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3D Procedural Mesh Generation Fundamentals in Unity

Learn how to make 3D assets with code, and make a racing game with infinite tracks!
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Length Under 3 weeks
Effort 1.5 hours per week
Price $ 76
Subject Design, Art
Level Intermediate
Languages English
Video Transcripts English

Have you ever looked at 3D proceduraly generated games , and wondered, how do they do that?

In this course we cover the fundamentals of creating procedural 3D mesh data going from how basic shapes are made, creating simple landscapes with Perlin Noise, all the way up to creating a race track generator!

  • What makes up a 3D model in Unity
  • Creating a helper class to easy a lot of the tricky parts of making a mesh
  • Creating some basic primitives with additional things we can control
  • Make a simple landscape with perlin noise.
  • Extrude shapes along a path
  • Create a simple racing game with proceduraly generated tracks!

This course is designed for people who are comfortable with Unity, and want to leverage procedural generation to take their games to the next level!

Who this course is for:
  • Unity 3D game developers interested in procedural generation
  • People interested in procedural generation, but don't know where to start.

What you'll learn

  • Create 3D procedural models and levels in Unity 3D
  • Create a racing game with infinite different race tracks

Course syllabus

A Bit About Me The Basics Creating a MeshBuilder How to Make Basic Shapes from Scratch Taking Shapes Further Generating Infinite Racing Game Tracks Extras

Meet the instructors

Oliver Carson

Game Designer and Lead Programmer at Sizeable Games

Hi everyone, my name is Oliver Carson, I'm a Game Designer, Programmer and occasional 3D Artist at noted UK Indie games company, Sizeable Games, with 6 years games industry experience. In the past, I've worked on high profile IP such as Lego Star Wars.

I'm a specialist in the Unity 3D games engine, and I've been using it day in and day out for around 6 years. The first version I used was Unity 2.5.

Keep an eye out for the retro-modern cyborg flying sim, CyGLiDE, coming soon, a game about exploring endless islands amongst a battle for resources between warring AI's!