Building Block Game in Unity 3D

January 09, 2017

Not sure this qualifies as a game, but it’s a computerised version of the building blocks that you might give to a three-year-old. What can I say, it was a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon !

Here’s what the finished game / program looks like:

Blocks

The Script

There is only one script:



public class BehaviourScript : MonoBehaviour
{
    
    private Vector3 screenPoint;
    private Vector3 offset;
 
    void OnMouseDown()
    {
        screenPoint = Camera.main.WorldToScreenPoint(gameObject.transform.position);
        offset = gameObject.transform.position - Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(new Vector3(Input.mousePosition.x, Input.mousePosition.y, screenPoint.z));
    }
 
    void OnMouseDrag()
    {
        Vector3 cursorPoint = new Vector3(Input.mousePosition.x, Input.mousePosition.y, screenPoint.z);
        Vector3 cursorPosition = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(cursorPoint) + offset;
 
        if (cursorPosition.y > 0)
        {
            transform.position = cursorPosition;
        }
    }
}

The Scene

Basically, the blocks are standard unit cubes with a wood texture, a rigid body and the above script attached:

Blocks



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