1. Introduction to Gaming & Simulation

Module I: Welcome to Game Engine (2+2.5)

• 1.1 Importance of Storyboarding a Game Idea
• 1.2 The Economics of Game Development
• 1.3, Assessing Game Markets and Platforms
• 1.4 Marketing Methods for Games
• 1.5 Monetizing Games and Upgrades.

Module II: Introduction to Game Production (1)

• 1.6 Video Game Platforms and Genres
• 1.7 Describing the Game Production Pipeline 1.8 Game Development Jobs and Roles
• 1.9 The Game Design Document
• 1.10 The Technical Design Document
• 1.11 Getting Started in Unity
• 1.12 Creating a New Unity Project
• 1.13 Using the Unity Asset Store
• 1.14 Source Control for Working in Team.

Module III: The Game Engine User Interface (2+2)

• 1.15Introduction to the Unity Editor Interface
• 1.16 Analyzing the Unity Editor User Interface
• 1.17 Utilizing the Unity Editor User Interface
• 1.18 Navigating the Scene View Window
• 1.19 Utilizing the Game View Window
• 1.20 Navigating the Hierarchy Window
• 1.21 Using the Inspector Window
• 1.22 Managing Assets in the Project Window
• 1.23. Searching and Filtering in the Project Window, Organizing the Scene with Layers

Module IV: Using Game objects and assets (1+2)

• 1.24 Creating and Modifying Game Objects
• 1.25 Defining Unity Editor Units
• 1.26 Describing Assets in the Production Pipeline
• 1.27 Review: Defining an Asset
• 1 28 Organizing Assets in the Unity Editor
• 1.29 Defining a Game Object.

Module V: Defining a Game Object (2+2)

• 1.30 Creating Unity-native Game Objects
• 1.31 Manipulating Game Objects in the Unity Editor
• 1.32 Describing What is a Unity-native Game Object
• 1.33The Role of Components in the Unity Editor
• 1.34Defining Prefabs and Scene Structure
• 1.35Defining the Role of the Prefab in Unity
• 1.36Creating and Saving a Scene.

Module VI: The Hierarchy of Scenes within a Game (1+2)

• 1.37 Importing Assets into a Project
• 1.38 Importing and Configuring a 3D Model
• 1.39 Importing Textures for Use in Materials
• 1.40 Importing FBX Files with Animation, Working with Sprites, Introduction to Sprites in Game Development.

Module VII: Managing Projects and Assets (1+2)

• 1.41 Project Management in Unity
• 1.42 Introduction to Game Project Management
• 1.43 Managing Assets, Using the Unity Asset Store (Reprise)
• 1.44 Importing Offline Content
• 1.45 Creating Project Structure Based on Assets
• 1.46 sorting the Zombie Toys Prop Model Assets
• 1.47 Setting Resolution and Type of Texture Files

2. Game Assets and Objects

Module I: Preparing Assets for implementation (1+2.5)

• 2.1 Best Practices in 3D Content Creation
• 2.2 Modelling for Games
• 2.3 Animating for Games
• 2.4 UV Mapping and Texturing Techniquesand Exporting to Unity
• 2.5 Importing into unity
• 2.6 materials in Unity
• 2.7 The Interaction of Lighting and Materials.

Module II: Discovering the Standard Shader in Unity (1+2)

• 2.8 Exploring other Material Types
• 2.9 Analyzing the Benefits of Customer Shaders
• 2.10 Creating the Materials for Zombie Toys Props
• 2.11 Duplicating and Modifying Materials
• 2.12 Case Studies in Material Creation
• 2.13 Managing and Using Textures in the Unity Editor
• 2.14 Texturing for Game Development
• 2.15 Optimization and Reuse of Textures.

Module III: Assembling the Game Level (2+2)

• 2.16 Branching and Hierarchies
• 2.17 Creating Hierarchies in Unity
• 2.18 Using Empty Game Objects as Pivots
• 2.19 Introduction to Physics in Unity
• 2.20 Understanding the Physics System in Unity
• 2.21 Introduction to the Rigid body Component.

Module IV: Introduction to Colliders (1+2)

• 2.22 Creating the Colliders for Zombie Toys Props
• 2.23 Introduction to Game Level Design
• 2.24 Introduction to Game Level Design
• 2.25 The Level Design in Zombie Toys
• 2.26 Placing Objects in a Scene
• 2.27 Importing the Prop Prefabs into the Scene
• 2.28 Cloning the Stars
• 2.29 Creating the Level Boundaries.

Module V: Lighting in Games (1+2)

• 2.30 Introduction to Game Lighting
• 2.31Introduction to Game Lighting
• 2.32Differences in Lighting for Games and for Film
• 2.33 Placing and Adjusting Lights in a Scene
• 2.34 Analyzing the Different Lights and Properties
• 2.35 Light Types and Behaviors
• 2.36 Using Layers to Exclude Objects from Lighting
• 2.37 Casting and Modifying Shadows
• 2.38 Mesh Renderer Attributes for Shadows.

Module VI: Differentiating Shadow Types (1+2)

• 2.39 Creating Cookies to Shape Lights
• 2.40 Faking Shadows for Better Performance
• 2.41 Benefits of Faking Shadows in Games
• 2.42 Utilizing Painted Shadows
• 2.43 Using Projectors to Project Shadow Cookies
• 2.44 Lighting the Zombie Toys Game
• 2.45 Lighting the Zombie Toys Scene
• 2.46Lighting Variations for Changing the Mood.

Module VII: Baking Lighting in Game Production (1+2)

• 2.47 Light Baking in Video Games
• 2.48 Introduction to Light Baking in Video Games
• 2.49 Setting Objects to Participate in Light Baking
• 2.50 Marking Objects as Static for Light Baking
• 2.51 Creating UV Coordinates for Light Baking
• 2.52 Baking Lighting
• 2.53 Continuous and Manual Light Baking
• 2.54 Placing Light Probes for Moving Objects
• 2.55 Creating Reflection Probes
• 2.56 Baking the Lighting in Zombie Toy
• 2.57 Creating the Light Probes in Zombie Toys

3. Building Game Environment

Module I: Building the Player and Allies (2+2)

• 3.1 Creating a Player Controller
• 3.2 Examining Why to Use a Custom Controller
• 3.3 Creating the Player Controller Game Object
• 3.4 Adding a Game Manager
• 3.5 Explaining the, Purpose of the Game Manager
• 3.6 Making the Controller Functional.
• 3.7 Adding Scripts for Behavior
• 3.8 Configuring the Camera
• 3.9 Creating the Sheep Ally
• 3.10Building the Sheep Ally From a Model
• 3.11 Creating the Dog Ally
• 3.12 Building the Dog Ally From a Model.

Module II: Building the Enemies (2+2)

• 3.13 Creating an Enemy
• 3.14 Designing the Enemy Behaviors
• 3.15Creating the First Enemy Character
• 3.16 Creating the Enemy Animator Controller
• 3.17 Creating Additional Enemies
• 3.18 Creating the Zombear Enemy
• 3.19 Creating the Zombie Duck Enemy
• 3.20 Creating the Other Enemies
• 3.21 introducing Enemies into the Game, Placing the Spawn Points, Spawning the Enemies.

Module III: Introduction to Unity’s Particle System (1+1)

• 3.22 Analyzing Existing Particle Effects
• 3.23 Setting Up the Interface for Effects
• 3.24 Case Study: Developing the Lightning Attack
• 3.25 Overview of the Lightning Attack
• 3.26 Building the Lightning Attack Hit
• 3.27 Building the Lightning
• 3.28 Attack Emitter
• 3.29 Building the Lightning Bolt
• 3.30Integrating the Lightning Attack into the Game

Module IV: Creating Particle Systems (1+2)

• 3.31 Intro to the Particle Systems in the Unity Editor
• 3.32 Examples of Unity Particles in Video Games
• 3.33 the Role of the Effects Artist in Video Games
• 3.34 Comparing Game Effects with Other Media,And Production Best Practices for Particle Systems.

Module V: Case Study (1+2)

• 3.35 Developing the Frost Attack
• 3.36 Introduction to the Frost Attack
• 3.37 Building the Frost Debuff, Building the, Frost Attack Emitter
• 3.38 Building the Frost Cone Effect
• 3.39 Integrating the Frost Attack into the Game
• 3.40 Case, Study: Developing the Stink Bomb Attack
• 3.41 Introduction to the Stink Bomb Attack
• 3.42 Creating the Stink Bomb Hit Effect.

Module VI: Case Study (1+2)

• 3.43 Developing the Slime Attack
• 3.44 Introduction to the Slime Attack
• 3.45 Creating the Slime Hit Effect
• 3.46 Creating the Slime Debuff
• 3.47 Creating the Slime Attack Reticle
• 3.48 Building the Slime Attack Emitter
• 3.49 Building the Slime Projectile
• 3.50 Integrating the Slime Attack into the Game
• 3.51 Finalizing Player Attacks, Adding the Ally Manager.

Module VII: Adding Audio to Game Levels (1+2.5)

• 3.52 Introduction to Audio in Game Development
• 3.53 Introduction to Audio in Game Development
• 3.54 Importing Audio into Unity
• 3.55 Introduction to Importing Audio in Unity
• 3.56 Supported Audio Formats in Unity, Playing Audio in the Unity Editor
• 3.57 Testing Audio Sources in the Scene, Mixing Audio in Unity
• 3.58 Using Audio Mixers and Audio Mixer Groups
• 3.59 Setting up the Zombie Toys Audio Mixers
• 3.60 Creating Audio Effects, Introduction

4. Game Animation, Scripting & UI

Module I: Animating Game Objects in the Unity Editor (1+2)

• 4.1 Introduction to Animation in Game Development
• 4.2 Introduction to Animation in Game Development
• 4.3 Animating in the Unity Editor
• 4.4 Animation in the Unity Editor
• 4.5 Refining Animation in the Unity Editor.

Module II: Bringing Animation into the Game  (1+2)

• 4.6 Importing Animated Characters
• 4.7 Introduction to Rigging and Imported Animation
• 4.8 Asset Data when Importing
• 4.9 Available Rig Animation Types.

Module III: Animation Creation and Controlling (1+2)

• 4.10 Creating and Naming Animation-Clips
• 4.11 Creating an Animator Controller
• 4.12 Introduction to the Animator Controller
• 4.13 Creating and Modifying Animation States
• 4.14 Creating Parameters to Control Transitions
• 4.15 Creating an Animator Override Controller.

Module IV: Scripting in Game Development (2+2.5)

• 4.16 Intro to Scripting in Game Development
• 4.17 Intro to Scripting in Game Development
• 4.18 Creating Scripts in Unity
• 4.19 Creating and Saving a Script in Unity
• 4.20 Analysing the Default
• 4.21 Script Methods, Scripting Primer and Best Practices
• 4.22 Attaching a Script to a Game Object.
• 4.23 Variables
• 4.24 List of Variable Types
• 4.25 Creating Conditions in Scripting
• 4.26 Introduction to Conditions
• 4.27 The “if’ Condition
• 4.28 The “if else” Condition
• 4.29 Complex Conditions, Looping.

Module V: Designing User Interfaces for Games (1+2)

• 4.30 Introduction to Designing the User Interface
• 4.31 Assessing User Interface Design Needs
• 4.32 Examining the UI Tools in the Unity Editor
• 4.33 Creating a User Interface
• 4.34 Investigating the Canvas Functionality
• 4.35: Utilizing the Power of the Rect Transform
• 4.36 Creating a UI Button
• 4.37 Creating a UI Image
• 4.38 Creating UI Text
• 4.39 Creating Interaction in the UI with Events.

Module VI: Introduction to Looping (1+2)

• 4.40 The “while” Loop
• 4.41 The “for” Loop
• 4.42 Creating Custom Methods
• 4.43 Benefits of Using Custom Methods
• 4.44 Utilizing Arguments
• 4.45 Utilizing Method Return Types
• 4.46 Coroutines, Introduction to Coroutines
• 4.47 Accessing Components via Script
• 4.48 Utilizing the getComponent() Function
• 4.49 Code Cases
• 4.50 Common Pieces of Zombie Toys Code.

Module VII: Implementing Navigation and Path Finding (1+2)

• 4.51 Introduction to Navigation and Path Finding
• 4.52 Introduction to Navigation in Unity
• 4.53 Describing a NavMesh
• 4.54 Defining a NavMesh Agent
• 4.55 Describing a NavMesh Obstacle

5. Binary Deployment and Cross-Platform Controls

Module I: Building the Camera and Player Selection System (1+3)

• 5.1 Intro to the Camera and Player Selection Behaviors
• 5.2 Analyzing the Player Selection System.

Module II: Creating another Player Option  (2+2.5)

• 5.3 Making the Player Selectable
• 5.4Adding Another Player
• 5.5 Finalizing the Camera.

Module III: Adding Camera Animations (2+2)

• 5.6 Configuring the Camera Animator Controller
• 5.7 Applying Behavior to the Camera
• 5.8 Adding Character Selection Spotlights.

Module IV: Building and Deploying the Game (1+1)

• 5.9 Building the Game
• 5.10 Introduction to the Build Process
• 5.11Adjusting the Player Settings
• 5.12 Building the Game.

Module V: Protecting Your Creation (1)

• 5.13 Legal Considerations for Your Game
• 5.14 Unity Services
• 5.15 Unlocking the Unity Platform Potential
• 5.16 Surveying Unity Services

Module VI: Understanding of Cross-Platform Inputs (1+2)

• 5.17 Different Input types like
• 5.18 Mobile, WebGL, OpenVR& other unity supported platforms.

Module VII: Preparing for Mobile Deployment (2+2)

• 5.19 Modifying Zombie Toys for Mobile
• 5.20 Introduction to Mobile Development in Unity
• 5.21 Changing the Build Platform to Mobile
• 5.22 Adding the Mobile Interface UI
• 5.23 Implementing Mobile Input Behaviors