Game Development for iOS with Unity3d

by Murray; Jeff W.

• ISBN13: 9781439892190
• ISBN10: 1439892199
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2012-07-26
• Publisher: A. K. Peters

Summary

This hands-on guide delivers production-proven techniques and valuable tips and tricks needed to plan, build, test, and launch full 3D games for the iPhone, iPod, or iPad all the way to the Apple app store. It walks you through all the necessary procedures and features two iOS-ready games to explore, adapt, and play. The text presents all of the information necessary for beginning and intermediate users to build and publish iOS games using Unity Beginner. Topics covered include game design, 3D graphics, debugging, script optimization, and optimizing assets for file size and performance.

Author Biography

Jeff W. Murray runs PsychicParrot Games, which develops iOS, Android, downloadable, and browser-based games and explores experimental game technologies such as brainwave readers and robotics. He has programmed and designed games as a hobby for nearly 30 years and has worked in game development and browser-based entertainment for over 12 years, working with companies such as Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Sony.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Prerequisites	p. xii
What This Book Covers	p. xiii
What This Book Doesn't Cover	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
Designing Your Game	p. 1
It's Not as Easy as It Looks!	p. 2
Play Testing	p. 2
iOS Platform-Specific Considerations	p. 3
Clear Out Your Clutter	p. 7
Stay Grounded in Reality	p. 7
Preproduction	p. 9
Mind Mapping	p. 10
Scripting and Storyboarding	p. 11
Gantt Charts	p. 11
Task List Management	p. 12
Software for Word Processing and Writing	p. 12
Writing Game Design Documents	p. 12
Why Project Manage?	p. 20
Project Management for Guerillas	p. 20
Set Work Time and Stick to It	p. 22
Tasks Lists	p. 22
Stay Healthy	p. 22
Keep Communication Going	p. 24
When Good Games Go Bad	p. 24
Testing and Quality Assurance	p. 26
What Bug Reports Should Include	p. 27
Getting Set Up for iOS Development	p. 31
Which Version of Unity Do You Need?	p. 32
The Apple Developer Program Subscription	p. 35
Choosing the Right Developer Program Subscription	p. 35
A Summary of the iOS Developer Setup Process	p. 36
Developer Tools	p. 36
Basics of the Apple Developer Center	p. 36
Overview of the Apple Developer Center Areas	p. 37
Setting Up the Certificates You Need for Development	p. 39
Setting Up iOS Devices to Use for Development and Testing	p. 42
Setup and Download Provisioning Profiles	p. 45
Setting Up Unity and Your Mac for iOS Development	p. 49
Introduction to Unity	p. 49
Setting Up Unity to Work with Your Apple Developer Profile	p. 50
Downloading and Installing Apple Developer Certificates	p. 56
What Is the Unity Remote?	p. 56
Installing Unity Remote onto the Device	p. 57
Naming Profiles Properly	p. 58
Basics of the Unity Editor	p. 59
What Makes a Unity Project?	p. 59
Finding Your Way Around	p. 62
Navigating the Game Scene	p. 66
Finding Objects in a Scene Quickly	p. 68
Unity Physics: PhysX	p. 69
Building a Game in Unity iOS: The Roll-a-Ball Game	p. 73
Game Overview	p. 73
Controls	p. 74
Making the Game	p. 74
Building and Testing the Game on Your iOS Device	p. 95
There's Always Room for Improvement	p. 98
Making a Kart-Racing Game	p. 101
Game Overview	p. 101
Controls	p. 102
Making the Game	p. 102
Choosing Random Textures for the Cars	p. 166
Drawing the In-Game User Interface	p. 167
Sound Effects	p. 174
Making the Game Even Better	p. 176
Debugging and Script Optimization	p. 179
Introduction to the Debugger	p. 179
Strategies for Wiping Out Bugs	p. 179
Console Debugging	p. 180
Retrieving PlayerPrefs and Application-Specific Files from an iOS Device	p. 189
Script Optimization	p. 190
An Introduction to the Profiler (Pro-Only Feature)	p. 193
Optimizing for File Size and Performance	p. 197
Texture Import Settings	p. 197
Why Compression Is Important	p. 198
Quality versus Quantity: What's Available and What's It About?	p. 198
Scale and Why It's Important	p. 203
Why Audio Can Make or Break Your Game	p. 203
Draw Call Batching	p. 207
Occlusion Culling (Pro Feature)	p. 209
Publishing to the iTunes Store	p. 215
The Approval Process	p. 215
What You Need to Submit to Apple	p. 216
An Introduction to iTunes Connect	p. 218
How to Upload Your Game to Apple for Review	p. 220
What Happens Once Apple Approves Your Game for Sale?	p. 231
iOS Marketing	p. 232
Promotion Tips and Tricks	p. 237
Thinking Outside the Box	p. 243
The Democratization of Game Development: Anyone Can Make Games!	p. 243
Tweaks to the Compiled Project Code in Xcode	p. 245
In-App Purchases	p. 247
Other Uses for Unity iOS and Available Plug-Ins to Expand Its Functionality	p. 247
Tips and Questions to Ask for Porting to Other Platforms	p. 248
Using TestFlight to Get Builds to Your Testers	p. 248
Mantis	p. 249
The Unity Online Community	p. 249
Glossary	p. 253
Index	p. 261
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