Flappy Bird Futurae

Flappy Bird Clone: Unity Project Breakdown

Part of my Futurae teaching intervention. First student project: Unity recreation of Flappy Bird highlighting core programming concepts and system design.

Core Scripts & Features

Player.cs

• Physics-based bird movement with Rigidbody/fake gravity

• Dynamic rotation via for directional responsiveness

• Collision detection for failure states

• Score-trigger logic using collider zones

ScoreManager.cs

• Persistent high scores using PlayerPrefs

• Top 10 leaderboard with player name input (UI InputField)

• Real-time score updates via Events

GameManager.cs

• State machine handling UI transitions (Home/Game/Game Over screens)

• Pause functionality with timescale control

LevelGenerator.cs

• Procedural pipe generation with adjustable randomization:
  • Height variance
  • Gap spacing
  • Horizontal offsets

• Object pooling for optimized scrolling effect

Key Programming Takeaways

• Component separation: Decoupled UI, gameplay, and data systems

• Event-driven design: Used Event for UI/score synchronization

• Physics tuning: Balanced gravity/jump forces for responsive feel

• Persistent data: Local storage implementation for leaderboards

Built in Unity 6 & C# as a project-based learning exercise. Includes bonus leaderboard features and modular architecture for extendability.