Game Programming Essentials 1Laajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course students will be able to realize their simple game ideas as working Unity prototypes. Gives a solid foundation to understand basic principles in game development and can be later adapted to make games using other game engines.

Content

A comprehensive introduction to game development using Unity, guiding students through the process of creating a fully playable game project from scratch. It covers topics such as installing Unity, understanding its interface, working with game objects, cameras, and lights, importing assets, scripting in C#, setting up input systems, creating and instantiating prefabs, basic debugging techniques, implementing polymorphism using abstract classes, handling collisions, singleton pattern design, creating a game manager, and adding particles and sound effects to games.

Qualifications

None.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Evaluation criteria - pass/fail:

Exam schedule and retests