Programowanie
Thomas James Finnegan
Powerful and continuing to grow, the mobile market has never been bigger and more demanding of great games. Android continues to prove itself as a strong contender in this challenging market. With Unity 3D, great games can be made for Android quickly and easily. With its great deployment system, the Android platform is now only one click away.Unity Android Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide dives straight into making real, fully-functional games, with hands-on examples and step-by-step instructions to give you a firm grounding in Unity 3D and Android. Everything necessary for creating a complete gaming experience is covered and detailed throughout the course of this book.Using clear and practical examples that progressively build upon each other, this book guides you through the process of creating games in Unity for Android.Start by learning about all the great features that Unity and Android have to offer. Next, create a Tic-Tac-Toe game while learning all about interfaces. After that, learn about meshes, materials, and animations with the creation of a tank battle game. You will then learn how to expand your game's environment with the addition of shadows and a skybox. Adding on this, you will also learn how to expand the tank battle by creating enemies and using path finding to chase the player. Next, explore touch and tilt controls with the creation of a space fighter game. Then, learn about physics while recreating the most popular mobile game on the market. You will then expand the space fighter game with the addition of all the special effects that make a game great. Finally, complete your experience by learning the optimization techniques required to keep your games running smoothly.While Unity is available for both Mac and Windows, the book is presented working from a Windows environment. Programming in Unity is possible in C#, JavaScript, and Boo. This book will be working in C# and the final projects will be provided in C# and JavaScript.From nothing to a fully-featured mobile game, Unity Android Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide takes you through everything it takes to create your next game for the Android platform.
Dr. Davide Aversa, Aung Sithu Kyaw, Clifford...
Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for game characters in Unity 2018 has never been easier. Unity provides game and app developers with a variety of tools to implement AI, from the basic techniques to cutting-edge machine learning-powered agents. Leveraging these tools via Unity's API or built-in features allows limitless possibilities when it comes to creating your game's worlds and characters.This fourth edition with Unity will help you break down AI into simple concepts to give you a fundamental understanding of the topic to build upon. Using a variety of examples, the book then takes those concepts and walks you through actual implementations designed to highlight key concepts and features related to game AI in Unity.Further on, you'll learn how to distinguish the state machine pattern and implement one of your own. This is followed by learning how to implement a basic sensory system for your AI agent and coupling it with a Finite State Machine (FSM).Next, you'll learn how to use Unity's built-in NavMesh feature and implement your own A* pathfinding system. You'll then learn how to implement simple ?ocks and crowd dynamics, which are key AI concepts in Unity. Moving on, you'll learn how to implement a behavior tree through a game-focused example. Lastly, you'll apply all the concepts in the book to build a popular game.
Dr. Davide Aversa, Aung Sithu Kyaw, Clifford...
Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for game characters in Unity 2018 has never been easier. Unity provides game and app developers with a variety of tools to implement AI, from the basic techniques to cutting-edge machine learning-powered agents. Leveraging these tools via Unity's API or built-in features allows limitless possibilities when it comes to creating your game's worlds and characters.This fourth edition with Unity will help you break down AI into simple concepts to give you a fundamental understanding of the topic to build upon. Using a variety of examples, the book then takes those concepts and walks you through actual implementations designed to highlight key concepts and features related to game AI in Unity.Further on, you'll learn how to distinguish the state machine pattern and implement one of your own. This is followed by learning how to implement a basic sensory system for your AI agent and coupling it with a Finite State Machine (FSM).Next, you'll learn how to use Unity's built-in NavMesh feature and implement your own A* pathfinding system. You'll then learn how to implement simple ?ocks and crowd dynamics, which are key AI concepts in Unity. Moving on, you'll learn how to implement a behavior tree through a game-focused example. Lastly, you'll apply all the concepts in the book to build a popular game.
Philip Walker
Unity Certified Programmer is a global certification program by Unity for anyone looking to become a professional Unity developer. The official Unity programmer exam will not only validate your Unity knowledge and skills, but also enable you to be part of the Unity community.This study guide will start by building on your understanding of C# programming and take you through the process of downloading and installing Unity. You’ll understand how Unity works and get to grips with the core objectives of the Unity exam. As you advance, you’ll enhance your skills by creating an enjoyable side-scrolling shooter game that can be played within the Unity Editor or any recent Android mobile device. This Unity book will test your knowledge with self-assessment questions and help you take your skills to an advanced level by working with Unity tools such as the Animator, Particle Effects, Lighting, UI/UX, Scriptable Objects, and debugging.By the end of this book, you’ll have developed a solid understanding of the different tools in Unity and understand how to create impressive Unity applications by making the most of its toolset.
Unity Cookbook. Over 160 recipes to craft your own masterpiece in Unity 2023 - Fifth Edition
Matt Smith, Shaun Ferns, Sinéad Murphy
Unleash your game development potential with Unity Cookbook, 5th Edition, designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in Unity game development. With over 160 expertly crafted recipes empowering you to pioneer VR and AR experiences, excel in mobile game development, and become a master of audio techniques.In this latest edition, we've meticulously curated a collection of recipes that reflect the latest advancements in Unity 2023, ensuring you stay at the forefront of game development. You'll discover dedicated recipes for First/Third Person (Core) templates, create engaging mobile games, delve into Virtual and Augmented Reality, and go further with audio by exploring advanced techniques. Additionally, the book has been fully updated to incorporate the new input system and TextMeshPro, essential elements for modern game development.From exploring C# scripting to crafting stylish UIs, creating stunning visual effects, and understanding shader development through Shader Graph, every chapter is designed to take you closer to your goal of becoming a proficient Unity developer.So, whether you're aiming to develop the next hit game, enhance your portfolio, or simply have fun building games, this book will be your trusted companion on your journey to Unity proficiency.
Dr. Davide Aversa, Chris Dickinson
Unity engine comes with a great set of features to help you build high-performance games. This Unity book is your guide to optimizing various aspects of your game development, from game characters and scripts, right through to animations.You’ll explore techniques for writing better game scripts and learn how to optimize a game using Unity technologies such as ECS and the Burst compiler. The book will also help you manage third-party tooling used with the Unity ecosystem. You’ll also focus on the problems in the performance of large games and virtual reality (VR) projects in Unity, gaining insights into detecting performance issues and performing root cause analysis. As you progress, you’ll discover best practices for your Unity C# script code and get to grips with usage patterns. Later, you’ll be able to optimize audio resources and texture files, along with effectively storing and using resource files. You’ll then delve into the Rendering Pipeline and learn how to identify performance problems in the pipeline. In addition to this, you’ll learn how to optimize the memory and processing unit of Unity. Finally, you’ll cover tips and tricks used by Unity professionals to improve the project workflow.By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to build interactive games using Unity and its components.
Unity i C#. Podstawy programowania gier
Ewa Ross, Jacek Ross
Zdobądź pracę marzeń - zostań programistą Unity! Poznaj środowisko pracy Naucz się tworzyć sceny Buduj ciekawe projekty Unity to zintegrowane środowisko umożliwiające tworzenie trójwymiarowych i dwuwymiarowych gier oraz różnego rodzaju interaktywnych treści, takich jak wizualizacje i animacje komputerowe. Wieloplatformowość rozwiązania, prostota używania, bogate funkcje, możliwość generowania materiałów prezentowanych na różnych urządzeniach oraz obsługa różnych języków skryptowych zadecydowały o niezwykłej popularności Unity i spowodowały, że to jeden z najczęściej wykorzystywanych silników gier komputerowych. Jeśli marzysz o karierze twórcy gier, lecz obawiasz się, że nie uda Ci się opanować sztuki programowania, przekonaj się, że to wcale nie jest takie trudne! Dzięki tej książce sprawnie i pewnie wkroczysz w świat tworzenia gier komputerowych za pomocą języka C# w środowisku Unity. Szybko się dowiesz, co trzeba zrobić, aby opanować niezbędne podstawy. Za sprawą dobrze przemyślanych lekcji osiągniesz kolejne stopnie wtajemniczenia, a zadania i podpowiedzi umożliwią Ci utrwalenie swojej wiedzy i sprawdzenie jej w praktyce. Bez nadmiaru teorii i prosto do celu - właśnie tak nauczysz się Unity! Instalacja i przegląd środowiska pracy Podstawowe operacje i komponenty Unity Tworzenie skryptów oraz kompilacja projektu Inżynieria oprogramowania, procesy i dokumentacja Podstawy programowania w języku C# Typy danych i konstrukcje programistyczne Debugowanie programu i używanie zewnętrznego kodu Tworzenie gier z Unity? To nic trudnego!
Unity i C#. Praktyka programowania gier
Jacek Ross
Osiągnij wyższy poziom z Unity i C#! Poznaj zaawansowane techniki programowania Dowiedz się, jak realizować projekt informatyczny Naucz się tworzyć grę od strony praktycznej Połączenie platformy Unity i języka C# zapewnia doskonałe środowisko do tworzenia i rozwijania różnego rodzaju gier komputerowych. To sprawia, że tandem ten jest niezwykle popularny wśród game developerów pragnących szybko i wydajnie osiągać profesjonalne efekty. Jednak sama znajomość narzędzi nie wystarczy, aby sprostać niełatwemu zadaniu zaprojektowania i zaprogramowania prawdziwej gry - by przekuć pomysł i umiejętności w prawdziwy produkt, trzeba czegoś więcej. Niezbędne doświadczenie możesz zdobyć tylko w praktyce i na realnych przykładach. Takie warunki zapewni Ci właśnie ta książka! Pozbawiona zbędnej teorii, oparta na prawdziwym przypadku i do bólu praktyczna, pozwoli Ci szybko poznać zaawansowane techniki tworzenia gier komputerowych oraz wdrożyć się w proces opracowywania projektu przy użyciu metodyki zwinnej. Krok po kroku, iteracja za iteracją będziesz towarzyszyć autorowi w pracy nad komercyjnym produktem - przejdziesz wszystkie fazy jego rozwoju: od programowania, poprzez usuwanie błędów, po publikację gotowej gry. W książce: Tworzenie obiektów scen środowiska Unity oraz ich komponentów Zaawansowane techniki w języku C# przydatne twórcom gier Praktyczne zastosowanie różnych wzorców projektowych Zarządzanie obiektami, wirtualnym czasem gry i jej stanem Realizacja rozgrywki w widoku pierwszoosobowym Usuwanie błędów i testowanie balansu gry Dostosowanie gry do platform mobilnych oraz VR Publikacja gry w popularnych sklepach cyfrowych Zastosowanie metodyki zwinnej w projekcie gry Programuj gry jak profesjonalista!
Unity. Tworzenie gier mobilnych
Jon Manning, Paris Buttfield-Addison
Napisz raz, uruchamiaj wszędzie Unity jest zintegrowanym środowiskiem do tworzenia trójwymiarowych i dwuwymiarowych gier komputerowych oraz innych materiałów interaktywnych. Szczególnie dobrze nadaje się do pisania gier, które mają działać na wielu różnych urządzeniach i w różnych systemach operacyjnych, szczególnie w środowisku mobilnym. Co istotne, Unity pozwala na prowadzenie prac w szybkim tempie, a sam sposób tworzenia jest nieskomplikowany i bardzo intuicyjny. Wszystko to sprawia, że za pomocą Unity nawet osoba bez praktycznego doświadczenia szybko zacznie tworzyć piękne gry na urządzenia z systemami iOS i Android. W tej książce w wyczerpujący sposób opisano proces tworzenia gier. Wyjaśniono tu zarówno podstawowe, jak i bardziej zaawansowane pojęcia i techniki związane ze stosowaniem środowiska Unity. Najpierw przedstawiono podstawowe informacje na temat Unity. Zaprezentowano struktury gier, grafiki, skryptów, dźwięków, fizyki oraz systemów cząsteczkowych. Następnie opisano pełny proces tworzenia gry 2D oraz 3D. W książce omówiono także bardziej zaawansowane zagadnienia związane ze stosowaniem środowiska Unity, takie jak programowanie oświetlenia sceny, graficzny interfejs użytkownika, rozszerzanie edytora Unity, sklep Unity asset store, a także wdrażanie gier oraz cechy zależne od platform systemowych. Najważniejsze zagadnienia: podstawy środowiska Unity i pisanie skryptów stosowanie zasad fizyki oraz budowa systemów cząsteczkowych tworzenie arkadowej gry akcji z przewijanym tłem tworzenie symulatora walki w kosmosie korzystanie z niestandardowych narzędzi Zostań stwórcą. Zaprojektuj własny świat. Użyj Unity. Dr Jon Manning oraz dr Paris Buttfield-Addison są współzałożycielami firmy Secret Lab, zajmującej się pisaniem gier oraz narzędzi do ich tworzenia. W swoim dorobku mają takie gry, jak ABC Play School, Night in the Woods oraz Qantas Joey Playbox. Poza grami Manning i Buttfield-Addison tworzą YarnSpinner - framework do tworzenia gier narracyjnych. Wcześniej pracowali jako programiści gier mobilnych oraz menedżerowie produktu w firmie Meebo (wykupionej przez Google).
Jonathan Linowes
What is consumer “virtual reality�? Wearing a head-mounted display you view stereoscopic 3D scenes. You can look around by moving your head, and walk around using hand controls or motion sensors. You are engaged in a fully immersive experience. On the other hand, Unity is a powerful game development engine that provides a rich set of features such as visual lighting, materials, physics, audio, special effects, and animation for creating 2D and 3D games. Unity 5 has become the leading platform for building virtual reality games, applications and experiences for this new generation of consumer VR devices.Using a practical and project-based approach, this book will educate you about the specifics of virtual reality development in Unity.You will learn how to use Unity to develop VR applications which can be experienced with devices such as the Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard. We will then learn how to engage with virtual worlds from a third person and first person character point of view. Furthermore, you will explore the technical considerations especially important and possibly unique to VR. The projects in the book will demonstrate how to build a variety of VR experiences. You will be diving into the Unity 3D game engine via the interactive Unity Editor as well as C-Sharp programming.By the end of the book, you will be equipped to develop rich, interactive virtual reality experiences using Unity.So, let's get to it!
Jeff Hendrickson, Travis Wissink
UX analytics is a field that recognizes the significance of understanding human behavior and emotions in designing user experiences. It goes beyond mere metrics and embraces a people-centric approach. With the help of this comprehensive guide, you’ll acquire essential skills, knowledge, and techniques to establish a top-notch UX analytics practice.Unleashing the Power of UX Analytics will equip you with the strategies and tactics necessary to effectively collect, analyze, and interpret data, empowering you to make informed decisions that enhance the overall user experience. It emphasizes the importance of empathy in comprehending user needs and desires, enabling you to create meaningful and impactful design solutions. As you advance, this book walks you through the entire UX analytics process, from setting goals and defining key performance indicators (KPIs) to implementing various research methods and tools. You'll gain insights into user interview best practices, usability testing, and techniques for gathering qualitative and quantitative data.Armed with the knowledge of data analysis and interpretation, you'll be able to uncover patterns, trends, and user preferences to make data-driven decisions.
Satheesh P.V, Satheesh PV
Unreal Engine 4 is a complete suite of game development tools that gives you power to develop your game and seamlessly deploy it to iOS and Android devices. It can be used for the development of simple 2D games or even stunning high-end visuals. Unreal Engine features a high degree of portability and is a tool used by many game developers today.This book will introduce you to the most popular game development tool called Unreal Engine 4 with hands-on instructions for building stunning video games. You will begin by creating a new project or prototype by learning the essentials of Unreal Engine by getting familiar with the UI and Content Browser. Next, we'll import a sample asset from Autodesk 3ds max and learn more about Material Editor. After that we will learn more about Post Process. From there we will continue to learn more about Blueprints, Lights, UMG, C++ and more.
Rachel Cordone
Unreal Engine is a popular game engine used by developers for building high-end 2D and 3D games. This book is a practical guide designed to help you get started with Unreal Engine 4 and confidently develop interactive games.You’ll begin with a quick introduction to the Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) ecosystem. Next, you’ll learn how to create Blueprints and C++ code to define your game's functionality. As you progress, you’ll cover the core systems of UE4 such as Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG), Animation Blueprints, and behaviour trees to further build on your game development knowledge. The concluding chapters will then help you learn how to use replication to create multiplayer games.By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with UE4 and have developed the skills you need to use the framework for developing and deploying robust and intuitive games.
Stephen Whittle, William Sherif
Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) is a complete suite of game development tools made by game developers, for game developers. With more than 100 practical recipes, this book is a guide showcasing techniques to use the power of C++ scripting while developing games with UE4. It will start with adding and editing C++ classes from within the Unreal Editor. It will delve into one of Unreal's primary strengths, the ability for designers to customize programmer-developed actors and components. It will help you understand the benefits of when and how to use C++ as the scripting tool. With a blend of task-oriented recipes, this book will provide actionable information about scripting games with UE4, and manipulating the game and the development environment using C++. Towards the end of the book, you will be empowered to become a top-notch developer with Unreal Engine 4 using C++ as the scripting language.
Benjamin Carnall
With Unreal Engine 4 being made free to use, for any keen game developer it is quickly becoming the most popular game engine in today’s development industry. The engine offers a rich feature set that can be customized and built upon through the use of C++. This book will cover how to work with Unreal Engine’s tool set all the way from the basics of the editor and the visual scripting system blueprint to the in-depth low-level creation of content using C++.This book will provide you with the skills you need to create feature-rich, captivating, and refined game titles with Unreal Engine 4. This book will take you through the creation of four unique game projects, designed so that you will be ready to apply the engine’s rich development capabilities. You will learn not only to take advantage of the visual tools of the engine, but also the vast and powerful programming feature set of Unreal Engine 4.
Zhenyu George Li, Dr. E. Wyn Roberts
Unreal Engine is one of the most popular and accessible game engines in the industry, creating multiple job opportunities. Owing to C++ scripting's high performance, advanced algorithms, and engineering maintenance, it has become the industry standard for developing commercial games. However, C++ scripting can be overwhelming for anyone without a programming background. Unreal Engine 5 Game Development with C++ Scripting will help you master C++ and get a head start on your game development journey.You’ll start by creating an Unreal Engine C++ project from the shooter template and then move on to building the C++ project and the C++ code inside the Visual Studio editor. You’ll be introduced to the fundamental C++ syntax and essential object-oriented programming concepts. For a holistic understanding of game development, you’ll also uncover various aspects of the game, including character creation, player input and character control, gameplay, collision detection, UI, networking, and packaging a completed multiplayer game.By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to create professional, high-quality games using Unreal Engine 5 with C++, and will have built a solid foundation for more advanced C++ programming and game development technologies.
Nicola Valcasara
With the arrival of Unreal Engine 4, a new wonderful tool was born: Blueprint. This visual scripting tool allows even non-programmers to develop the logic for their games, allowing almost anyone to create entire games without the need to write a single line of code. The range of features you can access with Blueprint script is pretty extensive, making it one of the foremost choices for many game developers.Unreal Engine Game Development Blueprints helps you unleash the real power of Unreal by helping you to create engaging and spectacular games. It will explain all the aspects of developing a game, focusing on visual scripting, and giving you all the information you need to create your own games.We start with an introductory chapter to help you move fluidly inside the Blueprint user interface, recognize its different components, and understand any already written Blueprint script. Following this, you will learn how to modify generated Blueprint classes to produce a single player tic-tac-toe game and personalize it. Next, you will learn how to create simple user interfaces, and how to extend Blueprints through code. This will help you make an informed decision between choosing Blueprint or code. You will then see the real power of Unreal unleashed as you create a beautiful scene with moving, AI controlled objects, particles, and lights. Then, you will learn how to create AI using a behavior tree and a global level Blueprint, how to modify the camera, and how to shoot custom bullets. Finally, you will create a complex game using Blueprintable components complete with a menu, power-up, dangerous objects, and different weapons.