Unity: 3D Level Design

2h 6mIntermediate2018-02-23

Authors

Alan Thorn

Game Developer, Author, Educator

Course details

Unity—the powerful interactive development tool for mobile and desktop games—boasts tools and features that allow you to build striking virtual worlds. In this course, Alan Thorn helps you enhance your Unity skill set by covering topics that can help you get up to speed with level design. Alan walks through the process of assembling a 3D environment with modular asset pieces, and explains how to create a Unity project and import and configure assets. He also discusses how to complete environment lighting, import Unity scripts, create timed behaviors, build an intelligent enemy character, and more.

The concepts covered in this course can help to prepare you for the Unity Certified Developer exam.

Learning objectives
Creating a Unity project
Importing and configuring assets
Modular level building
Getting started with lighting
Working with light probes and occlusion culling
Creating timed behaviors
Starting and completing a finite state machine

Skills covered

Real-TimeGame DevelopmentUnityVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingSoftware DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome

Importing and Configuring Assets

Creating a Unity project
Importing and configuring assets
Exporting content from Blender
Establishing a base level
Modular level building
Completing the level

Base Lighting and Refinements

Getting started with lighting
Completing environment lighting
Adding post-process effects
Working with light probes
Working with occlusion culling

Interactions and Gameplay

Importing utility scripts
Coin collection mechanic
Creating timed behaviors
Implementing the win condition

Animation and AI

Line of sight
Navigation meshes and pathfinding
Starting a finite state machine
Completing a finite state machine

Conclusion

Next steps