Level Her Up Presents: Intro to Unity & Game Design

This free two-part workshop is for emerging and future women and non-binary game developers, including those just starting out or considering a career in game development, who want to learn the fundamentals of the Unity game engine and/or Game Design.

You can sign up for one workshop or join us for both; it’s completely up to you! Each session runs for 2.5 hours, with a short 15-minute break during and a 30-minute break between them if you’re sticking around for the second workshop.

Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop so they can participate in the hands-on portions of the Unity workshop. There aren't any computers available on-site. No computers are required for the Game Design Workshop.

The following is required for hands-on participation:

• Unity is a free software you can download from unity.com.

• Laptop

• Mouse (recommended)

Unity Workshop Overview (10am - 12:45pm):

• Doors open at 9:30am, with a prompt 10am workshop start.

• What are game engines?

• Thinking in code

• Basics of Unity, C# programming

• Let’s make a game! (Hands-on activity)

Game Design Workshop Overview (1:15pm - 4pm):

• Doors open at 12:45pm, with a prompt 1:15pm workshop start.

• What is game design?

• Design pillars

• Game design documents

• Create a mini GDD (Hands-on activity)

• Prototype and playtest early

These workshops are being offered both in-person and online to reach as many people as possible:

• In-Person (Fortescue): Receive Level Her Up swag, network with like-minded women and non-binary gamedevs, and get hands-on support during the workshops. Light refreshments will be provided.

• Online (Discord): Tune in to the workshops from afar via the Level Her Up Discord.

About the Speakers:

Camille Woodthorpe is a solo game developer with over 15 years in the software industry, developing and leading teams using game engines for games, XR, simulations, digital twins, and robotics. She is passionate about teaching and inspiring interest in STEM, as a regular mentor, presenter, and the founder of Level Her Up. Camille is currently developing sci-fi narrative adventure game These Starless Skies.

Rin McBeath is a game developer and designer who’s worked on everything from quick jam experiments to larger team projects, blending design, market analysis, and community know-how to craft games that players can resonate with.

About Level Her Up:

Level Her Up is a community of women game developers from Western Australia, dedicated to inspiring more women to experience the awesome world of game development. Our goal is to foster a supportive and welcoming community for women and underrepresented individuals to learn game development, while also building up the local WA game development community.