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Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself, 2nd Edition
- By Ben Tristem, Mike Geig
- Published Nov 16, 2015 by Sams.
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Description
- Copyright 2016
- Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
- Edition: 2nd
- eBook
- ISBN-10: 0-13-427210-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-427210-8
In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours will help you master the Unity 5 game engine at the heart of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Kerbal Space Program, and many other sizzling-hot games!
This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach teaches you everything from the absolute basics through sophisticated game physics, animation, and mobile device deployment techniques. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.
- Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Unity game development tasks.
- Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.
- Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.
- Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions.
Learn how to…
- Get up and running fast with the Unity 5 game engine and editor
- Work efficiently with Unity’s graphical asset pipeline
- Make the most of lights and cameras
- Sculpt stunning worlds with Unity’s terrain and environmental tools
- Script tasks ranging from capturing input to building complex behaviors
- Quickly create repeatable, reusable game objects with prefabs
- Implement easy, intuitive game user interfaces
- Control players through built-in and custom character controllers
- Build realistic physical and trigger collisions
- Leverage the full power of Unity’s Mecanim animation system
- Integrate complex audio into your games
- Use mobile device accelerometers and multi-touch displays
- Modify desktop games for mobile platforms
- Apply the “finishing touches” and deploy your games
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Preface xiii
HOUR 1: Introduction to Unity 1
Installing Unity 1
Getting to Know the Unity Editor 4
Navigating the Unity Scene View 17
Summary 19
Q&A 19
Workshop 19
Exercise 20
HOUR 2: Game Objects 21
Dimensions and Coordinate Systems 21
Game Objects 25
Transforms 26
Summary 33
Q&A 33
Workshop 33
Exercise 34
HOUR 3: Models, Materials, and Textures 35
The Basics of Models 35
Textures, Shaders, and Materials 41
Summary 46
Q&A 46
Workshop 47
Exercise 47
HOUR 4: Terrain 49
Terrain Generation 49
Terrain Textures 57
Summary 61
Q&A 61
Workshop 61
Exercise 62
HOUR 5: Environments 63
Generating Trees and Grass 63
Environment Effects 71
Character Controllers 75
Summary 78
Q&A 78
Workshop 79
Exercise 79
HOUR 6: Lights and Cameras 81
Lights 81
Cameras 91
Layers 95
Summary 100
Q&A 100
Workshop 100
Exercise 101
HOUR 7: Game 1: Amazing Racer 103
Design 103
Creating the Game World 106
Gamification 108
Playtesting 114
Summary 116
Q&A 116
Workshop 116
Exercise 117
HOUR 8: Scripting—Part 1 119
Scripts 120
Variables 128
Operators 130
Conditionals 133
Iteration 136
Summary 137
Q&A 137
Workshop 138
Exercise 138
HOUR 9: Scripting—Part 2 141
Methods 141
Input 146
Accessing Local Components 151
Accessing Other Objects 153
Summary 158
Q&A 158
Workshop 158
Exercise 159
HOUR 10: Collision 161
Rigidbodies 161
Collision 163
Triggers 167
Raycasting 169
Summary 171
Q&A 171
Workshop 172
Exercise 172
HOUR 11: Game 2: Chaos Ball 173
Design 173
The Arena 175
Game Entities 179
The Control Objects 183
Improving the Game 187
Summary 187
Q&A 187
Workshop 188
Exercise 188
HOUR 12: Prefabs 189
Prefab Basics 189
Working with Prefabs 192
Summary 198
Q&A 198
Workshop 198
Exercise 199
HOUR 13: 2D Games Tools 201
The Basics of 2D Games 201
Orthographic Cameras 204
Adding Sprites 205
Draw Order 209
2D Physics 212
Summary 214
Q&A 215
Workshop 215
Exercise 215
HOUR 14: User Interfaces 217
Basic UI Principles 217
The Canvas 218
UI Elements 223
Canvas Render Modes 230
Summary 232
Q&A 233
Workshop 233
Exercise 233
HOUR 15: Game 3: Captain Blaster 237
Design 237
The World 238
Controls 247
Improvements 255
Summary 255
Q&A 255
Workshop 256
Exercise 256
HOUR 16: Particle Systems 257
Particle Systems 257
Particle System Modules 259
The Curve Editor 270
Summary 273
Q&A 273
Workshop 273
Exercise 273
HOUR 17: Animations 275
Animation Basics 275
Animation Types 277
Animation Tools 281
Summary 288
Q&A 288
Workshop 289
Exercise 289
HOUR 18: Animators 291
Animator Basics 291
Configuring Your Assets 296
Creating an Animator 305
Scripting Animators 314
Summary 315
Q&A 315
Workshop 316
Exercise 316
HOUR 19: Game 4: Gauntlet Runner 317
Design 317
The World 318
The Entities 321
The Controls 329
Room for Improvement 336
Summary 336
Q&A 336
Workshop 336
Exercise 337
HOUR 20: Audio 339
Audio Basics 339
Audio Sources 341
Audio Scripting 346
Summary 349
Q&A 349
Workshop 349
Exercise 350
HOUR 21: Mobile Development 353
Preparing for Mobile 353
Accelerometers 357
Summary 361
Q&A 362
Workshop 362
Exercise 362
HOUR 22: Game Revisions 365
Cross-Platform Input 365
Amazing Racer 368
Chaos Ball 372
Captain Blaster 374
Gauntlet Runner 375
Summary 376
Q&A 376
Workshop 376
Exercise 377
HOUR 23: Polish and Deploy 379
Managing Scenes 379
Persisting Data and Objects 381
Unity Player Settings 384
Building Your Game 387
Summary 391
Q&A 391
Workshop 391
Exercise 392
HOUR 24: Wrap Up 393
Accomplishments 393
Where to Go from Here 395
Resources Available to You 396
Summary 397
Q&A 397
Workshop 397
Exercise 398
Index 399