Joshua Petta

Professional Unity Developer Program @United States Marine Corps

The Professional Unity Developer Program from GameDevHQ delivers career ready software engineers. The program focuses on using game development as a gateway to software engineering. Students who successfully complete this program are qualified for junior-mid level software engineering roles for the games industry and beyond. After completing our curriculum, our students are able to do the following:• Develop and improve various game systems (AI, UI, tools, etc.)• Code core systems and gameplay mechanics• Implement game features and systems in Unity/C#• Architect event-driven systems• Profile & optimize applications• Experienced with Agile development• Experienced with Git/Github• Experience publishing multiple game titles• Work well with designers and artistsC# concepts mastered include the following:• Classes• Static Types• Enums• Dictionaries• Abstract Classes and Interfaces• Delegates and Events• LINQ• Game Programming Design Patterns• Scriptable Objects• Unity Web RequestsAll projects created by the student in this program demonstrate a high-level mastery of the Unity platform as well as the full software development life cycle. The curriculum completed includes the following:• 2D Vertical Shooter• 2.5D Platformer• 3D First-Person Shooter• 2D Mobile Game Development• Augmented Reality• Enterprise App solutions with AWS Integration• Unity Profiler and Optimization