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Matthew Givens

Preventing Clutter in the Hierarchy

Organization in Unity’s hierarchy may not be a significant issue early on in a project, however with time numerous loose game objects will…

2 min readMay 4, 2021

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Preventing Clutter in the Hierarchy

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Matthew Givens

How to Use Coroutines

In Unity coroutines solve an important problem. Normally, functions run to completion before returning. If we wanted to create a procedural…

2 min readMay 3, 2021

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How to Use Coroutines

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Matthew Givens

Connecting Scripts in Unity

When building a game in Unity, scripts will often need to communicate with each other. One example is in order to damage a player we may…

2 min readApr 30, 2021

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Connecting Scripts in Unity

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Matthew Givens

Physics and Collision In Unity

No game is complete without interactions of some kind, and in Unity we build these systems with trigger and collision messages included…

2 min readApr 25, 2021

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Physics and Collision In Unity

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Matthew Givens

Building a Weapon Cooldown System in Unity

One component of nearly every game with weapons is a cooldown system. As fun as it is to shoot things in game, without a cooldown most…

2 min readApr 22, 2021

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Building a Weapon Cooldown System in Unity

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Matthew Givens

Spawning and Destroying Objects in Unity

With the rough outline of a 2D shooter game complete, the next step is creating the ability for our player to fire lasers. In Unity the…

2 min readApr 20, 2021

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Spawning and Destroying Objects in Unity

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Matthew Givens

Incorporating Pseudo Code

Whenever we write code, the goal is to solve a specific problem. As with all problem solving, a logical approach with a plan is most…

1 min readApr 19, 2021

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Incorporating Pseudo Code

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Matthew Givens

What Are Variables in Programming?

Variables are one of the most fundamental aspects of modern programming languages. You can think of variables as a box that stores the…

3 min readApr 17, 2021

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What Are Variables in Programming?

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Matthew Givens

Basic Player Movement in Unity

Okay enough set up, now it’s time to start working on our first game! To keep things simple, create a cube named Player to practice simple…

3 min readApr 16, 2021

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Basic Player Movement in Unity

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Matthew Givens

Optimizing Your Unity Layout

Unity’s default layout is fine for some tasks, however there are a number of simple modifications you can make to enhance productivity…

2 min readApr 15, 2021

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Optimizing Your Unity Layout

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Matthew Givens

Matthew Givens

A self-taught Unity developer, learning more everyday and documenting my journey. My passion for the world of game development grows with every skill I pick up.

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