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Unity 5.x Cookbook. More than 100 solutions to build amazing 2D and 3D games with Unity
Francisco Queiroz, Matthew Smith, Matt Smith, Francisco...
Unity 5 is a flexible and intuitive multiplatform game engine that is becoming the industry's de facto standard. Learn to craft your own 2D and 3D computer games by working through core concepts such as animation, audio, shaders, GUI, lights, cameras, and scripting to create your own games with one of the most important and popular engines in the industry.Completely re-written to cover the new features of Unity 5, this book is a great resource for all Unity game developers, from those who have recently started using Unity right up to game development experts.The first half of the book focuses on core concepts of 2D game design while the second half focuses on developing 3D game development skills. In the first half, you will discover the new GUI system, the new Audio Mixer, external files, and animating 2D characters in 2D game development. As you progress further, you will familiarize yourself with the new Standard Shaders, the Mecanim system, Cameras, and the new Lighting features to hone your skills towards building 3D games to perfection. Finally, you will learn non-player character control and explore Unity 5's extra features to enhance your 3D game development skills.
Unity 5.x Game AI Programming Cookbook. Click here to enter text
Jorge Palacios
Unity 5 comes fully packaged with a toolbox of powerful features to help game and app developers create and implement powerful game AI. 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 practical Cookbook covers both essential and niche techniques to help you be able to do that and more.This Cookbook is engineered as your one-stop reference to take your game AI programming to the next level. Get to grips with the essential building blocks of working with an agent, programming movement and navigation in a game environment, and improving your agent's decision making and coordination mechanisms - all through hands-on examples using easily customizable techniques. Discover how to emulate vision and hearing capabilities for your agent, for natural and humanlike AI behaviour, and improve them with the help of graphs. Empower your AI with decision-making functions through programming simple board games such as Tic-Tac-Toe and Checkers, and orchestrate agent coordination to get your AIs working together as one.
Alan Zucconi
Since their introduction to Unity, Shaders have been notoriously difficult to understand and implement in games: complex mathematics have always stood in the way of creating your own Shaders and attaining that level of realism you crave. With Shaders, you can transform your game into a highly polished, refined product with Unity’s post-processing effects.Unity Shaders and Effects Cookbook is the first of its kind to bring you the secrets of creating Shaders for Unity3D—guiding you through the process of understanding vectors, how lighting is constructed with them, and also how textures are used to create complex effects without the heavy math.We’ll start with essential lighting and finishing up by creating stunning screen Effects just like those in high quality 3D and mobile games. You’ll discover techniques including normal mapping, image-based lighting, and how to animate your models inside a Shader. We’ll explore the secrets behind some of the most powerful techniques, such as physically based rendering! With Unity Shaders and Effects Cookbook, what seems like a dark art today will be second nature by tomorrow.
Lem Apperson, Jonathan Weinberger
As developers tackle the growing complexity of creating immersive, high-performance games, the need for robust and efficient scripting continues to increase. Written by a game developer and Unity/C# expert known for his Apple App Store titles and extensive certifications, this book will help both new and seasoned developers overcome this challenge by helping you build a solid foundation in C# scripting within Unity and navigate the increasing demands of real-time game development.You’ll explore Unity-specific strategies for creating engaging user interfaces, vital in today's dynamic gaming landscape. The chapters walk you through Unity-specific classes and methods, empowering you to create diverse gaming experiences in both 3D and 2D environments. You’ll also manage complex developmental aspects, including AI, multiplayer setups, and VR integration, which are becoming increasingly relevant in the evolving gaming industry. The book serves as an invaluable resource for troubleshooting, offering techniques for debugging C# scripts and optimizing game performance—essential for crafting smooth and immersive gaming experiences.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to create both simple and complex games in Unity, opening doors to careers in game development and interactive media design.
Unity 6. Kurs video. Tworzenie gry tower defense
Bartłomiej Kobylski
Obierz kurs na... nowy wymiar Unity Unity 6 to najnowsza odsłona silnika Unity do tworzenia gier 2D i 3D, która jeszcze bardziej upraszcza i przyspiesza proces tworzenia własnych produkcji. Nowa wersja znacząco zwiększa wydajność dużych projektów i ułatwia optymalizację gry. Dzięki nowemu renderowi SRP możliwe jest tworzenie fotorealistycznej grafiki i zaawansowanych efektów świetlnych nawet w grach mobilnych. Unity 6 oferuje również usprawnione narzędzia do tworzenia interfejsu (UI Toolkit), co pozwala szybciej budować intuicyjne HUD-y i panele sterujące. Z kolei wbudowane narzędzia do tworzenia sztucznej inteligencji stały się bardziej przystępne dla początkujących, co czyni Unity 6 idealnym środowiskiem do nauki - na przykład poprzez realizację projektu typu tower defense. Tworzenie gier to dziś nie tylko świetna zabawa, ale też sposób na rozwój pasji, naukę logicznego myślenia i zdobycie praktycznych umiejętności. Co więcej, to realna szansa na zbudowanie portfolio, które może otworzyć drzwi do pracy w branży gamedevu. Gry niezależne (indie) zyskują coraz większą popularność, a dobry pomysł często ma większą wartość niż duży budżet. Produkcje takie jak Crossy Road czy Hearthstone udowadniają, że prostota i kreatywność potrafią przynieść globalny sukces. Właśnie dlatego znajomość Unity 6 to dziś jedna z najbardziej praktycznych i przyszłościowych umiejętności w świecie twórców gier. Unity 6. Kurs video. Tworzenie gry tower defense to ponad 7 godzin nauki, podczas której stworzysz kompletną grę - od pierwszego obiektu aż po ekran końcowy. Zbudujesz własną mapę gry i zaprogramujesz przeciwników wraz z systemem ich pojawiania się. Zaprojektujesz różne typy wieżyczek, w tym ich działanie, efekty (slow, stun, eksplozje), a także logikę ataku. Zbudujesz interfejs gracza - HUD, licznik życia, system waluty i sklep. Utworzysz również menu główne, ekran ładowania i ekran przegranej. Zaimplementujesz trudniejszych przeciwników, takich jak bossowie, magowie ognia czy wrogowie typu matrioszka. Opanujesz podstawy debugowania i optymalizacji, by gra działała płynnie i bez błędów. Dodasz animacje, efekty wizualne i elementy poprawiające jakość rozgrywki. Na koniec będziesz dysponować gotowym projektem gry i praktycznymi umiejętnościami, które wykorzystasz w portfolio lub w dalszej pracy nad własnymi pomysłami. Zbudujmy wspólnie grę, która nie tylko zadziała, ale też pokaże Ci, że tworzenie gier to świetna zabawa i realna droga zawodowa.
John P. Doran
Shaders enable game developers to craft visually stunning experiences, but their complexity and mathematical and technical challenges make it hard to achieve the desired level of realism. Written by a top-selling author with extensive hands-on expertise in game development, this latest edition is your indispensable guide to mastering the art of shaders within this evolving landscape.Through meticulously curated recipes, this book takes a practical approach to equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to elevate your game visuals to unmatched sophistication. In this updated edition, you’ll gain invaluable insights into leveraging Unity’s latest tools, including Unity Muse for advanced AI-powered texture creation. From fully grasping Shader Graph to harnessing the power of vectors and textures, this Unity cookbook covers all the aspects of shader development without the need for elaborate mathematical calculations. You'll also discover practical techniques for achieving stunning visual effects with ease when creating 2D or 3D elements.
Thomas Finnegan, 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.