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I’m Gary (or any variation you prefer) an independent game developer, Unity gameplay programmer, and founder of “Slightly Odd Games“ - an indie game studio based in the UK.
In late 2019 I also partnered with GameDev.tv and began working as an online instructor to help the next generation of game developers get their start in the industry.
A reaction-based game where the player must flick tokens off the screen before they disappear.
Created in partnership with New Breed Games LLC. and released on the Google Play Store and iOS App Store (currently unavailable on iOS).
I was responsible for bringing the client’s vision to life and handled all coding, art, and audio
An endless runner where picking up coins will increase your score but also increases the difficulty.
Originally released on the Google Play Store but has since been removed due to concerns over GDPR and ads.
This game started live as my compo entry for Ludum Dare 40 and was later refined for a full release on mobile.
A simple tile-spinning puzzle game where you need to solve a jumbled path.
Available to play on Kongregate.
This was one of my first attempts at doing my own art - which didn’t really go all that well - and also playing around with some more interesting scene transitions.
Complete C# Unity Developer 3D
A top-down tower defense game designed to teach students the basic concepts of pathfinding using breadth-first search.
Complete C# Unity Developer 2D
A simple quiz game designed to teach students about the Unity canvas and various UI elements.
Complete C# Unity Developer 2D
A top-down arcade shooter designed to teach students about scriptable objects, coroutines, and how to add “juice” to the gameplay experience (including, audio, particle systems, screen shake, etc.).
A simple stat tracker for the boardgame “Betrayal at House on the Hill“.
Not officially released on the Google Play Store but the apk is available to download from this site.
A 2-player deep strategy game of elimination that is designed to be easy to learn but difficult to master.
This is a slight departure from my usual Unity projects where I decided to flex my boardgame design muscles instead!
These asset contains a selection of post-processing profiles designed to help you improve the readability of your in-game visuals, for people with CVD (Color Vision Deficiency) - also know as Color Blindness. In just a few clicks you can quickly see your game the way those with various forms of CVD might.
Available for the Unity post-processing stack (v2), universal render pipeline, and high-definition render pipeline.
A collection of UI icons with a fun cartoony aesthetic.
Originally designed for FlickBack: Redux, I have plans to release these on the Unity Asset Store in the future.
Find these courses on:
Disclaimer: The links provided in this section contain affiliate codes from which I earn a commission.
This course is currently in development and is due to be releases Q1 2023.
More details will be provided soon!
I am to be the primary instructor for this course and am responsible for overseeing all content creation, coding, and video production.
This course is currently in active development and is due to be releases Q4 2022.
More details will be provided soon!
I am to be the secondary instructor and course manager. I will also be responsible for creating all of the prototypes used throughout the course.
Learn the basics of the new UIToolkit in the Unity Game Engine,
This course was released in 2021
I am the primary instructor for this course and am responsible for overseeing all content creation, coding, and video production.
Learn Math for Video Game Design & Coding through Solving Fun Video Game Problems.
This course was released in 2020.
I am the primary instructor for this course and am responsible for overseeing all content creation and video production.
Game development & design. Learn Unity 2021 in C#. Your first five 2D Unity games for web, Mac & PC.
This course was recently remastered for Unity 2021.
I am the secondary instructor for this course and am responsible for overseeing all prototyping, content creation, and video production for the “Quiz Master” and “Laser Defender” sections.
Game development & design. Learn Unity 2021 in C#. Your first 3D Unity games for web, Mac & PC.
This course was recently remastered for Unity 2021.
I am the secondary instructor for this course and am responsible for overseeing all prototyping, content creation, and video production for the “Realm Rush” sections.
Skill Builder helps you level up your skills by fixing and improving Unity Practice Projects.
Each season of Skill Builder offers a collection of 9 diverse Unity projects, provided by various GameDev.tv instructors.
I was personally responsible for overseeing the creation of the following projects:
Toady Froggerson (S2 ♦♦)
A 3D top-down endless runner where the world moves around the player with various procedurally generated obstacles.
Game Dev Clicker (S2 ♦♦♦)
Let's look at the UI and UX design of idle clicker games and watch large numbers get even bigger!
Floaty Boat (S2 ♦♦♦)
Let's walk on water while we play around with physics materials and buoyancy
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