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Caroline Middlebrook

@rheyan.bsky.social

Long time PC #gamergirl (#pcmasterrace) and software developer, pursuing a lifelong passion of #gamedev. I'm a #solodev learning and teaching #Unity & C#

52 Followers  |  41 Following  |  197 Posts  |  Joined: 01.03.2025  |  1.7066

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Beginner Unity 6 Tutorial Course 2 - Controlling the Bird
Full Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mqgDqGX1pabRPKSKdw93342 Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/flappy-bird-from-scratch-unity6/ To play the game and grabโ€ฆ Beginner Unity 6 Tutorial Course 2 - Controlling the Bird

In this second episode of the series we start looking at C# scripting within Unity, reading input from the player, and applying physics forces to our bird object. youtu.be/KL-t4RMqh6g #gamedev #unity #tutorial #TutorialTuesday

09.12.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just a simple 2D scene right? Nope! This scene is made up mostly as 3D models - but behaving as 2D sprites, thanks to the new Unity 6.3 release! See my earlier post for a #tutorial on how to do it. #gamedev #unity #ScreenshotSaturday

06.12.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Unity 6.3 Tutorial - 3D Models that behave like 2D Sprites!
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Free Unity 2D Beginner Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/flappy-bird-from-scratch-unity6/ City Skyline asset:โ€ฆ Unity 6.3 Tutorial - 3D Models that behave like 2D Sprites!

#Unity6.3 has dropped and it has an amazing feature for 2D developers - you can now use 3D models in your 2D game and treat them just like 2D sprites! I knocked up a quick demo in this short #tutorial youtu.be/2vZyDHxhJow #gamedev #unity

06.12.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've now ironed out the main bugs in my card game, the first time it's been playable since it was submitted to the jam! There's still much to be done but the basic gameplay loop is there, kinda. Go play on Itch if you'd like: rheyan.itch.io/sugar-in-sha... #indiedev #madewithunity #FeedbackFriday

05.12.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Evolution of Game Development - More Tools, Less Code!
In the early years of game development, if you couldn't code then it meant that you couldn't make games! Things are vastly different now in this new culture of low-code, visual scripting and AIโ€ฆ The Evolution of Game Development - More Tools, Less Code!

In the early years, if you couldn't code, you couldn't make games! Things are vastly different now in this new culture of low-code, visual scripting and AI generated games. If you've got #coding skills, is that useless now? youtu.be/OkeWmtr3814 #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts

04.12.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free Unity Tutorial - Make a Flappy Bird Game From Scratch in Unity 6 & C# Learn the fundamentals of 2D game development with Unity 6 by building out a complete game from scratch. - Free Course

You can now go and follow along with this free beginner #Unity2D course on Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/flapp... #gamedev #tutorial #freecourse

03.12.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Beginner Unity 6 Tutorial Course 1 - Setting the Scene
Full Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mqgDqGX1pabRPKSKdw93342 To play the game and grab links to the source files and all the assets used within the course, head toโ€ฆ Beginner Unity 6 Tutorial Course 1 - Setting the Scene

In the first episode of this new #tutorial series we'll create the project, import a background image, go over world units, create an animated sprite for the bird and finish by introducing some gravity. youtu.be/pP-1SRi4u4w #gamedev #unity #TutorialTuesday

02.12.2025 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
To Make Games, Should You Learn Unity, or General Coding?
A viewer on my last video about a beginner Unity tutorial, asked the question whether they should learn Unity, or general coding. This is my answer to that question. To Make Games, Should You Learn Unity, or General Coding?

A viewer on my last video about a beginner #Unity #tutorial, asked the question whether they should learn Unity, or general #coding. This is my answer to that question. youtu.be/5fXCR-YRTLI #gamedev #learntocode

01.12.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Traumas & Residents
In this devlog I'm defining the traumas for the game more clearly and working on fleshing out residents. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Trauma scriptable object 01:55 Card prefabs 03:28 Theโ€ฆ Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Traumas & Residents

Another #devlog for the card game I made for a recent #gamejam youtu.be/aNnEWZXb06M #gamedev #indiedev #ShowcaseSunday

30.11.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I made Flappy Bird (again!) ๐Ÿ™ƒit's actually for a super simple beginner #tutorial, which I will start uploading shortly! #gamedev #madewithunity #ScreenshotSaturday

29.11.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In this video I talk about the experience of watching a game of mine being streamed live for the first time. The game was very unfinished and buggy so watching it being played was scary, mortifying, frustrating and yet, also very useful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QCB... #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts

27.11.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In this video I talk about the experience of watching a game of mine being streamed live for the first time. The game was very unfinished and buggy so watching it being played was scary, mortifying, frustrating and yet, also very useful! youtu.be/4QCBqxyZ6OM #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts

27.11.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I started #Duolingo a few years ago and I was inconsistent at first, constantly starting an stopping. But there hit a point where the "streak" took hold, and from then I just stuck to it every day. Consistency really is powerful and it's why I work on my #gamedev goals every single day without fail!

26.11.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Moving away from the MonoGame framework When I first started on this journey of teaching myself game development, I made the decision to start by using the C# based code framework called MonoGame.

In this post I talk about my early experiences with MonoGame, the realisation that I would need to build an engine on top of it if I wanted to make anything more than the most trivial of games, and discuss my decision to break away from it. rheyansgaming.substack.com/p/moving-awa... #gamedev

25.11.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Card Hover & Dragging
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti In this devlog I go over the implementation ofโ€ฆ Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Card Hover & Dragging

In this #devlog I go over the implementation of the card hover and dragging behaviour in the #cardgame I am making. youtu.be/KbO4ng0kFzU #gamedev #unity

24.11.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm working on a #tutorial today... bet you can't figure out what game this is based on ๐Ÿ˜œ #gamedev #madewithunity #ScreenshotSaturday

22.11.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Curved Hand of Cards
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti Slay the Spire tutorial series by Code Otter:โ€ฆ Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Curved Hand of Cards

In this video #devlog I walk through the creation of the curved hand of cards that sits at the bottom of the screen and implement a system to test it. youtu.be/q4iQv6H0umg #gamedev #unity #FeedbackFriday

21.11.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why I Will Never Go Back To My Old Games
In this video I talk about my old games and why I have decided that I will never go back to them to make further improvements or additions. Why I Will Never Go Back To My Old Games

In this video I talk about my old games and why I have decided that I will never go back to them to make further improvements or additions. youtu.be/aOT-OCwEarg #gamedev #indiedev

19.11.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Unity 6 WebGL Fullscreen Scaling on Itch.io [1 minute FIX!]
If you're using Unity 6, building a WebGL version of your project for uploading to Itch.io and you find that the fullscreen scaling isn't working properly (black bars around your game screen), tryโ€ฆ Unity 6 WebGL Fullscreen Scaling on Itch.io [1 minute FIX!]

If you're publishing your game on Itch, using #Unity and your fullscreen button is not easily visible, try this quick 1 minute fix... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzoT... #TutorialTuesday #gamedev

18.11.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Scene Setup
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Uplifting Jam Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mrLFl83o1rKOogFt_Rrqm0B For a recent game jam, after prototyping a fewโ€ฆ Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Scene Setup

This is the first in a series of "behind the scenes" videos showing how I built & coded a simple card game in #Unity for a recent #gamejam. In this first #devlog, I work with various art assets to build a basic scene. youtu.be/XvPb7hBwBaE #gamedev

17.11.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Uplifting Game Jam 7 - Final Jam Version Submitted
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Uplifting Jam Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mrLFl83o1rKOogFt_Rrqm0B The deadline was reached and I had to submit whatโ€ฆ Uplifting Game Jam 7 - Final Jam Version Submitted

The final video #devlog for the uplifting #gamejam. I had to submit an unfinished and buggy game as I simply ran out of time! youtu.be/Pr5QHNmzbvw #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity

15.11.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I added a village screen to my card game, still needs quite a bit of work. I used the excellent Village Generator by Watabou to create the main image. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

15.11.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Uplifting Game Jam 6 - Residents And Their Cards
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Uplifting Jam Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mrLFl83o1rKOogFt_Rrqm0B In this devlog I start working with the residents,โ€ฆ Uplifting Game Jam 6 - Residents And Their Cards

In this #devlog I start working on the residents of the village, designing a new card for them along with backstories for each of them. That took way too long! youtu.be/Z456R-TqsA4 #gamedev #gamejam #madewithunity

14.11.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Uplifting Game Jam 5 - Treat Cards Defined
In this next devlog for my minimalist card game, I show the new redesign of the treat cards which will be the playable cards for the game, and show the beginnings of the drag and drop system to playโ€ฆ Uplifting Game Jam 5 - Treat Cards Defined

For my minimalist card game I've defined a full set of treat cards and started to implement the drag and drop behaviour to play them youtu.be/cYGLbPec4kU #gamedev #gamejam #devlog

13.11.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Working on the new design for my treat cards #gamedev #gameart #gamejam #WIPWednesday

12.11.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Uplifting Game Jam 4 - Residents an Trauma Cards
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti I've now defined all the different kinds ofโ€ฆ Uplifting Game Jam 4 - Residents an Trauma Cards

In my latest #devlog for my little #gamejam card game, I've defined a set of traumas or emotions that residents might be feeling and designed info cards to represent them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=28xj... #gamedev

11.11.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Automatically Letterboxing Your Camera - Unity 6 Tutorial
Download the script: https://gist.github.com/cmiddlebrook/395c0f638393addea81ec454aea62811 Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Is your game getting weirdly quashed or stretched whenโ€ฆ Automatically Letterboxing Your Camera - Unity 6 Tutorial

In #unity if you want your game to look exactly the same in any resolution, this #tutorial will allow you to set your camera to automatically generate black bars for a letterbox / pillarbox effect in just one simple script. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlHk... #gamedev #TutorialTuesday

11.11.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Devlogs - Progress vs Process
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti A follow up to a recent video that I did aboutโ€ฆ Devlogs - Progress vs Process

A follow up to a recent video that I did about the posting of #devlog videos, I'm having a rethink about how I want to record this kind of content in future. youtu.be/aZQMRMnxJwg #gamedev

10.11.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Uplifting Game Jam 3 - Third Prototype is the Keeper!
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti I've knocked up the third prototype for this gameโ€ฆ Uplifting Game Jam 3 - Third Prototype is the Keeper!

Finally, an idea I am happy with! This is the third mockup for the Uplifting #gamejam that I want to enter. It follows on from the card game theme of the second, but with a different setting and mechanics. Now to actually make it...!
youtu.be/dqjKC1S8Byc #gamedev

09.11.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Uplifting Game Jam 2 - Second Prototype... Also Discarded!
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti I came up with another idea for the game jam I'mโ€ฆ Uplifting Game Jam 2 - Second Prototype... Also Discarded!

Another quick #devlog going over my latest prototype for the #gamejam I am interested in. I explain the idea, and why I've ultimately had to throw this one away too ๐Ÿ˜”https://youtu.be/ihml4Go5pb8 #gamedev #unity

08.11.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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