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9780672336966

Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself

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    9780672336966

  • ISBN10:

    0672336960

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2013-11-26
  • Publisher: Sams Publishing
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Summary

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours will help you master the Unity 4 game engine at the heart of Temple Run and many other sizzling-hot mobile games! You’ll learn 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 4 game development tasks.

  • Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
  • Notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
  • Tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
  • Cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to…

  • Create and work with game objects, Unity’s fundamental building blocks
  • Work efficiently with Unity’s graphical asset pipeline
  • Apply shaders and textures to any 3D object
  • Sculpt stunning game worlds with Unity’s terrain and environmental toolsets
  • Script tasks ranging from capturing input to building complex behaviors
  • Quickly create repeatable, reusable game objects with prefabs
  • Implement easy, intuitive game user interfaces
  • Create amazing effects with Unity’s new Shuriken particle system
  • Leverage the full power of Unity’s new Mecanim animation system
  • Integrate ambient 2D/3D audio into your games
  • Use mobile device accelerometers and multi-touch displays
  • Modify a desktop game for mobile platforms
  • Apply the “finishing touches” and deploy your game

 

Author Biography

Mike Geig is both an experienced teacher, and game developer, with a foot firmly in both camps. He is presently teaching Computer Science and Video Game Development at Stark State College in OH. Prior to that, he worked as a developer for Totem Arts, and released Renegade-X: Black Dawn in January, 2012. His Pearson video title: Game Development Essentials with Unity 4 LiveLessons is regularly in the top 20 safari videos.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Unity

Chapter 2 - Game Objects

Chapter 3 - Meshes, Materials, and Textures

Chapter 4 - Terrain Part 1

Chapter 5 - Terrain Part 2

Chapter 6 - Cameras

Chapter 7 - Lights

Chapter 8 - Scripting Part 1

Chapter 9 - Scripting Part 2

Chapter 10 - Collision

Chapter 11 - Prefabs

Chapter 12 - GUIs Part 1

Chapter 13 - GUIs Part 2

Chapter 14 - Physics

Chapter 15 - Animation

Chapter 16 - Building a Character Controller

Chapter 17 - Particles

Chapter 18 - Audio

Chapter 19 - Mobile

Chapter 20 - Game 1

Chapter 21 - Game 2

Chapter 22 - Game 3

Chapter 23 - Deployment

Chapter 24 - Wrap Up

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