Journal Entry 1

Date 3.3.2025-5.3.2025

Activity: 

- Installed Unity and Platformer microgame

- Modified the game according to tutorials

- Downloaded and imported 2D Game Kit 

Notes:

This was my first time trying to make a game in Unity. The camera handling in the editor feels a bit weird at times. I also had trouble moving objects — sometimes I moved them, other times I accidentally resized them or adjusted their hitbox, and I’m not sure why. I know there’s a menu above to control this, but I sometimes forget to switch modes.

I tried to make the Key object orbit around the player, and if the player brought the key to the door, the key would disappear, and the door would open. I couldn’t get this to work. Also, my teleport block went missing — I’m sure I placed it, but I can’t find it in the game. It would be nice to add dialogue, with tutorial notes or small fragments of the story, but I didn’t manage to do that either.

Invested hours: 

Installations: 2 hour

Tutorials:  5 hours

Game upload to itch.io: 1 hour

Outcome:

A somewhat glitchy yet functional game — at least, I hope it works...