Minor GDD - Unity Development

Presentations - Project Files - Resources - Tutorials - Unity Tips

During this minor we're making games with Unity.

Topics per week

Week	Topic(s)
	==================== 2D Project ====================
1.1	Introduction Unity2D (workshop for all) Course Intro, RigidBody2D, Script Lifecycle, Sprites, Components, Referencing Objects, Prefabs, Creating/Destroying GameObjects, Camera (Cinemachine), Sounds.
	Week 1.1 Material
1.2	Object Communication Collision/Trigger, Tags, GetComponent, Find GameObjects Collections: List/Array/Dictionary/ScriptableObject, Timers and Events: Quick Timer in Update, Coroutines, UnityEvents & Listeners, Tips & Best Practices
	Week 1.2 Material
1.3	UI & Saving Screen Space, World Space, Canvas, Resizing, Anchors, Pivots, UI Components. Persistence, Saving/Loading, JSONUtility
	Week 1.3 Material
1.4	Game Architecture 1 & Concept Presentations 2D Project Prefab as API, Game Programming Patterns, SOLID principles.
	Week 1.4 Material
1.5	Game Jam Code AnimationClips, Player Feedback/VFX, iTween/DOTween, How To Debug Quickly
	Week 1.5 Material
1.6	{ no class } Final Presentations 2D Project
1.7	Block Prototyping (3D) 3D Navigation, ProBuilder, prefabs & prototyping assets
	Week 1.7 Material
1.8	{ no class } Blocktober Demo
1.9	Problem Solving Profiler, HTRTFM, Using Unity Learn, Package Manager, Overview of useful Unity components, Script Reference > Tutorials, Separate problems into small projects
	Week 1.9 Material
1.10	Game Architecture 2 Databases and other ways to store data, Refactoring.
	Week 1.10 Material
	==================== 3D Project ====================
2.1 & 2.2	Materials, Shaders Description
	Week 2.1 & 2.2 Material
2.3	{ no class } Concept Presentations 3D Project
2.4	3D Animation in Unity Description
	Week 2.4 Material
2.5	{ no class }
2.6	FX in Unity Description
	Week 2.6 Material
2.7	Audio in Unity Description
	Week 2.7 Material
2.8	{ no class }
2.9	{ no class } Final Presentations 3D Project