Dr. Ko's Unity Hyper Casual Game Series 03: Learn by Following

The worries of a beginner in game development,
Solve it with this lecture!

Unity, I learned the basics
How to play the actual game
If you are at a loss as to what to create?

of commercialized games
Development method
If you were curious?

Real-world examples
Try making it by following the instructions
Want to learn while having fun ?

Sections 1~6 - 3D Stack

• Create a start cube and set up the background. Set up the project basics and create the effects you see in the background.
• Learn how to create and generate moving cube objects that gradually change color (completely randomly every 5 turns) from a given location, and move the camera along with the cubes as they stack up like a tower.
• Moving Cubes, Placing Cubes, Creating Fragment Cubes Learn how to move a cube in a specified direction, place a cube with a mouse click, and then compare its position with the last cube to create fragment cubes that do not overlap.
• Game Over: Compare the overlapping values (hangOver) of the Last Cube and the Current Cube to determine whether the game is over and process the game over.
• Configure the game UI Main, In Game, and Game Over UI, and activate/deactivate the UI depending on the situation.
• Additional features
  • Learn how to play a camera animation so you can see the entire cube tower when the game is over.
  • Learn how to handle Perfect processing when cubes are perfectly overlapped, and how to play sounds and effects.
  • You will also learn how to restore a certain amount of cube size if your Perfect Combo is 5 or more.

_{A 3D game where you place cubes at precise timing to build a tower as high as possible while minimizing the number of pieces cut off.}

Section 7~11 - 2D Don't Touch The Spikes

• Create and place walls and visible objects on the map. Create/place walls and visible objects on the map.
• Controlling Player Objects Learn how to control the jumping and left/right movement of player objects.
• Visibility Enable/Disable, Game Over
  • When a player collides with a wall, the spikes on the collided wall are disabled, and the spikes on the opposite wall are enabled.
  • When a player collides with a thorn, a player destruction effect is played and the game is over.
• Configure the game UI Main, In Game, and Game Over UI, and activate/deactivate the UI depending on the situation.
• Additional implementation
  • Change the background color and play a sound when the player collides with a wall for visual effect.
  • Plays a sound when a player dies from a collision with a thorn.
  • Create/play an effect that leaves an afterimage at the player's location whenever the player jumps.

_{A 2D game where players jump at the right time to avoid thorns appearing on both walls and survive as long as possible.}

Sections 12~18 - 3D Stack Ball

• Creating and deploying platform objects
  • Create 6 types of platform piece objects and 20 types of platform objects currently used in the game.
  • Build/place pillars, final platforms, and place platforms by selecting the number/type of platforms according to the level.
  • Changes the color of pillars, platforms (destructible parts), players, and UI that appear in the game.
• Player Object Implements the player's jump and sets up collisions between the player and the platform.
• Handling player and platform collisions
  • Use Rigidbody's AddForceAtPosition, AddTorque, etc. to send the platform pieces flying.
  • Implement the player's descent, and distinguish between breakable and non-breakable pieces of the platform and handle them when they collide with the player.
  • As the player descends, the camera object moves taking into account the position of the player and the last platform.
• Game Logic - Configure the Main UI before the game starts , activate it when the game is played, and deactivate it when the game starts with a mouse click.
• Game Logic - Starting the Game
  • Prints information about the current level, next level, level progress bar (current level progress, %), and current score.
  • Implement a power gauge that increases when you click the mouse and decreases when you release the mouse, and activate power mode when the power gauge reaches 100% (all pieces can be destroyed).
• Game Logic - Game Over Configure the Game Over UI and activate the Game Over UI with a player destruction effect when the game is over.
• Game Logic - Game Clear
  • Configure the game clear UI, and activate the game clear UI with an effect that looks like a lot of pieces of paper fluttering like a fanfare effect when the game is cleared.
  • When loading a scene by clearing the game, we use PlayerPrefs to save/load data so that the current score is maintained and the Main UI can be disabled.

_{A 3D game where the player destroys destructible (colored platform pieces) platform pieces on a rotating platform to reach the goal.}

Q. Can non-majors also take the course?

This is possible because we have created videos and PPTs so that even non-majors can follow along.
However, for non-majors and Unity beginners, they can only "create the same game as in the lecture."

Creating this game requires understanding the various principles and knowledge to apply them to other games.
Non-majors are recommended to first study the course "Dr. Koh's Unity Basics: Learn by Following" before taking this course.

Q. What are the benefits of taking this course?

Learn how to create games with Unity.
To develop the game you want, you need to understand the logic of many games and be able to apply the code and techniques you know.
Applying these techniques requires exposure to many games developed by others.

• This course was created using the latest version of Unity, 2022.1.0f1 (as of July 13, 2022).
• To follow this tutorial, we recommend using Unity 2021.3.xf1 (LTS) or later, which is the recommended release.
• You can use a lower Unity version as it does not require the latest version of the technique.
• This course currently works fine on the latest LTS version, 2022.3.xf1, and the latest other versions, 2023.2.xf1.