Intro to Game Development using Unity - Part II

Name: Intro to Game Development using Unity - Part II
Rating: 4.6 (53 reviews)

Extend the 2D game from Part I and finish the basics by adding more features from Unity

Created byKen DeVellis

Last updated 1/2019

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What you'll learn

Build a complete 2D game using Unity with knowledge and confidence.
Understand additional game creation basics such as physical forces, collisions, particle systems, audio, GUI, scoring, animations, and much more.
Gain the ability to understand the great video tutorials and documentation at Unity including the Unity Certified Courseware plans.

Course content

3 sections • 12 lectures • 1h 43m total length

Introduction5:30
We quickly review what we’ve done so far, talk about what’s coming up in the second half of this series, and then we reorganize some files to prepare for the rest of the videos.

The Bird Understands Physics14:12
In this lesson, we make an interesting discovery about the Bird - we’ll discover that it knows a lot about physics and physical forces! Although we may not be able to ask it any direct questions, we’ll at least be able to observe it’s behavior when it’s subjected to certain physical forces. We take a different approach to the code development than than we did in the earlier videos - we use some existing code and modify it to explain how it works.
Sorting Layers and Bird Under Cover8:37
In this lesson, we use Sorting Layers. We add more GameObjects for the Bird to fly in front of, or behind, and see how easy it is to control which GameObjects are in front of others. Then, we finish laying out our scene by adding the rest of the GameObjects we’ll be using in the game.
Colliding with Obstacles9:47
Since our gameplay has obstacles on the way to the Worm and back, what happens when the Bird hits one of them? At the moment, nothing. None of the obstacle GameObjects has a collider component, so there’s no way to detect when a collision occurs. That’s pretty easy to fix however, and that’s what we do in this lesson. We start by reviewing the 4 types of colliders available in 2D, then we implement some of them, and write just a few lines of code to control how the Bird will respond.
Particle Systems Create Sparks8:59
In this lesson, we take a quick look at one of the more popular effects used in games today that produces visual activity - the particle system. In our game, when the Bird collides with an obstacle, the Bird bounces slightly and then it usually continues on its path. Using the particle system, we make the obstacle give us a visual response when it’s hit to make things more interesting.
Audio and Talking Obstacles6:25
Audio can be a key element of any game and the choices for sounds and background music are as abundant as the choices for graphics. In this lesson, we add some audio to our game by getting one of our game obstacles to trigger a sound effect when the Bird collides with it. Unity makes this easy to do by only requiring an audio file, an audio source, and an audio listener. Audio can be triggered automatically or with the use of a simple script.
GUI and Keeping Score Part I7:25
In this lesson, we use the UI Toolset to display the score in the top center of the screen. The score will be incremented every time the Bird returns a worm to the launch tree. If the Bird collides with the Pitchfork, the score will decrement by 1, and when the score reaches 3, the game is over.
GUI and Keeping Score Part 213:57
In the last video, we created a Score text element and a Restart button for the game using Unity’s UI Toolset. In this lesson we update and display the Score and use a GameManager script in that process. The GameManager script will have the public variables for the score, the Score text element, and the Restart button element, and we access them with just a few lines of code from the other scripts.
Prefabs and the Asset Store7:58
Prefabs are GameObjects that you store in your project so that you can make multiple copies of them in your game. In this lesson we create and use a prefab to demonstrate their usefulness. Then, we introduce the Unity Asset store where you can download all kinds of items that can be imported and used in your game. These items come from both Unity and members of the Unity community like yourself.
Review Questions for Section 2

Animations and Flying Birds Part I10:31
In this lesson, we take a look at the animation system within Unity and learn enough about it to create a simple animation for our Bird. The Bird’s been flying around for quite a while now, but its wings haven’t been moving. The simple animation we create for moving its wings will make a big difference in the visual aspect when playing the game.
Animations and Flying Birds Part II8:47
In this lesson, we show how to move between the Animations that we made in the last video. We want the Bird’s wings to move when the Bird is flying, and then stop when the Bird returns to the launch tree. Unity provides an Animator Controller that allows us to control the Animations, as well as the Visual Tools to help configure the Controller. We use the Animator Window to create the transitions that allow us to move between the Animations, and then we write just a few lines of code to control these transitions in the game.
Game Wrap-up and Next Steps1:47
Congratulations if you’ve made it to this video! Hopefully that means you’ve completed building the Bird and Worm game and gained a good understanding of the basic features that Unity provides for building 2D games. We’ve covered a lot of ground in this series and now you know plenty enough about Unity to recognize it’s power and potential for creating games and to continue on to the next step.
Review Questions for Section 3

Requirements

Completion of the Intro to Game Development using Unity - Part I course
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Description

This course continues the development of the 2D game from the Intro to Game Development using Unity - Part I course and you'll learn how to use more of the powerful built-in capability that Unity has by adding exciting features to your game.

Physics, particle systems, audio, animations, scoring - these topics may seem complex, but the step-by-step approach in this this course makes them easy to understand. You'll be flying the bird with simple taps (mouse clicks) to catch the worm, and avoid colliding with other game objects along the way. And the fun you'll have by adding a flying animation to the bird and implementing sparks when it hits an obstacle will bring added excitement to the game while adding to your game development skills.

Most of the scripting to implement these advanced features is done with just a few lines of code! Once you're finished with this super fun course, you'll be fully prepared to understand the vast amount of documentation and tutorials available on Unity to take your game development skills to the next level if you choose to do so. You'll also be ready to rapidly launch into learning the exciting world of Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR/VR/MR) development and more.

(BTW, the 2D game developed in this series is based on the Flappy Worms game on Google Play).

Who this course is for:

Users who have completed the Intro to Game Development using Unity - Part I course

Intro to Game Development using Unity - Part II

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Course content

Intro and Downloading Scripts1 lecture • 6min

Adding More Features and Gameplay8 lectures • 1hr 17min

Animations and Wrap-up3 lectures • 21min

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