Apple Picker

Overview

A Unity coursework prototype built around a moving apple tree and player-controlled baskets. The project connects collision handling, a score display, saved high scores, and a game-over scene into a small arcade game loop.

Implementation highlights

• Catching and scoring. Basket.cs maps the mouse position into world space, detects apple collisions, awards points, and triggers catch audio.
• Lives and game flow. ApplePicker.cs creates a stack of baskets, removes a basket after a missed apple, and moves to the game-over scene when none remain.
• Difficulty progression. DifficultyManager.cs changes the tree speed and drop interval over time; HighScore.cs persists the best score with PlayerPrefs.

Inside the code

Assets/Scripts/Basket.cs

    }

    void Update()
    {
        Vector3 mousePos2D = Input.mousePosition;
        mousePos2D.z = -Camera.main.transform.position.z;

        Vector3 mousePos3D = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(mousePos2D);

        Vector3 pos = this.transform.position;
        pos.x = mousePos3D.x;
        this.transform.position = pos;
    }

    void OnCollisionEnter(Collision coll)