Unity Game Dev Fundamentals

Course Description     

Students will be able to develop a side-scrolling 2D game from scratch, apply solid programming logic, implement gameplay mechanics, and polish their games for PC or mobile deployment.

What You’ll Learn?

Week 1: Core Game Programming & Scene Setup

Day 1: Project Setup

• Unity 2D project setup
  
• Creating a clean folder structure (Assets, Scripts, Prefabs, etc.)
  
• Importing tilemaps, characters, and environment assets
  
  

Day 2: Player Mechanics – Movement & Jumping

• Rigidbody2D, Collider2D, and Physics Material
  
• Scripting player movement using Input.GetAxis
  
• Adding smooth jumping and double jump support
  
• Basic animation switching (idle, run, jump)
  
  

Day 3: Camera and Scene Setup

• Parallax backgrounds
  
• Camera Follow Script
  
• Scene boundaries
  
• Adding basic UI placeholders (score, health)

Day 4–5: Tilemaps & Level Design

• Using Unity Tilemap for level building
  
• Designing platforms, hazards, traps
  
• Colliders for tilemaps and interactive elements
  

Level design principles: pacing, rewards, and flow

Week 2: Game play systems and interactions

Day 6: Collectibles & Score System

• Coin/Star collectibles
  
• Using Prefabs and Tags
  
• UI Text updates with score
  
• Sound feedback on pickup
  
  

Day 7: Enemy AI (Basic)

• Enemy patrol logic with waypoints
  
• Raycasting for ground/obstacle detection
  
• Animation states: walk, attack, idle
  
• Damage to player on collision
  
  

Day 8: Player Health & Game Over

• Health bar using Slider UI
  
• Taking damage and invincibility frames
  
• Game Over screen logic and restart
  
  

Day 9: Checkpoints and Level Progression

• Saving checkpoint position
  
• Respawning player
  
• Level transition with loading screen
  
  

Day 10: Power-Ups and Boosts

• Speed boost, jump boost, health recovery
  
• Timer-based buffs
  
• Visual and audio feedback
  
  

Week 3: Menus, Polish, Build & Final Project

Day 11: Menus and Navigation

• Start Screen, Pause Menu, and Game Over
  
• Scene navigation using SceneManager
  
• Button scripting for restart, quit, continue
  
• Custom cursor and menu animation
  

Day 12: Audio & VFX Integration

• Background music and audio manager script
  
• One-shot sounds: jump, collect, damage
  
• Particle effects: dust, coins, explosions
  
• Camera shake on hit
  
  

Day 13: Polish & Optimization

• Object pooling for enemies and pickups
  
• ScriptableObjects for game settings
  
• Code cleanup and organization
  
• Performance tips: culling, batching, UI optimization
  
  

Day 14: Final Build & Deployment

• Building for Windows & Android
  
• APK export and testing on device
  
• Icon, splash screen, and build settings
  
• Game packaging for portfolio
  
  

Day 15: Presentation & Certificate

• Final game presentation by students
  
• Peer play-testing
  
• Feedback session + Career roadmap tips
  
• Certification distribution
  
  

Final Project:

“Treasure Jumper” – A full-featured 2D platformer with collectibles, power-ups, patrolling enemies, checkpoints, scoring, health bar, menus, sound, and responsive controls.