Build a real-time score tracking system using AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Cognito, and Unity VR with OpenXR.
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
What you’ll learn
- Build a working VR shooting-range game in Unity using OpenXR and Meta Quest 3.
- Connect Unity to a real AWS backend using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
- Structure gameplay data as JSON and send it securely with UnityWebRequest.
- Create and test AWS serverless components including secure API routes and throttling.
- Store score and session data in DynamoDB and verify results using CloudWatch Logs.
- Build, optimize, and deploy a complete Quest 3 APK from Unity.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 7 lectures • 14min.
- Open & Test the Unity Project –> 3 lectures • 9min.
- Understanding the Score & AWS Hook Points –> 2 lectures • 6min.
- Build the AWS Backend (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway) –> 4 lectures • 14min.
- Connecting Unity to AWS –> 2 lectures • 6min.
- Securing Your API (Recommended) –> 5 lectures • 14min.
- Final Testing & Deployment –> 2 lectures • 1min.
- Conclusion & Next Steps –> 3 lectures • 2min.
- Resume & Interview Preparation (Bonus –> 3 lectures • 4min.
Requirements
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
AI tools were used only to assist with narration and scriptwriting, while all demonstrations, Unity development, AWS setup, and teaching are performed by a real instructor. The hands-on content, explanations, and gameplay walkthroughs are all human-created.
Learn how to build a production-ready, real-time score-tracking system for your VR or Unity game using Amazon Web Services. This hands-on course walks you step-by-step through setting up a secure, scalable backend using AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and Cognito—then connecting it to your VR game running on Unity with OpenXR and Meta Quest 3.
You’ll start with a simple, working VR gun-range scene and gradually integrate a cloud backend that updates player scores in real time. No AWS experience required—I show you exactly what to click, what to configure, and how to test each part along the way.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a fully working serverless system that validates users with Cognito, stores scores in DynamoDB, and communicates with Unity using lightweight REST API calls. You’ll also learn best practices for API security, cost control, and debugging both Unity and AWS.
What You’ll Build:
• A complete AWS backend (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB)
• A secured login system using Amazon Cognito
• A real-time score submission pipeline
• A VR game scene using Unity XR, OpenXR, and Meta Quest 3
• Clean, production-ready code you can reuse in your own projects
This project is perfect for game developers, cloud beginners, Unity creators, and anyone who wants hands-on cloud experience using a real, working VR game.