
Learn how to add code to the GameUIScript script to control the game timer and selections counter.
Add GameScript Timer and Selections Code12:18
Learn how to add code to the GameScript script to control the game timer and selections counter.
Test Game Timer and Selections Counter5:37
Learn how to test the game timer and selections counter.
Add GameUIScript Code for New Game and Exit Game Buttons14:39
Learn how to add GameUIScript script code to control the New Game and Exit Game buttons.
Add GameScript Code for New Game and Exit Game Buttons20:47
Learn how to add GameScript script code to control the New Game and Exit Game buttons.
Test New Game and Exit Game Buttons5:18
Learn how to test the New Game and Exit Game buttons.
Add MessageScript Code for Messages13:58
Learn how to add code to the MessageScript script to display messages throughout the game.
Test Messages3:20
Learn how to test the display of messages throughout the game.

Create Dialog Objects21:44
Learn how the create the objects that make up the dialogs for the application.
Add Code for Dialog Buttons20:48
Learn how to add code that determines what happens when each dialog button is clicked.
Add GameUIScript Dialog Code20:16
Learn how to add GameUIScript script code that controls the actions that take place for each dialog button.
Add GameScript Dialog Code21:50
Learn how to add GameScript script code that controls the actions that take place for each dialog button.
Test Dialogs6:38
Learn how to test the confirmation prompt and message dialogs.

Requirements

No Unity or programming experience needed. You just follow what the instructor does.

Description

All software and resources used in this course are free.

In this course, you will learn from an instructor with 40 years application development experience how to create a single scene application in the Unity game engine. You will build the scene starting with a canvas and adding to it panels and objects. You will learn to write C# code in Visual Studio to control how the objects you create in Unity behave. When done, you will have your very own, fully featured Concentration card game. No unity or programming experience needed. All you need to do is follow what the instructor does. This is what you will learn in the course.

- How to download, install and configure Unity and Visual Studio for C#

- How to use the different panes in the Unity editor

- How to use the controls in the Scene pane

- How to create a canvas

- How to create a panel

- How to create objects

- Game Objects

- Text Mesh Pro objects

- Image objects

- Button objects

- How to import asset packages

- How to create and use prefabs

- How to assign objects to public variables

- How to create and assign scripts to objects

- How to set script functions to be called when buttons are clicked

- How to investigate and resolve errors

- How to test the application throughout the development process

- How to build the application into a stand alone, executable program

- How to write C# scripts in Visual Studio

- Directives

- Variables

- Statements

- Conditional logic (IF...ELSE blocks)

- Loops (For, While)

- Standard functions

- IEnumerator functions (wait for something to happen)

- Functions that accept and return values as parameters

- The Start, Awake and Update functions

- Nested logic

- Sharing data between scripts

- Using raycasting to determine when a user left clicks on an object

- Swapping game object graphics to present playing cards with different ranks and suits

Who this course is for:

Anyone curious about the Unity game development engine and how to write programs using C#
Anyone wanting to learn how to create computer games using Unity and C#

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Getting Started4 lectures • 20min

Creating The Game11 lectures • 1hr 33min

Creating the User Interface9 lectures • 2hr 9min

Creating Dialogs5 lectures • 1hr 31min

Finishing Up3 lectures • 15min

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