Introducing the first game
In the first game we will create, the player will control a character in the first person to explore an environment, collecting coins before a time limit runs out. If the timer runs out, the game is over. On the other hand, if all coins are collected before the timer expires, the player wins. The controls will use the industry-standard WASD keyboard setup, where W moves forward, A and S move left and right, and D walks backward. Head movement is controlled using the mouse, and coins are collected by colliding with them.
The benefit of developing this type of game is that it will demonstrate all the core Unity features, and we won't need to rely on any external software to make assets, such as textures, meshes, and materials.
See Figure 1.1, which features the coin collection game in action in the Unity Editor:
Figure 1.1 – The completed coin collection game
Important note
The completed CollectionGame project...