Endless Hallways

Endless Hallways began as a weekly Unity learning project and evolved into a prototype about moving through looping hallways, solving a sequence, and surviving enemy encounters.

The goal was to learn Unity fundamentals through weekly feature milestones: object manipulation, player control, level design, AI, visual effects, audio, menus, and a final build.

The project became a hallway-loop prototype where the player must enter hallways in a specific sequence while managing enemies, arrows, pickups, and environmental clues.

Core Systems

• Manipulated object position, rotation, and scale
• Added button-controlled rotation states
• Changed object color through RGB sliders
• Saved and loaded object speed state

Unique Addition

• Used the space bar to disable button functions
• Triggered randomized rotation behavior
• Looped scale, color, and speed changes
• Combined multiple object manipulation systems into one mode

Player Movement

• Added keyboard movement with WASD
• Added player rotation with arrow keys
• Added jumping with the space bar
• Prevented the player from clipping through walls

Collectables + UI

• Added gold collectables around the level
• Destroyed collectables on pickup
• Updated score through UI text
• Displayed extra player information through interface text

Camera + Shooting

• Added first-person and third-person camera modes
• Allowed the player to switch cameras with C
• Added projectile-based shooting
• Added raycast shooting that changes object colors

Enemy Interaction

• Added an enemy with health
• Displayed enemy health in the UI
• Allowed projectiles to damage enemies
• Destroyed the enemy when health reached zero

Improved Controller

• Improved player look direction
• Allowed shooting in multiple directions
• Added free-look camera behavior
• Continued refining player control readability

Designed Level

• Built a designed level using ProBuilder
• Created alternative hallway paths
• Added a gate opened by shooting a nearby button
• Used lighting to guide attention toward important information

Looping Hallways

• Created a repeating hallway-room concept
• Returned players to the same room after entering hallways
• Preserved the player’s orientation to simulate a constant loop
• Built the foundation for a sequence-based escape puzzle

NavMesh Enemy

• Added a NavMeshAgent enemy
• Made the enemy rush toward the player within a certain radius
• Prepared the system for future enemy spawning variations
• Connected AI behavior to the exploration loop

Shaders + Materials

• Created shader graph materials
• Applied shader-based textures to the level
• Used a checkered floor material that went beyond default material settings
• Improved the visual identity of the prototype

Particles

• Added local particle effects near lights
• Created snow-like particles tied to specific locations
• Added global rain that follows the player
• Used particles to create stronger atmosphere

Post-Processing

• Added local post-processing in part of the spawn room
• Used blue screen effects as the most noticeable local change
• Added global post-processing through a volume
• Used visual effects to make areas feel distinct

Player Animation

• Added a walking animation
• Created a corner-stepping movement effect
• Added an idle animation with a breathing-like stretch
• Made the placeholder player feel more alive

Audio

• Added background music that starts when the level begins
• Added a sound effect for firing an arrow
• Used distance-based sound behavior for the sound effect
• Separated music and SFX into adjustable volume categories

Main Menu

• Created a main menu scene
• Added a start button for entering the game
• Added master, music, and SFX volume sliders
• Saved and loaded sound settings using PlayerPrefs

Pause Menu

• Added pause functionality with Escape
• Displayed paused text during gameplay
• Added a resume option
• Added a return-to-main-menu option

Final Build

• Created a Windows build
• Organized the build inside the project files
• Final controls included shooting, camera switching, movement, and pausing
• Wrapped the weekly prototype into a playable final version