A 'game discovery' primer by Simon Carless

 A blog post by Simon Carless on 'game discovery'.

https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonCarless/

UNITY3D - Pointers

About Unity

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Always wanted to learn to code, but never had the time? We’re supporting our community of students and educators during this time of school closures and remote learning by offering Create with Code Live.

* Create with Code is one of our most popular courses that makes learning to code fun and engaging through game development, and is aligned to ISTE Standards for computer science education. Starting on Monday, March 23, the Unity Education team will be hosting free, interactive Create with Code Live virtual classes open to students, teachers, and anyone else interested in learning to code.


* Learn more about Create with Code Live and see the full schedule here: https://learn.unity.com/course/create-with-code-live
- No need to log in to access this page
- Register for each Zoom webinar-based class on this page
- User will be directed to register here: https://create.unity3d.com/create-with-code-live
- Live Q&A through Zoom chat
- Class recordings with transcripts will be shared on this page

* Each weekday through May 8, a Unity Certified Instructor will host an hour-long virtual class at 9am PT and 5pm PT to accommodate different time zones. The content covered in both classes will be the same, so learners should attend the class that fits their schedule. Between classes, learners can expect to do up to 30 minutes of independent work. Live Q&A and community support will be available.

* Classes will be recorded, so you learners can catch-up on any classes they miss.

* Learners can attend all or some of the classes, depending on their availability and interests.

* By the end of this course, you will have foundational skills in Unity, C# computer programming, game design, and development. You’ll also be prepared to take the Unity Certified User certification exam.

* For students, we recommend applying for the Unity Student plan (https://store.unity.com/academic/unity-student) to make the most of Unity, but this is not required for participation in Create with Code Live. To get set up for the course, please install Unity (https://store.unity.com/download-nuo).

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Extras:

New Unity course available including Educator resources! Real-Time Animated Storytelling is a course for artists to help them build the technical skills required for a career in animation. This course serves as a gentle introduction to the core concepts that animation studios use in their pipelines.Not only will you learn about real-time 3D animation concepts and workflows, you’ll become acquainted with a wide range of Unity tools and techniques for content creation of all kinds. This is the foundational knowledge that may set students on a path to becoming an animation layout artist, programmer, technical artist, or VR developer. More information here: https://blogs.unity3d.com/…/learn-how-to-tell-your-stories…/

Unity for Educators: 

A Beginner’s Guide is a four-week live course starting July 14th created by teachers (including those found in this group!) who will introduce you to creating and teaching with Unity, best practices for bringing 3D interactive technology into the classroom and learning alongside your students.

Register for the live course: https://create.unity3d.com/unity-for-educators-jul20…

And read more about the course here: https://learn.unity.com/…/unity-for-educators-a-beginner-s-…