Unity 2D Course for Beginners - Game Design Tutorial

Embark on a comprehensive 8-hour journey into 2D game development with Unity in this beginner-friendly course. Master the fundamentals of creating and exporting games, asset management, and honing your logic and creativity. Gain valuable insights applicable to both 2D and 3D projects across various platforms. Start with Unity installation and project setup, then progress through scripting basics, UI creation, and essential programming concepts like variables, loops, and conditionals. Explore prefabs, materials, and advanced topics such as transform manipulations and input handling. Apply your knowledge to practical projects, including a Pong game and a platformer creator kit. By the end, you'll have a solid foundation in Unity 2D game development, ready to bring your game ideas to life.

Syllabus

Welcome
Introduction
Download and Install Pt. 1
Download and Install Pt. 2
General Overview and First Unity Project
Creating your First Script
Parents, Children, Quads, Colors and Materials Creating an Asset Prefab
Prefabs and Materials Opacity
Basic UI CreationCanvas
Variables
Time and Randomness
The If Statement Pt. 1
The If Statement Pt. 2
The For Loop Pt. 1
The For Loop Pt. 2
Lists and Arrays - Basic Introduction
List and Arrays - Practice Pt. 1
List and Arrays - Practice Pt. 2
Polishing Pt. 1
Polishing Pt. 2
Polishing Pt. 3
Wrapping Up
Importing a Project in Unity
Transform.position vs Transform.localPosition and Translate
Rotations
Input Mouse and Keyboard
Pong Game Pt. 1
Pong Game Pt. 2
Pong Game Pt. 3
Rigidbody 2D - Platformer Creator Kit: Project Introduction, Assets Creation and Assets Scavenging
Rigidbody 2D - Platformer Creator Kit: RigidBody 2D First Touch
Rigidbody 2D - Platformer Creator Kit: RigidBody Tests