Visual Memory Game with AdMob and Leaderboard

Introduction

The Visual Memory Game is a popular mobile game that challenges players to remember the location of different objects on a grid. The game is a great way to improve memory and concentration skills, and it's also a lot of fun! In this tutorial, we'll show you how to add AdMob and a leaderboard to your Visual Memory Game using Unity.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

• Unity 2019.4 or later
• AdMob account
• Google Play Games account
• Visual Memory Game project set up in Unity

Step 1: Set up AdMob

To set up AdMob, follow these steps:

1. Go to the AdMob website and sign in to your account.
2. Click on the "Create an app" button and select "Mobile" as the platform.
3. Fill in the required information, such as app name, package name, and store listing URL.
4. Click on the "Create" button to create the app.
5. In the AdMob dashboard, click on the "Monetize" tab and select "Rewarded Video" as the ad format.
6. Click on the "Create" button to create the ad unit.
7. In the AdMob dashboard, click on the "Settings" tab and select "AdMob SDK" as the SDK.
8. Click on the "Download" button to download the AdMob SDK.

Step 2: Add AdMob to your Unity project

To add AdMob to your Unity project, follow these steps:

1. Open your Unity project and go to the "Assets" folder.
2. Right-click in the "Assets" folder and select "Import Package" > "Custom Package".
3. Select the AdMob SDK package that you downloaded earlier and click "Open".
4. In the "Assets" folder, you should see a new folder called "AdMob".
5. Drag the "AdMob" folder into the "Assets" folder.

Step 3: Set up the leaderboard

To set up the leaderboard, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Google Play Games website and sign in to your account.
2. Click on the "Create a game" button and select "New game".
3. Fill in the required information, such as game name, game description, and game icon.
4. Click on the "Create" button to create the game.
5. In the Google Play Games dashboard, click on the "Leaderboards" tab.
6. Click on the "Create a leaderboard" button and select "Global leaderboard".
7. Fill in the required information, such as leaderboard name, leaderboard description, and leaderboard icon.
8. Click on the "Create" button to create the leaderboard.

Step 4: Add the leaderboard to your Unity project

To add the leaderboard to your Unity project, follow these steps:

1. Open your Unity project and go to the "Assets" folder.
2. Right-click in the "Assets" folder and select "Import Package" > "Custom Package".
3. Select the Google Play Games package that you downloaded earlier and click "Open".
4. In the "Assets" folder, you should see a new folder called "GooglePlayGames".
5. Drag the "GooglePlayGames" folder into the "Assets" folder.

Step 5: Implement the leaderboard

To implement the leaderboard, follow these steps:

1. Open the "GameManager" script and add the following code:

   
   using UnityEngine;
   using GooglePlayGames;

public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour { private const string LEADERBOARD_ID = "YOUR_LEADERBOARD_ID";

private void Start()
{
    PlayGamesPlatform.InitializeInstance();
    PlayGamesPlatform.DebugLogEnabled = true;
    PlayGamesPlatform.Activate();
}

private void Update()
{
    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
    {
        ShowLeaderboard();
    }
}

private void ShowLeaderboard()
{
    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.ShowLeaderboardUI(LEADERBOARD_ID);
}

}

Replace "YOUR_LEADERBOARD_ID" with the actual ID of your leaderboard.

**Step 6: Implement the AdMob**

To implement AdMob, follow these steps:

1. Open the "GameManager" script and add the following code:

using UnityEngine; using AdMob;

public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour { private const string AD_UNIT_ID = "YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID";

private void Start()
{
    RewardedVideoAd.Instance.Initialize(AD_UNIT_ID);
}

private void Update()
{
    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
    {
        ShowAd();
    }
}

private void ShowAd()
{
    RewardedVideoAd.Instance.Show();
}

}

Replace "YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID" with the actual ID of your AdMob ad unit.

**Step 7: Test the game**

To test the game, follow these steps:

1. Build and run the game on a device or emulator.
2. Play the game and earn points by completing levels.
3. When you earn enough points, you should see a leaderboard pop up.
4. Tap on the leaderboard to view the global leaderboard.
5. When you tap on the ad, you should see a rewarded video ad.

That's it! You have now successfully added AdMob and a leaderboard to your Visual Memory Game using Unity.