Section Introduction: Programming

• This section gets you coding!
• The main skill we be reading code
• Experienced coders: focus on objectives
• Novice coders: focus on the patterns

Unity Interface: Creating Scripts

• 3 ways to create new scripts in Unity.
• How to attach a script to a GameObject.
• How to rename scripts in Unity.
• Creating output to the Console.

Variables » Integer, Floating Point

• Variables and why we use them.
• Integers and Floating Point types.
• Doing arithmetic on variables.
• Printing those variables out.

Methods/Functions » Declaration & Use

• Explain the purpose of methods/functions.
• Differentiate methods by their result.
• Using methods to abstract.
• How to declare and call a method.

Unity Interface: Public vs Private

• Differentiate public variable within code.
• A quick overview of a C# script’s structure.
• Introducing public vs private.
• Beware that if unspecified a variable is private.

Variables » Vector3 (Objects and Classes)

• Define variables.
• Understanding classes in C#.
• How classes and objects relate.
• Creating instances of classes.
• Using the Vector3 class.

GameObject » Components

• Accessing components on GameObjects.
• Updating an object’s transform from code.
• Public vs private methods.

Time » DeltaTime

• Explain DeltaTime.
• How to move components with their transform.
• Adjusting for frame time.
• Revision of speed, time and distance.

MonoBehaviour API » Fixed Update

• Evaluate the effectiveness of specific methods.
• The Unity execution order.
• Adding forces to Physics objects.

Conditionals and Instantiation

• How to instantiate from a Prefab in code.
• Conditional execution.
• Boolean variables.
• Performing actions on user input.

Camera API » ScreenPointToRay

• Recognize the purpose of existing code.
• Using the ScreenPointToRay function.
• Introducing the Ray type.
• Visualising 3D debug information.
• Using Debug.DrawRay.

Quaternion » Use of

• Explain Quaternions
• How rotations are represented in Unity.
• Different ways of constructing rotations.
• Converting a vector direction into a rotation.

Improving Gameplay

• Adding a goal to our game.
• I challenge you to improve the gameplay!