Overview

Prototyping is a key part of the game design process. It allows designers to test out how their mechanics work, how the game feels, and if the core concept is even fun, before putting in the time and effort of development.

Instructions

Establish a plan for your level. Create a word document named lastname_UnityPlan.docx and include the following:

• How should the player move through and interact with the space? Describe this without comparing your game to existing games.

• Add your level sketch and description from this week’s discussion board.

• Find an image or two that you can use as concept art. You can find existing art, game screenshots, or draw something yourself, that helps establish a plan for what your final game will look like.

Create a new project using the 3D URP template. Name it lastname_UnityPrototype. Import the package provided on blackboard to your project. If you need help with this step, see the “Project Setup Demo Video” linked below in Additional Resources.

Use the “Unity Prototyping Components Guide” for an explanation on all components of the package and what features of each you can modify. You do not need to modify the meshes, colliders, materials, or colors of anything for this lab; that will come later.

Set up your character controller

• Your player must be able to move, jump, take damage, and collect coins

• Add the components from the package to your player and make adjustments to the default values, to execute on your plan. You should not keep the default values for most things. For example, the default look sensitivity is very low and the jump is very floaty. Modify those values to make the player’s movement feel better.

Using Probuilder, create a testing playground that you can use to experiment with your game’s movement and mechanics. This testing playground should be a precursor to your final plan, so that you can test that everything works as expected and feels right, before you take the time to flesh out the final level. You may need platforms, walls, stairs, ramps, etc. to test your desired movement. Make sure the player cannot escape your test area, as this would result in them being softlocked.

Populate your test level with hazards, projectiles, and coins, so you can test all of these mechanics.

Set up your canvas with the components you need, based on your plan.

Add the audioController to your scene. Add sounds to all available sound slots. You can change these sounds later, but every action must have a sound.

Remember to test your game regularly, including building and testing! Sometimes things will function/move differently in build.

Deliverables

• Your plan document

• Your game build

• A video walkthrough with an explanation for what values you modified and why.

To Blackboard

A video of or YouTube link to your walkthrough named lastname_UnityPrototypeVideo.mp4

Before you begin your paper, start collecting your sources. For this paper you will need at least two sources. Pick your topic and find your two sources. You must cite these sources in MLA format.  

In your post tell us what organization you will be analyzing. Next pick a quote from each of your sources and cite it using in-text citations. Then paraphrase something from each source and cite it using in-text citations. Remember that any time you directly copy someone else’s work or paraphrase their ideas, you must cite it.  

Finally, cite both sources as you would in a works-cited page.  

Notes:

1. It’s ok if you don’t end up using the exact quotes/paraphrasing when you write your paper, this is just to get you started.

2. Remember that Wikipedia is not a valid source, but it can be a good starting point. Check the sources at the bottom of the page for sources that you can use. 

Example Post: 

Organization: Nintendo  

In 2008 “[the] Wii became the first system purchased by more than 10 million Americans in a single year” (“About Us”).  

“As Nintendo prepared to release the Famicom in the United States, it decided to change the console’s name to NES, or Nintendo Entertainment System” (Pace).  

Nintendo started out manufacturing playing cards for a game called Hanafuda in 1889 (“About Us.”).  

Nintendo was founded in 1889 by Yusajiro Yamauchi (Pace).  

“About Us.” Nintendo , www.nintendo.com/us/about/. Accessed 10 Jan. 2024.  

Pace, Lisha. “Nintendo: Complete Guide – History, Products, Founding, and More.” History-Computer , 8 Sept. 2023, history-computer.com/nintendo-history/. Accessed 10 Jan. 2024.  

Interactive Blackboard Resource: MLA Checklist