Unity + NoSQL DynamoDB Player Management Leaderboards + More

Name: Unity + NoSQL DynamoDB Player Management Leaderboards + More
Rating: 4.7 (45 reviews)

Allow Players to Sign in, track their scores and build a leaderboard for players around the world with an NoSQL database

Created byAustin Patkos

Last updated 8/2021

English

What you'll learn

Unity
AWS
DynamoDB
Unity Databasing
Unity Web Requests
Unity Player Management
Unity Leadboards
Unity Sign In Users
Game Databasing
Game Dev
NoSQL

Course content

10 sections • 74 lectures • 9h 8m total length

Introduction and About this Course4:28
Brief Introduction and about this course.
Meet Your Instructor / My Teaching Methodolgy3:04
Meet your instructor and a bit more info about this course, how I'm going to be teaching it and my teaching style
Is this Course Right for You? More Course Details2:02
A brief video to make sure this course is right for you.
Video Speed0:40
Quick course tip about video speed.

Into To AWS3:03
Introduction to AWS. We will be using AWS throughout this course.
Case Studies0:05
https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/ae-networks-databases-case-study/
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/fanfight-dynamodb-case-study/
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/the-pokemon-company-case-study/
Making an AWS Account + Basic Security4:31
In this video we will cover some basic AWS security practices.
AWS Regions1:48
AWS tip. In this video we discuss the concept regions.
Making Our First DynamoDB Table6:55
In this video we will be making our first DynamoDB table.
DynamoDB Table Settings1:34
In this video we discuss some table settings and pricing models.
Inserting Information Into Our Table4:33
In this video will be using the AWS console to insert information into our DynamoDB table.

Lambda Introduction2:56
Brief Introduction about Lambda
Building Our First Lambda Function9:09
In this video we will be building our first lambda function.
Taking In Information to Use in Our Lambda Function3:13
In this video we discuss how to take in incoming information for lambda function.
Basic If Statements for Lambda Functions5:26
In this video we do some basic if statements with our lambda functions.
Deploying Our Lambda Function to an API Gateway7:58
In this video we will be deploying our Lambda function to an API gateway.

Unity Networking Basics6:05
In this video we will go over a basic Unity Web Request.
Interacting with Our Lambda Function From Unity11:44
In this video we will be discussing out to interact with our lambda function from Unity.
JSON Overview2:53
In this video we will go over a brief overview of JSON and how it works.
Sending JSON information to our Lambda Function From Unity8:17
In this video we will be sending information to our lambda function and returning information back.

App Welcome Scene Set Up11:45
In this video we will set up a welcome scene for the app that we will be building.
Create New User Scene UI Set Up8:38
In this video we will be setting up the UI for our Create New User Scene.
Create New User Front End Scripting10:04
In this video we are going to go over some front end scripting for our Create New Player Scene
Create New User Lambda Script Creation13:18
In this video we're going to create a lambda script to add a new user to our database.
Check If Email Already Exists15:55
In this video we are going to build a function to see if an email already exists in our database.
GSI Set Up For Username7:49
In this video we discuss GSI and see if username already exists.
Check If Username already Exists Lambda Script8:37
In this video we're going to create a Lambda Script to check if the username exists.
Username Hook Up In Create New User Lambda Functionality5:30
In this video we are going to continue working on our create new user lambda script.
Adding Password Element to Our Create New User Script4:25
In this video we're going to discuss saving passwords for players.
Hashing User Passwords6:59
In this video we will hash the user passwords that are stored in our database.
Front End Create User Hook Up11:23
In this video we're going to begin the hook up process of our lambda function to our front end.
Front Error Codes Create User6:18
In this video we're going to handle some of the different response codes coming back from our lambda function that we built.
API Key Set Up4:18
In this video we're going to set up our API key.

Log In Scene UI Set Up9:05
In this scene we are going to set up the UI for our user log in scene.
Lambda Login Function13:03
In this video we will build our lambda function to build our login functionality.
Removing Info From Response2:04
In this video we will be removing certain parts of the data object coming back to Unity.
Deploying Login Lambda Function to API Gateway2:20
In this video we will be deploying our login function to our API gateway.
Front End Login Hook Up Part 14:34
In this video we will begin hooking up our login in script.
Front End Login Hook Up Part 29:32
In this video we are going to make a class to hold the information coming back from the login.
Front End Login Hook Up Part 34:12
We will implement a DontDestroyOnload to our currentPlayer. This way the information persists in the next scene.
New User Sign Up + Auto Login3:59
In this video when we have a user make a new account it will automatically log them in.
Player Log Out4:37
In this video we will build the functionality to have a player log out.

User Welcome Scene Set Up13:49
In this video we're going to set up our User Welcome Scene.
Game Scene Set Up9:19
In this video we're going to set up our game scene.
Game Scene Button Set Up5:04
In this video we are going to set up our buttons and some front end scripting to our game scene.
Building Update Lambda Function13:05
In this video were are going to make a lambda function to update items in our database table.
Front End Update Scripting9:38
In this video we are going to build out the front end scripts to send an update networking request.
Customize Scene Set Up8:59
In this video were are going to build the customization scene
Front End Ninja Color Scripting Part 110:20
In this video we are going to build the front end scripts to allow the user to select a ninja color.
Front End Ninja Color Scripting Part 29:39
In this video we are going to continue setting up our ninja color selection feature in our game.
Ninja Color Save to Database4:23
In this video we are going to save the ninja color to the database.
Assigning Ninja Color from database to the Player At Runtime6:01
In this video we will get information from the database and assign the players ninja color at runtime.
Inventory UI Set Up Part 13:05
In this video we are going to set up the UI for our players inventory.
Inventory UI Set Up Part 22:46
Part 2 of setting up the UI of the inventory functionality.
Inventory Front End Scripting9:23
In this video we are going to set up some front end scripting for players to buy and unlock certain items.
Lambda Script for Adding to Players Inventory17:03
In this video we will build our lambda function to store player inventory.
Front End Inventory Hook Up Part 118:58
Part 1 of the front end hook up for saving player inventory.
Front End Inventory Hook Up Part 210:20
Part 2 of hooking up our lambda function to our front end.

Leaderboard Scene Set Up12:38
In this video we will be setting up our leaderboard scene.
Leaderboard Player Prefab6:03
In this video we are going to build our leaderboard player prefab.
Leaderboard Front End Scripting7:17
In this video will be being front end scripting for our leaderboard scene.
Leaderboard Player Prefab Script4:10
For this video we build our script for our leaderboard player prefab.
Lambda Leaderboard Script11:48
In this video we will set up our lambda function and GSI for all of our players and their scores.
Instantiating Leaderboard Player Prefabs at Run time7:46
In this video we are going to instantiate our leaderboard prefabs with all the info coming back from the table.
Details Panel Set Up9:34
In this video we are going to set up our details panel.
Lambda Script for Getting Details About Player8:14
In this video we will set up a lambda function to get details about a player for our details panel.
Front End Details Hook Up16:01
In this video we will hook up our front end details panel with the info coming back from our lambda function.
Search Function Lambda Script7:21
In this video we will set up our lambda function for searching for a player.
Search Function Hook Up12:55
Final video of setting up our search function with our leaderboard scene.

Requirements

Basic Unity

Description

Take your games to the next level with this course!! Connect your Unity project with a backend database! There is so much that you can do with the information that you will learn from this course. You can track players scores, allow users to sign in and sign out, build a leaderboard of players and connect them from around the world!

Topic Covered:

Unity
Unity Networking / Webrequests
Unity Database
Unity Player Management
NoSQL Database
Lambda
API
NodeJS
Unity UI Work
Unity Leaderboards
Database Security
Password Security
Working with JSON
AND SO MUCH MORE!!

So come along for the ride and take your Unity projects to a whole new level!!!

--Austin Patkos (eJPT, CCP, SAA, DVA, SOA, BCCe) has taught over 30,000 students on Udemy. He is passionate not only about tech but about teaching tech too. Knowing that remembering information isn't enough, you have to have a deeper understanding to be able to retain all of the information. He teaches in a manner that is sure to help you develop your skills and take you to the next level as a developer. He teaches a careful balance of giving enough information but also taking time to practice it too. Austin has developed these courses to teach people just like how to become better developers.

Who this course is for:

Unity Developers
Game Devs

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Introduction4 lectures • 10min

AWS and DynamoDB Basics7 lectures • 22min

AWS Lambda Basics5 lectures • 29min

Unity Networking Basics4 lectures • 29min

Basic App Set Up13 lectures • 1hr 55min

Player Log in / Log Out9 lectures • 53min

User Welcome Scene Set Up / Saving User Info To The Cloud16 lectures • 2hr 32min

Guest Feature Set Up3 lectures • 30min

Leader Board Set Up11 lectures • 1hr 44min

Conclusion And Thank You!2 lectures • 4min

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