Introduction to Game Development with Unity

This is an outline of timings to expect for the course.  Each day includes 5 hours of taught workshops, and time to socialise with fellow students during supervised breaks.   

Day 1 

09:00 - 09:30: Arrival, welcome and sign-in   

09:30 - 9:45: Groups will be taken to workshop locations (up to a 10-min walk across campus)   

10:00 – 11:00: Introduction to Game Development 

11:00 – 12.30: Introduction to Unity: Lets make a Level 

12.30 - 13:00: Lunch break 

13:00 - 13:15: Groups will be taken back to workshop locations (up to a 10-min walk across campus) 

13:15 – 15:00: Gameplay Scripting 

15:00 - 15:45: Building your Game 

15:45 - 16:00: Groups will be collected from workshop locations   

16:00: Close, sign-out and collection   

Day 2

09:00 - 09:30: Arrival, welcome and sign-in   

09:30 - 9:45: Groups will be taken to workshop locations (up to a 10-min walk across campus)   

10:00 – 12:30: Creating and Importing Assets 

12.30 - 13:00: Lunch break   

13:15 – 14:00: Making a Menu 

14:00 – 15:45: Creating your Final Build 

15:45 - 16:00: Groups will be collected from workshop locations   

16:00: Close, sign-out and collection   

Workshops on this course will cover the following topics:    

Introduction to Game Development  

In this two part session you will learn about who makes games and how they make them. 

We begin by exploring the different roles within a core development team within the games industry and discuss other roles that support the production of video games. Expanding on this you will then learn how such varied teams work together to create the games you know and love. 

Introduction to Unity: Lets make a Level 

Opening Unity Editor we'll get comfortable with the interface and begin learning how to use the Tile Palette to build our first level. 

Gameplay Scripting in Unity

We’ll explore how we add Gameplay to our level from the previous workshop. This will allow us to create a core gameplay loop and then go on to create our first game like project.  

Building Your Game

We’ll finish the day by using the new knowledge we’ve gained througout the day to create a small playable game that we can iterate upon the following day. 

Creating and Importing Assets

We'll use Pixelart.com to follow along creating a simple Sprite. Then We'll learn how to import it into Unity Engine and get it moving around in the scene. 

Making a Menu

In this short workshop we'll make our main menu that every player will see when they start the game. Once we've done this we'll explore how we change the way levels load in our game and how we connect the levels together. 

Creating your Final Build

In our final session we'll use what we've learned throughout the days to create our final game. Our staff will be on hand to support you creating new scripts or assets to add to your game before we export the game and put it onto a USB stick to take home. 

Expect to get straight into the game development process, combining learning about how the games market works with getting hands-on creating your own playable game using the Unity3D Game Engine.  

The course is comprised of structured learning whilst having fun in a supportive and supervised environment. This one-day course is structured with 5 full hours of teaching, with breaks for lunch and refreshments. 

Workshops are led by our experienced teaching staff at Falmouth, with all staff DBS checked. The day is designed to give you a taste of what it’s like to study at Falmouth University, with all workshops based on campus in our fantastic teaching facilities.  

You may wish to bring a reusable water bottle with you, and anything else you need to feel comfortable through the day.   

Please note: we advise that phones or other personal possessions are not brought to the course, any possessions brought with you are your responsibility and Falmouth University will not be liable for any loss or damage.   

All equipment and materials you will need are included in the course fee, together with refreshments and lunch (all dietary requirements catered for). 

Refreshments and lunch are included in the course fee. All dietary requirements can be catered for. ​ You may wish to bring a reusable water bottle with you. 

This course is taught in our professional Games Academy facilities on our Penryn campus.   

​There is plenty of parking available on our Penryn campus and you can also reach us via a range of public transport options. Visit our Penryn campus page to find out more.  

​For campus maps and information on visiting us, please visit our How to find us page.​  

We will provide further information in your course joining email after your place has been confirmed. 

​​You will leave with a certificate of completion, available when you finish the day and sign out. 

This course is for 14 – 17 year olds only, and no pre-requisite game development knowledge is required, however you will need to be familiar and confident with a PC and be able to complete basic IT tasks on your own in order to fully enjoy this course as we’ll be introducing some skills in the Unity Game Engine such as asset creation, level design, and scripting. 

​​A parent or guardian must sign 14 and 15 year olds in and out, and be present for drop off and pick up.  If 16 and 17 year olds wish to sign themselves in and out then we will require written consent emailed to futurestudies@falmouth.ac.uk in advance of the course.  

Drop off is from 9am – 9.30am, pick up is at 4pm. 

​​If you have any further questions please check the FAQs on our website or contact futurestudies@falmouth.ac.uk. 

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