Learning Technique issue

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Hi All,

So about wo weeks ago i started on unity. Now as someone with basic knowledge of programming (c++/c#) i have an issue when it comes to remembering script variables etc.

Now i have been following a lot of tutorials on youtube and the learn section. I find myself getting half way through the tutorial and forgetting important steps on what it takes to make a game of sorts. Just an example is how to simply move a sprite with script movement.

My question is basically - how would you apply a good learning technique to keep up with the material being thrown at you ?

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How did you learn the basics of C++ and C#? I’m sure the same techniques you used then apply now.

The best thing you can do is practice. Go through a tutorial, and then when you’ve finished, immediately start it over and do everything you just did again… only this time without following along with the video. If you didn’t retain everything, run through it with the video again. Try walking away for a day and trying again, to see if you remembered it still.

This is one of those things you just have to do over and over before it comes naturally. Remember, your brain isn’t built to think in terms of programming, so it takes a lot of training to make it work that way.

Just keep at it!

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Yeah that is pretty much the way I am learning now. I guess its just as you said. Do it again.

Thank you

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Also, make sure you’re actually doing the tutorials. Some people “go through tutorials” by just watching them. That’s pretty much a complete waste of time, because you’re missing most of the details, and quickly forgetting the rest.

But if you actually follow along, creating the project and doing the same steps on your own computer, then you will be forced to actually grasp all the important details, and they will stick with you much better.

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Hey thanks for the advice and I do just that. I suppose two weeks isn’t really a lot of time. After taking the advice of Schneider I opened up a blank project and did things on my own. It turned out pretty good, actually a lot better than I thought.

I think it’s just me trying to take in way too much information at a time without taking breaks. I spend hours on unity even in work (market research - not much to do than google some company names and a write some reports)

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I mainly just watch video tutorials for familiarity. There is a line of code that can move something? That’s awesome.

Then I make my own games, and google whatever I need, or go back and watch the videos again to find the specific concept.

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Another thing that helps me is to keep the code I made during the tutorial on-hand. That way, I can go look back at what I made in the tutorial if there’s something I am trying to remember.

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