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This is a log of meetups and lessons for [[GameDevelopment]].
This is a log of meetups and lessons for [[GameDevelopment]].
==Wed Jan 6 2010==
First class of 2010!
===Why are we interested in game dev?===
First of all, figure out why you want to learn game development. What's your goal? What's your background?
*Keith: Background in web dev, wants to learn game dev.
*Leora: Interested in developing character ideas into game form.
*Alex: I like Unity and I'm into teaching it!
===What You Need===
You need a few things to learn Unity.
*A computer running Mac 10.5 or Windows XP+.
*As much memory a you can get. Max out the memory you can install in your computer. Unity likes a lot of memory! If you have 1GB, might want to up that to 2 or 4 GB.
*The free Unity game engine [http://www.unity3d.com Download it] to begin.
===What this class covers===
We're covering basics first and developing some simple games.
*Download it
*Get to know the window interface
*Learn how to manipulate objects in Scene view
*Learn how to move around with navigation
*Do the built-in tutorials and download additional 3rd Person Platformer, 1st Person Shooter and 2D Platformer tutorials.
===Create a simple scene with a flashlight and ghosts===
These steps aren't complete, but will be detailed more precisely later. You can get help with all the missing steps by coming to the class.
*Create a new project
*drop a First Person Controller into it, set its transform to 0,0,0
*Create a cube under it, resize it to 10,10,1
*Make a sphere, rename it Ghost
*Set its collider to IsTrigger = true
*Make a javascript, rename it GhostKillsYou
*Edit GhostKillsYou
*Make it handle a collision with:
<nowiki> function onTriggerEnter ( collider : Collider) {
    Application.LoadLevel(0); // this resets the game to level id 0
}
</nowiki>
*Make a Cube called GhostSummoner
*Make a script for it that uses Instantiate() to spawn more ghosts
*Make a var GhostPrefabToSpawn : Transform;
===Next Class:===
*Make AI for the ghost to chase the player
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