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Let’s go over what we’ll be doing throughout this course, from the tools we need to what we’ll build with them.
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Alright, let's go
over what we'll be doing in this course.
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First, we'll install all the necessary
tools, including our IDE,
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required extensions, the .NET
SDK, and Unity Hub.
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We'll also go through the process
of creating a Unity account
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and getting a free license.
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Once everything is set up, we'll start
building our first game, a scaled-down
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clone of a once very popular mobile game
which had a bird flapping around.
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You may remember it.
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Instead of a bird,
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we'll be using Treehouse's Mike the Frog
with his duct-taped cardboard wings.
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Just a quick note,
this game is for personal learning
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only, so please don't attempt to publish
or sell it.
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This classic side-scrolling
arcade game is a great starting point
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because it requires minimal player
input while teaching fundamental game
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development concepts.
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Our game will have the player control
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Mike the Frog, flapping his wings
to fly through small moving gaps.
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To make this happen, we need to capture
the player input when they press a button.
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We'll also spawn obstacles at timed intervals
and have them move from right to left.
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While it may look
our frog is flying to the right,
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he's actually stationary.
The pipes are what moving.
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This allows for the gameplay to be endless
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and saves us
from having to make a very long level.
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To keep things challenging,
we'll randomize the height of the gaps.
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Every time Mike makes it through a gap,
the player's score will increase.
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If he collides with an obstacle,
we'll trigger a game over menu.
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Finally, we'll implement a restart feature
so that the game is replayable.
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We'll build everything from scratch,
breaking it into small, manageable chunks.
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I'll guide you through each
task in a logical order
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so we're not jumping
around and getting lost.
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While this game may
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seem simple, you might be surprised
at how much goes into making it work.
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I'll explain everything
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thoroughly without overwhelming you
with too much information.
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By the end, you'll have a fun,
looping game and a solid foundation
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to start adding your own ideas or applying
these features to your own projects.
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In the next video,
we'll get all of our tools installed.
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See you there!
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