Unity Certified: Programmer Exam Preparation (Students)

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Asset creation and management

● Implement and configure game object behavior and physics

● Implement and configure inputs and controls

● Implement and configure camera views and movement

Working in the art pipeline

● Understand materials, textures, and shaders, and write scripts that interact with Unity’s rendering API

● Understand lighting, and write scripts that interact with Unity’s lighting API

● Understand 2D and 3D animation; write scripts that interact with Unity’s animation API

● Understand particle systems and effects, and write scripts that interact with Unity’s particle system API

Developing application systems

● Interpret scripts for application interface flow such as menu systems, UI navigation, and application settings

● Interpret scripts for user-controlled customization such as character-creators, inventories, storefronts, and in-app purchases

● Analyze scripts for user progression features such as scoring, leveling, and in-game economies utilizing technologies such as Unity Analytics and PlayerPrefs

● Analyze scripts for 2D overlays such as heads-up displays (HUDs), mini-maps, and advertisements

● Identify scripts for saving and retrieving application and user data

● Recognize and evaluate the impact of networking and multiplayer functionality

Programming for scene and environment design

● Determine scripts for implementing audio assets

● Identify methods for implementing GameObject instantiation, destruction, and management

● Determine scripts for pathfinding with the Unity navigation system

Optimizing for performance and platforms

● Evaluate errors and performance issues using tools such as the Unity Profiler

● Identify optimizations to address requirements for specific build platforms and/or hardware configurations

● Determine common UI affordances and optimizations for XR platforms

Working in professional software development teams

● Recognize concepts associated with the uses and impacts of version control, using technologies such as Unity Collaborate

● Demonstrate knowledge of developer testing and its impact on the software development process, including Unity Profiler and debugging and testing techniques

● Recognize techniques for structuring scripts for modularity, readability, and reusability

Activities:

Introduction: Workshop overview and Learning Action Plan

Core Interaction Programming

● Activity 1 - Scripting Needs and Game Requirements

● Activity 2 - Player Movement and Firing

● Activity 3 - Spawning and Destroying Asteroids

● Activity 4 - Prepare for Peer Review

● Activity 5 - Peer Review

Application Systems Programming

● Activity 1 - Implementing Particles and Explosions

● Activity 2 - Multiple Levels, Pause, and Achievements

● Activity 3 - Saving Information Locally

● Activity 4 - Player Ship Customization and UI

● Activity 5 - Unity Analytics, Remote Settings, and Mobile Edition

● Activity 6 - Prepare for Peer Review

● Activity 7 - Peer Review

3D Interactions, Cameras, and Navigation

● Activity 1 - Enemy Navigation

● Activity 2 - Camera Control

● Activity 3 - Environmental Interactions

● Activity 4 - Demonstrate knowledge of the waypoint system

● Activity 5 - Demonstrate knowledge of NPC spawning and placement

3D Art and Audio Pipeline

● Activity 1 - Create a Red Alert Mode Scene Switch

● Activity 2 - Implement and Modify Audio

● Activity 3 - Prepare for Peer Review

● Activity 4 - Peer Review

● Activity 5 - Final Review

What to Bring

● Each participant will need to have a laptop (Windows or OSX), power supply (including any necessary international adapters), and mouse.

● It is recommended to have Unity 2017.4 installed prior to the beginning the workshop.