Introduction to Game Engines (440946_A20_T1)

This week I had to make a platformer game. The powerpoint provided gave the basics and I had to add other functions myself. I added a quit button, a restart game button, collectable gems, a counter to count the gems and spikes that will kill the player if collided with. Read more…

For my Introduction to Game Engines module, I am required to create a game design document as well as a functioning game. I didn’t know which kind of game I would like to make so instead of trying to figure it out, I wrote down ideas for four different game Read more…

This weeks activity involved creating a top down shooter in Unity. To start I added assets to the world. First the characters and then the obstacles. I made the objects passive colliders so that the bullets that would eventually be shot wouldn’t go through them. Then, following the video tutorials, Read more…

Making the Space Invaders clone, I followed the video tutorials on Canvas. I did run into a few issues while making and testing the game. The first issue I had was with the bullets. When I pressed space to fire them, they weren’t appearing. I tried firing again, this time Read more…

This post is to document the creation of a cookie clicker clone project using Unity. The images above show the start of my project. Before I could start adding UI elements, I had to set the aspect ratio of the screen. Due to making the game for mobile the aspect Read more…

This post will be a short analysis of Doom Eternal inspired by ‘Theory of Fun for Game Design’. The game Doom Eternal starts out as a fantastical and fresh experience. It has a vast array of mechanics that can be all but overwhelming when they are first introduced. There is Read more…