GameMaker was first developed in 1999 by Professor Mark Overmars to be used in education. This easy-to-learn 2D game-making tool with its GML visual system is ideal for teaching coding and game design. In this article, we will explore the benefits of teaching coding and game design, take a closer look at GameMaker, and learn about the free resources available … Read More
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YoYo Games has just released a significant new tutorial for GameMaker Studio 2. It is called Little Town. This education tutorial package was developed in collaboration with Benjamin Rivers. Benjamin is an award-winning game developer and university lecturer. While geared towards students at a College and University level, this tutorial enables students, new game designers, and hobbyists to get an … Read More
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2018 is on its way! This is the year to bring new, engaging programs to your students. Studica is here to help you with that. We’ve been in the education technology business for over 30 years. Our close relationships with educators and schools give us insights into the needs facing education today. We take this knowledge and then research the … Read More
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In my last Toon Boom Harmony blog post, I discussed how you could import Harmony sprites into your Unity project using Harmony’s middleware toolkit. While that workflow is relatively simple for getting a sprite into Unity and playing a looping animation, it is not so simple for controlling your sprite’s animations. In this post, we’ll look at how we can … Read More
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Unity is a robust creation engine that eases the process of game development. Even though the program’s primary function is to develop games, it can also be used for app development for mobile, desktop, console and even TV platforms. In this post, we’ll provide a broad overview of Unity and we’ll discuss the exclusive features of the Unity Pro version. … Read More
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how to create an isometric character controller in Unity 3D. I even made a video with instructions! The video has done surprisingly well and it has received a fair number of comments asking me questions. A lot of people want to extend the character controller in certain ways. Specifically, several people were … Read More
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In this post, I will provide step-by-step instructions on how to create a simple isometric camera and character controller in Unity. By the end of this tutorial, you should have a simple 3D character that you can move around in an isometric scene using the WASD keys on your keyboard. What is an Isometric Game? An isometric game is one … Read More
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Unity 3D has some great tools for handling animations. In general, developers will utilize animation controllers (Unity calls them animator controllers) to handle which animations to play and when to play them. In this Unity tutorial blog, I’m going to provide step-by-step instructions to create a very simple animation controller. This controller will be able to play an animation when … Read More
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I’ve written a lot of Unity 3D blog posts. Yet, I have not yet written one about one of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming; classes. Today, I will remedy this problem with a quick introduction to classes in Unity. Let’s get started. What is a Class? Cars are often used as a metaphor to explain what a class is. In … Read More
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Teach your students core STEM concepts and prepare them for bright careers in game development. Unity Certified Developer Courseware & Unity Certification provide both students and educators a clear pathway for learning, preparing, and evaluating key technical skills required in the game design industry. Unity Certified Developer Courseware & Certification Ensure student success and placement in game development programs for higher … Read More
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