How to make a Video Game - Getting Started Video Lecture | Build a Game: Unity Tutorial (English) - Game Development

If you want to make a [videogame]
But don't know where to start this video should help on you in the right direction.
Making games is a complicated subject.
But let's try and break it down.
When the big studios create games.
They do so in large teams. Each person has a specific role.
Whether that be 3D modeling, programming, doing concept art or sound design.
In reality though most people don't start with the team of professionals.
More just a single laptop and some good ideas. That´s at least how I got into it.
Luckily over the last few years.
There's been a big boom in the Indie games industry.
Now small teams or even individuals can make hugely popular games.
Such as SUPERHOT and Undertale just to name a few.
Every video game runs on what is called a game engine.
The engine is what tells the components in the computer stuff like how to render graphics or play audio.
Games such as Half-life 2, Counter-strike and Portal all run on the [source] engine.
Which is also why they have so many things in common when it comes to physics, graphics quality and gameplay?
Previously game studios would have to spend a huge amount of work creating an engine from scratch
Or purchase a pre-existing one from another studio
Which was not cheap?
But these days a lot of independent engines have been made with the sole purpose of people using them to build their games on top
This brings us to the first decision an aspiring game developer has to make.
What engine should I choose and the answer is?
Well it depends. There are a lot of engines to choose from and they each have their strengths and weaknesses
But here are some of the most popular ones.
If you're interested in making a 2-d game and want to start with something not too difficult
I find that game maker is pretty easy to pick up. Some examples of games made using game maker are Spelunky, Undertale and INK
Game maker is essentially free however some features do require you to purchase a license
I don't find most of these too important for beginners
But do note that you can only export to windows using the free version.
Unity however allows you to build games in both 2D and 3D that can be exported to a variety of platforms.
Being currently the biggest player when it comes to Indie development
Unity has powered games such as Hearthstone, Superhot and Kerbal space program
Unity is also used by a lot of mobile developers
Unreal engine is probably the most advanced of the three.
It's an amazing engine for more experienced developers who are looking to make 3D games?
But I wouldn't recommend it as a starting point.
It's known for powering some really heavy games like
Unreal tournament, Gears of War and Arkham Knight.
Now some of you might know that I'm a bit
biased here
After all my entire YouTube channel is build around Unity.
But I do believe that Unity is the perfect starting point for most developers. This is not because it does everything perfectly.
No engine does.
But because of the diversity.
Unity supports both 2D and 3D games and deploys to both the web, desktop, mobile and console.
Also when programming in Unity you can choose between C-Sharp and Javascript.
Two widely adopted programming languages.
So what you learn in Unity can easily be applied to other environments later down the road
That's why I've decided to make a short series on how you can make your first game in Unity.
The video seems to teach a bit about everything so that no matter if you want to become an artist, a level designer or programmer you will hopefully find it Useful
So click on the screen now to be taken to the first video once it's out
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