Game Dev Kickstart

Course Description     

Students will gain a strong foundation in Unity’s interface, core game objects, and scripting, and complete a basic click-to-play or side-scroller mini-game they can proudly share or showcase.

What You’ll Learn?

Day 1: What is Game Development + Unity Introduction

• Game development pipeline overview: Concept → Code → Build
• Types of games (2D vs 3D, casual, arcade, platformer, etc.)
• Installing Unity Hub & Unity Editor
• Creating your first Unity 2D project
• Understanding Unity Interface:
  
  • Hierarchy, Inspector, Scene View, Game View, Console

Day 2: Unity Essentials – GameObjects & Components

• Creating and manipulating GameObjects (Player, Ground, Obstacles)
• Using Sprite Renderer, BoxCollider2D, and Rigidbody2D
• Introduction to Prefabs (reusable templates)
• Setting up a background and basic scene

Day 3: C# Scripting Basics

• Creating your first script in Unity
• Unity event methods: Start(), Update()
• Declaring variables, basic logic (if/else, input handling)
• Making the player move using the keyboard (Input.GetKey
• Displaying values in Console

Day 4: Player Interaction – Jumping & Collision

• Adding jump mechanics and gravity
• Working with OnCollisionEnter2D()
• Handling basic player-ground collisions
• Adding sound or visual feedback on collision
• Player boundaries and respawn logic

 Day 5: UI + Scoring System

• Setting up Canvas and Text UI
• Using TextMeshPro for beautiful UI
• Adding buttons: Start, Restart
• Basic scoring system with collectibles (coins or stars)
• Display score on screen in real-time

Day 6: Game Completion + Polish

• Win/Lose condition (e.g., timer runs out, score target reached)
• Background music and SFX integration
• Polishing visuals: simple particle system for pickups
• Cleaning the scene and organizing assets

Day 7: Export + Showcase

• Building and exporting the game (Windows/Android
• Testing on a PC or mobile device
• Peer feedback, Q&A session
• Final game demo and certificate distribution

Final Mini-Project: “Jump & Collect”

A simple game where the player moves and jumps across platforms, collects items for points, avoids falling, and wins by reaching the target score.