Game Development

Due to constant rise of the video game industry, the demand for game developers is increasing at a steadfast rate. The Game Development Workshop will impart participants with the knowledge of the tools and techniques needed for design and development of games. This intensive two-day workshop will explore the day-to-day craft of game design through hands-on activities, group discussion, analysis, and critique. The training focus is to enable participants to develop interactive games using JavaScript and C# with the help of live projects

Workshop Highlights

• Exposure to Game development with Interactive lecture sessions
• Create fully playable games
• Group discussions to encourage innovation
• Good multimedia content to help students grasp the material easily

Who Should Attend ?

• Interested in learning about Games and its design
• Interested in Game Development
• Looking for a career in Game Development
• Wants to work as a freelance game developer

Topics to Be Covered

Day 1

Session 1

• Introduction to Unity Software
• Difference between 3D and 2D Game Design Concepts
• Working of Unity Game Engine
• Detail explanation of X, Y & Z axis
• Importance of Depth Axis in Game Engine
• Installing the Unity Software
• Activating the Unity Software

Session 2

• What are different panels in Unity?
• Designing a Ball Movement PC Game in Unity
• Introduction to 3D GameObjects in Unity
• Importing the 3D Gameobjects inside the Game
• Readjusting the position, shape and rotation of GameObjects
• Developing and writing scripts for different GameObjects
• Creating Parent and Child GameObjects
• Adding Color to Individual GameObjects

Day 2

Session 3

• Setting Background Image to GameObjects
• Creating Prefabs from Existing GameObjects
• Creating Multiple GameObjects using Prefabs
• Customizing the existing Prefab
• Importing a SkyBox asset from the Asset Store

Session 4

• Introduction to Trigger function in Unity
• Working with OnTriggerEnter function in Unity
• Writing scripts to collect GameObjects
• Rotating GameObjects in particular direction.
• Attaching Scripts to GameObjects and playing the Game
• Building and running the Game inside your Computer

Day 3

Session 5

• First Person Shooter(FPS) Maze Game
• In FPS games the player experiences the Game view through the eyes of the Character. In this game you will develop the following.
• Design a Maze with realistic texture
• Develop the FPS Player
• Add Movements to the FPS Player
• Manover the FPS Player inside the Maze
• Design a Trophy
• Generate the trophy at random location in the Maze

Session 6

• Working with Goggle Resonance Audio
• Adding 3D sound using Resonance Audio to the Trophy
• Finding the Trophy using hint from 3D Resonance Audio
• Moving to Next Level after finding the Trohy
• Adding Joystick functionalities and building the game for Android & Ios devices

Day 4

Session 7

• Third Person Controller Game
• In a third person controller game the character is visible on the screen while gaming and the gameplay consist of collecting objects or shooting enemies.
• Develop the gameplay mechanics
• Adding movements and animations to 3D Character
• Understanding Raycast
• Shooting bullets with Raycast

Session 8

• Spawning Enemies at Random position
• Adding NavMesh Functionalities for enemy movement
• Shooting and killing enemy
• Adding the value to the score
• Persisting the score to another scene

Day 5

Session 9

• Developing an Intro Scene for the Game
• Intro to Unity UI Canvas
• Adding 2D UI & Text elements
• Adding a Button component
• Setting an OnClick Listiner to button and moving to next level

Session 10

• Adding Background Images to the Canvas
• Looking at different websites that provide Royalty free Images & audio
• Playing video inside Unity
• Working with 360 videos
• Working with Unity Particle Systems

Duration: The duration of this workshop will be five consecutive days, with 6-7 hours session per day

Certification Policy:

• Certificate of Participation for all the workshop participants.
• At the end of this workshop, a small competition will be organized among the participating students and winners will be awarded with a 'Certificate of Excellence'.
• Certificate of Coordination for the coordinators of the campus workshops.

Eligibility: There are no prerequisites. Anyone interested, can join this workshop.