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Not only does it allow your player to actually see your environments, but it also sets the mood and clues the player into the type of world they're exploring. In this course, Unity Lighting Fundamentals, you'll learn the basics of lighting in Unity. You'll start by learning each of Unity's different light types. Next you'll explore when its the best time to use each light source. Finally, you'll learn how to make use of the different features of Unity's lighting window. You'll finish off the course by taking what you learned and applying it to fully light a dynamic scene, making use of different render effects along the way.

By the end of the course, you will be able to approach any lighting scenario in your own games and make informed decisions about how to light them from a stylistic and technical standpoint. The courses in this section will challenge you to learn how to provide feedback to your players through audio, UI, and gameplay programming to create an unforgettable experience.

As a game developer, you tend to focus on what your players see on the screen, but half of what you give them is the audio, so it really pays to put in the effort to create compelling soundscapes for your players. In this course, Unity Audio Fundamentals, you'll be creating a complete audio system for a game using the Unity game engine. First, you'll discover how to play sounds in Unity and how to place sound sources in your world for 3D audio effects. Next, you'll explore how to use Unity's audio mixer system to create snapshots of various mixes and fade between them using C scripting.

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Finally, you'll learn how to create dynamic multitrack music tracks for your game in order to create a full soundscape that reacts to your player's choices. By the end of this course, you'll have a better understanding of how to create wonderful soundscapes in Unity 3D.

Creating a good UX and UI in game development can be a challenge. First, you'll configure basic UI components. Next, you'll configure interactive UI components such as a UI meter.

Finally you'll bring it all together for a main menu system. When you're finished with this course, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to work with Unity's UI system. Have you ever had an idea for a game, but didn't know how to connect your items through code? If so, Unity Gameplay Programming Fundamentals is the perfect course for you. First, you'll learn how to think like a gameplay programmer and put together your digital systems.

Next, you'll put together your player scripts and prepare it to be modified by interactive objects. Finally, you'll set up your scripts modularly and learn how to use inheritance while building your in-game items. By the end of this course, you'll be able to start building out your systems to make your world come to life. At the core of developing successful, long-lasting games is a thorough knowledge of user behavior and monetization.

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Dates and Tuition are subject to change. Examples include the world's first massively multiplayer casual game, NetWits Microsoft , the original Multiplayer Jeopardy! Chris speaks regularly about game innovation in the press and at events around the world. Matt Plotecher Associate Chair Matt Plotecher has been working with interactive media for over 15 years, and has been part of the NYC game industry since He has had several articles and opinion pieces about gaming and game culture published in websites such as gameindustry.

In his spare time, Matt can be found tinkering with his own games, playing any and all games, laying it down on the basketball court, DMing his local gaming group, and helping little old ladies cross the street.

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She's helped design and build games for many different platforms and audiences, from early multiplayer web games Sissyfight to web games and creativity tools for kids LEGO World Builder, Gamestar Mechanic and games for casual audiences and social networks Miss Management, Dreamland, Trash Tycoon. She's taught courses on games at Parsons: The guest line-up includes well-known industry experts and the purpose of the show is to inspire, educate and share resources. With seven years of User Experience design and Information Architecture experience, Lara has a knack for balancing her business acumen with user-centered design.

She is a holistic and strategic visionary, helping companies and users identify solutions for their pain points.

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Her deep knowledge of business process and strategy balanced with her creative simplicity in visual and interaction design enable her to do the work she loves for clients like UCLA, Mitsuwa Japanese Grocery Store, Audio-Digest Foundation and Wilshire Axon. Brian Fountain Instructor Brian Fountain is an award winning developer and game designer with more than a decade of experience in transmedia storytelling. He has designed experiences that span multiple platforms, including: He and three teammates won the first ever Story Hackathon held at Lincoln Center.

He is a co-founder of Prototype, a transmedia gaming company twice-recognized for excellence by Indiecade.

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He is also a Senior Agent with the international comedy group Improv Everywhere. Geoff Fowler Instructor Geoffrey Fowler created his first online game in and has twenty years of experience as a professional digital artist and fifteen years of experience developing educational games across multiple platforms. Andrew Garrahan Instructor Andrew is a software engineer and game designer. Thomas Lee Instructor Digital Media Executive and pioneer in F2P online game business and virtual economies, managing projects and people, with ability to coordinate across a diverse set of disciplines.

Extensive background in international business cultures, game licensing, and game development. Since , he has been an active part of the international game industry community as a developer, educator, and advocate. His broader project focuses on investigations of global cultural intersections of games, technology, art, and emerging media. He writes about games and design, built an indie arcade cabinet, is a committee member of the Global Game Jam, and has curated experimental game exhibitions in New York and around the world.

Since then, John has produced over twenty short films and two independent features. He has directed numerous documentaries on such prominent people as Doug Chaing, designer of the new Star Wars films and Tyrus Wong, designer of Bambi.



He taught such diverse classes as figure drawing, sculpture, film design, storyboards, stop motion animation, and character design in the United Stated as well as in Singapore and Taiwan. John has had several gallery exhibitions around the Los Angeles area, including a main show at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. Alvaro Olsen Instructor Al Olsen is a game designer, specifically, in games for learning. He has a multimedia development experience of over 10 years and his latest interests reside in "neuro-games", cognitive science and affective learning.

Joost's research interests include competitive dynamics between complements in platform-based markets, and the impact of digital distribution on business model design in content-driven industries. Joost has a profound interest in the market for video games in which he was active as a consultant before entering academia. During his time as strategic manager at digital games developer Two Tribes, Joost helped setting up a digital publishing subsidiary and assisted in bringing to market successful games including Toki Tori WiiWare, iOS and a game based on the popular Ice Age movie iOS.

Recently, the UK trade association for interactive entertainment Ukie embarked on a research project with Joost investigating business model design for game producers in the setting of digital distribution. Joost's research has been published in a number of academic outlets including Research Policy, as well as in various trade publications including Gamasutra. Joost started teaching for NYFA in spring Noah Sasso Instructor Noah Sasso is a game designer with a background in music production and sound design. Joe Shochet Instructor Joe Shochet has been developing award-winning interactive experiences for 20 years.

He has a passion for designing and programming world-class games across many platforms and audiences. Their first product was Dungeon Rampage, an award-winning, and highly rated online game played by over 12 million people worldwide. After transitioning to Creative Director at Disney Internet Group, Joe was a lead designer and developer of several virtual worlds including the popular Toontown Online, one of the first 3D virtual worlds for children.

Joe has a Computer Science degree from the University of Virginia, where his research focused on virtual reality, user interface design, and teaching programming to novices using Alice3D.