Introduction to Unity for 2D Video Games
Course 6 - The Tilemap Tool: Basic concepts
By Juan Diego Vázquez Moreno , Programmer and Video Game Designer
Joined May 2019
About the video: Basic concepts
Overview
“In this lesson I will introduce you to the basic concepts necessary for you to understand what a Tilemap and what you can use it for, in addition to learning different concepts that you will need such as “ grid ”, “ tile ”, etc. I will also explain how to use sprites to create tiles and paint highly optimized 2D maps through this tool that Unity presents to us. ”
In this video lesson Juan Diego Vázquez Moreno addresses the topic: Basic concepts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 6 - The Tilemap Tool. Create one-of-a-kind scenes using Tilemap.
Partial transcription of the video
“UNITY 2D COURSE 6 LESSON 2 Basics In this lesson, we will see what a Tilemap is. We will see concepts like tile and grid and we will use the sprites to paint as if it were canvas. Come on. We will learn to use a tool that Unity introduced. In fact, it is not complete one hundred. We will see functionalities that are not complete and we will introduce some tricks that I will show you later but that help a lot when creating scenarios. This tool is like having a canvas that allows us to paint 2D scenarios and it makes life very easy for us, you will see it. It's called Tilemap and to create it...”
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Course summary for: Course 6 - The Tilemap Tool

Juan Diego Vázquez Moreno
By Juan Diego Vázquez Moreno
Juan Diego Vázquez studied computer engineering at the University of Seville, Spain, and not long after kicking off his career as a programmer, he decided to take the plunge and start a video game development company along with a few colleagues. In 2013, he began collaborating on the development and publishing of a handful of 2D mobile games created using Unity alongside big industry names.
In 2015, he developed the video game Crossing Souls, an '80s inspired pixel art adventure available on PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. His journey through the world of video games has led him to develop various 2D games using Unity and its wide array of tools. He always seeks to perfectly balance the user's overall enjoyment with optimization of the user experience.
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