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🧠 Understanding OOP & MVC in Unity

Embarking on your game development journey with Unity? Grasping foundational programming concepts like Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern can significantly enhance your development processâť—

🧱 What is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?

Object-Oriented Programming is a paradigm that structures software design around objects—entities that encapsulate data and behaviors. This approach promotes code reusability, scalability, and maintainability.

Core Principles of OOP:

  • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on that data within one unit, e.g., a class;
  • Inheritance: Creating new classes that inherit attributes and behaviors from existing classes;
  • Polymorphism: Allowing entities to be represented in multiple forms, enabling flexibility in code;
  • Abstraction: Hiding complex implementation details and showing only the necessary features of an object.

In Unity, OOP is utilized through C# scripting, where you define classes for game objects, behaviors, and systems. In my case, the current project structure looks like this:

🧭 Introducing the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern:

MVC is a software architectural pattern that separates an application into three interconnected components:​

  • Model: Manages the data and business logic;
  • View: Handles the presentation layer and user interface;
  • Controller: Processes user input and interacts with the Model.

This separation facilitates organized code, making it easier to manage and scale your application.​

For an in-depth exploration of implementing MVC in Unity, consider reading this article:
👉 Unity with MVC: How to Level Up Your Game Development​

🛠️ Applying OOP and MVC in Unity:

To solidify your understanding, consider creating a simple Unity project that implements these concepts:

  • Model: Define a PlayerModel class that holds player data like health and score;
  • View: Create a PlayerView script that updates the UI elements based on the PlayerModel data;
  • Controller: Implement a PlayerController script that handles user input and updates the PlayerModel i.e. right click on mouse is adding 100 to the score.

This structure ensures a clear separation of concerns, making your code more organized and easier to maintain.

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