Journal entry 1

Disclaimer:

I was ill for the first two weeks of this semester.

As a result, I had a lot of catching up to do in all the subjects and unfortunately, I missed the deadlines of the first tasks/homework.

I realize this was a mistake and I will try to get things back on track in the next two days, starting with Project A, whose sketch I already have.

I hope I will resolve everything soon!

Date: March 7, 2025
Activity:
1} installed the correct version of Unity

2) set up the first project

3) I had to resolve an issue related to the game kit: after installation there were 9 errors: apparently, there were two classes with the same name in the files of the proejct, I have no idea why that happened, since I followed the exact instructions. I resolved it by editing the CSharp file: I had to manually rewrite all names of one class, since the replace function didn't work for some reason

4) going through the 2d kit tutorial

5) going through all the microgame tutorials

Notes
There were some unexpected issues that had to be fixed (errors in console at the start of the project), but generally, they were solvable. The course documents were a bit confusing: there were more versions of Unity recommended, and it was unclear if we should do Microgame tutorial, 2D Game Kit tutorial, or both.
Invested hours
2 hours: installation, finding out what caused the errors and how to resolve them
2 hours: following the 2d game kit tutorial

1.5 hours: following the microgame tutorial
0.5 hours: setting up itch.io and writing dev log

Outcome (updated on 17. 3. 2025)

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