📅 Schedule

	Tuesday	Thursday
W1	01/06 Introductions 🛠️ Tech Setup Course Overview Lecture: Intro to Game Engine Tutorial: Intro to Unity Interface Making a New Unity Project, Basic Unity Navigation, GameObjects and Components, Importing 2D and 3D Assets ▶️ ASSIGN: Survey (Due: W1 Thu, 01/08) Reading + Homeplay Response 1 (W2 Tue, 01/13) Project 1 (Due: W3 Tue, 01/20)	01/08 📌 DUE: Survey Tutorial: C# Fundamentals Anatomy of a Unity C# Script, Vector Math for Transforming GameObjects
W2	01/13 📌 DUE: Reading + Homeplay Response 1 Tutorial: Modular Generation, Procedural Generation Randomness, Loops, Instantiation with Prefabs and Arrays, Noise, Custom Serializable Classes Studio Time: One-on-one checkins Bring your ideas, works in progress, and questions to class!	01/15 Tutorial: Basic Input, UI, Light, Camera, Post Processing How To Submit
W3	01/20 📌 DUE: Project 1 Lecture: Game + Play + Level Design ▶️ ASSIGN: Project 2 Reading Response 2 (W4 Tue, 01/27)	01/22 Tutorial: Prototyping Game Environments Grayboxing Tips, Unity Terrain, Simple Roll-a-ball Player Tutorial: Physics Engine Rigidbodies, Colliders, Collisions, Triggers
W4	01/27 📌 DUE: Project 2 Proposal Reading Response 2 Lecture: Game Feel Tutorial: Input System, State Machines, Animator, Events	01/29 Extra Resource: Alternative Controllers Tutorial: Game Data and Scene Management Score-keeping, Singletons, Loading Scenes, Coroutines
W5	02/03 Tutorial: Sounds, Visual Effects Prototype playtest brief Studio Time: One-on-one meetings	02/05 📌 DUE: Project 2 Prototype Playtest Lecture: 2D~2.5D~3D Tutorial: Sprites + Textures Tips n’ Tricks, Video Player, Persistent Data
W6	02/10 Studio Time: One-on-one meetings	02/12 📌 DUE: Project 2 ▶️ ASSIGN: Project 3(W10 Thu, 03/12) Homeplay Response 2 (W8 Tue, 02/24)
W7	02/17 Alt-Game Engine Jam: Bitsy	02/19 Lecture: What is Interactive Text? Tutorial: Interactive Text Workshop with Ink
W8	02/24 📌 DUE: Homeplay Response 2 Lecture: Camera Setups and Techniques Tutorial: Cinematic Tools in Unity More Unity Camera Tricks, Cinemachine	02/26 📌 DUE: Project 3 Proposal Lecture: Storytelling through Inventory and Collections Tutorial: Inventory Database Scriptable Objects
W9	03/03 Studio Time: One-on-one meetings + Open Work Time	03/05 Studio Time: One-on-one meetings + Open Work Time
W10	03/10 Studio Time: One-on-one meetings + Open Work Time	03/12 📌 DUE: Project 3 Project 3 Crit Day ▶️ ASSIGN: Optional Extra Credit(W10 Sun, 03/15)