unity-junior-basic-gameplay-prototype-2

Screenshots

Feed.the.animal.mp4

Catch.the.ball.mp4

Table of Contents

1. Description
2. Installation
3. Run
4. Credits
5. Contributing
6. License

Description

This prototype is part of the Junior Programmer Pathway from Unity Learn. Its purpose is to teach the fundamentals of basic gameplay through scripting in C#. Each prototype includes:

• A Learning section that guides you through building core features step by step. Later, you can complete bonus challenges categorized from easy to expert
• A Challenge section where you're given a broken or incomplete project to fix and extend, testing your understanding and problem-solving skills.

Purpose

The objective of this prototype is to create two simple games:

• Feed the Animal : A top-down game where animals run across the screen, and your goal is to feed them with pizzas.
• Catch the Ball : Balls fall from the top, and you can summon a dog to run from right to left and catch them.

Bonus Features (for Feed the Animal) :

• Player can move forward/backward within a limited range.
• Animals also spawn from the left and right; collisions cause a Game Over.
• Console displays:
  • Lives = 3, Score = 0 at start.
  • Score increases when feeding animals.
• Each animal has a hunger bar that fills with each feeding.
  • Different animals require different amounts of food to be satisfied.

Fixing problems (For Catch the Ball) :

• Dogs are spawning at the top of the screen -> Make the balls spawn from the top of the screen.
• The player is spawning green balls instead of dogs -> Make the player spawn dogs .
• The balls are destroyed if anywhere near the dog -> The balls should only be destroyed when coming into direct contact with a dog.
• Nothing is being destroyed off screen -> Balls should be destroyed when they leave the bottom of the screen and dogs should be destroyed when they leave the left side of the screen.
• Only one type of ball is being spawned -> Ball 1, 2, and 3 should be spawned randomly.
• The spawn interval is always the same -> Make the spawn interval a random value between 3 seconds and 5 seconds.
• The player can “spam” the spacebar key -> Only allow the player to spawn a new dog after a certain amount of time has passed.

Controls

Feed the Animal (Player 1)

Key	Action
W or ↑	Move forward
S or ↓	Move backward
A or ←	Turn left
D or →	Turn right
ESCAPE	Return to menu

Catch the Ball

Key	Action
SPACE	Let the dog run
ESCAPE	Return to menu

Technologies used

• Unity – Version 6000.0.47f1
• C# – Used for gameplay scripting

Challenges and Future Features

One of the main challenges in this project was creating and interacting with a health bar. Through this process, I started to understand how the canvas works and, as a result, improved my skills for future prototypes.

Installation

You can download pre-built releases for your supported operating system from the GitHub Releases page. Available builds include:

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

Run

To run the program, simply double-click the executable file for your operating system.

MacOS

Unzip and open the .app file.

Windows

Unzip and double-click the .exe file.

Linux

chmod +x Prototype_2_Linux.x86_64
./Prototype_2_Linux.x86_64

Web

Play on browser

Credits

This project is based on the Unity Junior Programmer Pathway by Unity Learn. Many thanks to the instructors for their excellent step-by-step video tutorials and guidance.

Contributing

To report issues, please create an issue here: issue tracker.

If you'd like to contribute, please follow the steps outlined in CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.