Instructor: Andrew Garrahan
Email: andrew@computerlunch.com
website: computerlunch andrewgarrahan.com

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Unity Interface & GameObjects

• Unity Learning Resources
• Interface Overview
• Scene View
• Game Objects & Components
• EXERCISE: Place 9 primitive 3d shape gameObjects into the scene view and modify their scale, rotation and position
• EXERCISE: Practice modifying primitive gameObjects build a pieces of furniture out of gameObject

Manipulating Game Objects in the scene view

• Materials
  • Albedo Color & Texture map
• The Hierarchy and Parent-Child relationships
• TIP: Snapping – Snap objects when moving, rotating or scaling by holding CTRL (PC) or CMD (Mac). Also use V to snap Vertices together. Change settings for snapping by choosing Edit – Snap Settings.

Core Concept – Prefab

• Prefabs
  • Creating Prefabs, Applying prefabs, Revert back to source prefab

External Unity Packages

The Unity Standard Assets, these assets are made by unity for help with common game dev tasks.

• We want to walk around our scene with a standard FPS (First Person Shooter) control scheme, we need the First Person View Controller Prefab
• STEP 1: Import the Characters Package from the Unity Standard Assets.
  
• STEP 2: Drag FPSController to your scene. NOTE: Make sure it the FPSController is above a floor not in another object as it might get stuck.
  STEP 3: Press “Play” button , and walk around using the AWSD + mouse for looking controls. You now have a first person controllable space.

Importing Assets

• Importing Assets
  • Textures ( PNG, PSD, JPEGS, and many more…)
    • Photoshop files? We like to save them the .psd directly in the unity project
    • Free Image editors
  • 3D models – What formats are supported? Unity can read .FBX, .dae (Collada), .3DS, .dxf
    • How to make my own models?
      Create your own mesh in Google sketchup, Maya, Blender, MagicaVoxel
    • DEMO: MagicaVoxel

• Audio & Sound Effects
• Unity Asset Store – An app store for texture , prefabs, sound effects, Script, even game templates
  • Experiment with Free Assets packages
  • TIP: Access the Asset Store From The Project – Need to find Assets fast? just use the Standard search field in the Project view, and switch the location from Assets to Asset Store to reveal appropriate content.
  • Asset: 3D Bakery Object
  • Asset: Stylized Trees (Low Poly)

Terrain

http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/script-Terrain.html

What are my options for VR headsets?

• Gear VR and Samsung Phone ( RECOMMENDED ) 99$ + compatible Samsung phone 500-700$
• Google Cardboard

Keep Going:

1. Start watching Unity Learning videos 
2. Complete Roll-a-Ball tutorial ( 3 HOURS )
   Roll-A-Ball Tutorial
3. Make a scene designed to be walked around with the First Person View Controller.Requirements
   – Use at least 1 external 3D model. ( You can download 3D meshes from sites like the Asset Store and turbosquid, or create your own mesh in Google sketchup, Maya, Blender, MagicaVoxel )
   – Use at least 4 materials  ( make sure 1 of them has a bitmap texture as the Albedo )
   – Make one prefab object that is clone a few times in the scene.Think about…
   – Think about the starting placement of the player, how will they move through the space. Will they walk around in circles? Will it have more of a linear pathway? Should jumping be involved? Is there clear start and ending to the scene , or is it more of a meditative space?
   – Focus on using the unity primitive 3D gameObjects first to create the world. Think about how can you use only simple cubes, to make walls , and complicated architecture, furnitures, even a sculpture of a person?
   – Try rotating the directional light to change the overall feeling of the scene
   – Think about how this scene might look in VR
   – Think about the scale of the environment what is near the player, are there objects far in to the distance that are only for show.
   – Try to avoid bringing high polygon models that might slow do the over all performance