This course is all about starting to learn how to develop video games using the C# programming language and the Unity game engine on Windows or Mac. Why use C# and Unity instead of some other language and game engine? Well, C# is a really good language for learning how to program and then programming professionally. Also, the Unity game engine is very popular with indie game developers; Unity games were downloaded 16,000,000,000 times in 2016! Finally, C# is one of the programming languages you can use in the Unity environment.
Introduction to C# Programming and Unity
This course is part of C# Programming for Unity Game Development Specialization
Instructor: Dr. Tim "Dr. T" Chamillard
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, you'll learn about the course and get Unity installed and configured. You'll write your first C# console application and your first C# script in Unity.
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8 videos9 readings1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt
In this module, you'll learn how information is stored in the computer using binary and you'll learn how data types tell us how to interpret the bits and memory and what operations we can perform on those bits. You'll also learn about the most commonly-used numeric types in C#, you'll get some practice reading documentation (which programmers do all the time!), and you'll learn how to use the debugger to find and fix bugs in your code.
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7 videos7 readings2 assignments1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt
In this module, you'll learn the foundational concepts in the Object-Oriented (OO) paradigm. This paradigm is incredibly useful in game development, because it models our software system as a set of software objects that interact with each other. Those concepts map nicely to games, which typically include lots of game entities that interact with each other. You'll learn how to actually use classes and objects in your code as well.
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6 videos4 readings1 programming assignment1 discussion prompt
In this module, you'll learn some of the basic ideas behind using Unity to develop 2D games. You'll also learn how we can make decisions in our code.
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Reviewed on Aug 27, 2022
awsome instructor he teaches through mistakes which maybe intentional but says the reasons in detail why and when and spoon feeds us with documentations no breifing just all instructing in details
Reviewed on Jan 20, 2024
Amazing course for learning game development for someone who hasn't programmed before. The videos cover enough for one to get the idea but the corresponding book chapters is where the depth lies.
Reviewed on Mar 18, 2021
Thanks for helping me to understand coding and actually boosting my confidence with the various assignments, This was my first step in coding world and I think it was in the right direction
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