Game Development/Art – Create a 2D Action Game with Unity/C#

Game development & Game art/animation. Create a 2D top down shooter using Unity 2018, C# and Ps/Gimp.

Created by: Noa Calice (aka Blackthornprod)
Indie game developer / Educator / Youtuber

What Will I Learn?

• Learn how to sketch and paint 2D game characters.
• Create awesome 2D game animations using Unity.
• Make a player character that can move around an environment and shoot projectiles.
• Program some cool AI behaviors for various enemy game characters using C#.
• Code a customizable enemy wave spawner.
• Make a multi staged boss fight using state machine behaviors.
• Make multiple weapons and power ups.
• Learn how to make great main menus and responsive UI.
• Create epic particle systems and sound effects.
• Be able to make an entire game from A to Z using Unity, C# and some 2D application like Ps or Gimp. And then publish that finished product on Itch io, Newgrounds or Gamejolt.

Requirements

• Have Unity and some 2D application like Ps, Gimp, SketchPad or MS Paint installed on your computer.
• Before starting this course you should understand the basics of Unity. Like saving scenes, navigating the interface, using the three basic manipulation tools (Translate, Rotate and Scale), create prefabs and add and modify components inside of the inspector.
• You should have a strong understanding of the basics of C#, such as creating variables, modifying those and calling functions.
• Have a strong desire to learn, have fun and create awesome games !

Target audience

• A beginner/intermediate game developer interested in learning how to create a fun, commercial quality 2D action game from A to Z using Unity and C#.
• This course is also for those curious about programming AI using C#.
• Someone wanting to learn how to draw and animate 2D game characters using a 2D application like Ps or Gimp and Unity.
• This course is NOT for complete beginners having never touched Unity or C#. You should have understood the basics of both Unity and C# if you wish to properly follow along and get the most out of this course.