K–6TechNest
Game Dev with Unity
Create 2D and 3D games
Quincy
AshBefore you start
- Age band
- K–6
- Time
- 45–90 minutes
- Quest type
- Hanging Out
- Guardian
- Cass · Box Elder
- Materials needed
- USB Mouse (wired, basic)
- External SSD or USB Drive (256GB+)
- Unity Game Development in 24 Hours (Sam Phung)
Why this skill rocks
Making your own game is like building a whole new world! You get to decide all the rules and what happens next.
2034Where this could take you
By 2034, you could be designing super-cool VR experiences for Olympic visitors, or even launching your own hit game studio in Utah!
What You'll Need
Optional materials for this quest.
USB Mouse (wired, basic)
RequiredUnity's editor is built around precise clicking and navigating a 3D viewport — doing this on a laptop trackpad is genuinely painful and slows you down significantly. Any basic wired USB mouse makes scene navigation, selecting GameObjects, and placing assets dramatically faster and less frustrating.
External SSD or USB Drive (256GB+)
RequiredUnity projects with 3D assets, textures, and builds get large fast — easily 5–15GB per project. An external drive lets you keep multiple project versions without filling your main drive, and makes it easy to back up your work so you never lose progress to a crash or accident.
Unity Game Development in 24 Hours (Sam Phung)
A hands-on project book that walks you through building multiple complete Unity games in structured, hour-length sessions. Great for learners who want a physical guide they can work through offline alongside YouTube tutorials. Covers both 2D and 3D with real C# code you type yourself.