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What is a program? It is a series of procedures, branches and loops. That’s really all it is. The front line of branching is the if(){} statement. You check forContinue readingSwitch Statements to the Rescue

It’s time now to add another powerup. This next one will be a speed boost. The first thing we notice is the basic behavior of our new powerup game objectContinue readingCreating Modular Powerup Systems

One of the reasons I am so excited about learning game development is because it is forcing me into entirely new realms. This is more than changing languages, paradigms, frameworksContinue readingAnimating Sprites in Unity

I remember growing up and playing “Army” with my friends. We’d crawl around in the woods with our toy rifles, trying to sneak up on each other. Catching sight ofContinue readingDetermining How Long Powerup Effects Should Last

We are now in the last stage of our prototype. The base features all seem to work, so now, we can start adding the artwork to get a better ideaContinue readingFrom Prototype to Work of Art

Just a quick pro-tip here today. Now that we are endlessly spawning new game objects, you might have noticed during game play the Hierarchy window gets pretty cluttered, pretty fast.Continue readingSpawning Objects in Unity without the Clutter

Coroutines in Unity are like little timers you can set for your code. But rather than blocking your mainline of code while your timer sits and waits, Unity peels itContinue readingCoroutines with Unity!

C# is an Object-Oriented programming language and Unity extends this paradigm for video game programming. This means game objects are responsible for their own actions. Other game objects may triggerContinue readingScript Communication in Unity using GetComponent

Unity’s OnCollsionEnter() and OnTriggerEnter() methods are part of the Collider class and are triggered when the two properly configured objects collide. In a simplified sense, OnCollisionEnter() is used when youContinue readingOnCollisionEnter vs. OnTriggerEnter – When to use them?