An edition of Getting Started with Unity 2018 (2018)

Getting Started with Unity 2018

a Beginner's Guide to 2D and 3D game development with Unity, 3rd Edition

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Getting Started with Unity 2018
Dr. Edward Lavieri
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An edition of Getting Started with Unity 2018 (2018)

Getting Started with Unity 2018

a Beginner's Guide to 2D and 3D game development with Unity, 3rd Edition

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The Unity game engine has revolutionized the gaming industry with its complete set of intuitive tools. This book will guide you through the entire process of creating a 3D VR game, from downloading the Unity game engine to publishing your game. It not only gives you a strong foundation, but puts you on the path to game development.

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Packt Publishing
Language
English
Pages
330

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Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Dedication; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Downloading and Installing Unity; Game engine overview; Game engines for specific game genres; First-person shooters (FPS); Third-person games; Other game genres; Available 3D game engines; CryENGINE; Lumberyard; Microsoft's XNA Game Studio; Unreal game engine; Unity
past, present, and future; Version 1.0
2005; Version 2.0
2007; Version 3.0
2010; Version 4.0
2012; Version 5.0
2015; Version 2017
2017; Version 2018
2018; The case for Unity; Unity features.
Cucumber BeetleGameplay; Game world layout; Starting condition; Point system; Heads-Up Display; The difficulty balance; Difficulty balance questions; Implementation plan; Project organization ; Custom assets; Standard assets; Organization; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating Our Terrain; Creating the terrain; Working with height maps; Importing the terrain; Shaping the terrain; Smoothing our terrain; Creating our spawn points; Painting the terrain; Adding water; Saving your work; Adding vegetation; Summary; Chapter 5: Lights, Cameras, and Shadows; Working with cameras.
Understanding camera projectionsOrientating your frustum; Creating a Skybox ; Using multiple cameras; Working with lighting; Directional lighting; Point lighting; Spot lighting; Area lighting; Implementing reflection probes; Understanding shadows; Summary; Chapter 6: Creating and Importing 3D Objects for Our Game; Understanding assets and GameObjects; Asset packages; Understanding GameObjects; Creating 3D objects in Unity; Using prefabs; Using additional 3D objects; Using the Unity Asset Store; Hands-on with the Unity Asset Store; Incorporating custom assets in our game.
Working with imported assetsPlanting Cherry Trees; Planting Cucumber Patches; Summary; Chapter 7: Implementing Our Player Character; Working with Unity's standard asset package; Importing the game character; Configuring a player controller; Fine-tuning our character; Fine-tuning the motor controls; Fine-tuning scale; Fine-tuning the Capsule Collider; Changing and refining input controls ; Animating our player character; Reviewing the player controller script; Reviewing the Animator component; Previewing the animations; Terraforming the terrain for our Cucumber Man; Summary.

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EditorGraphics ; Unity community; System requirements; Development system requirements; Playback system requirements; Downloading Unity ; Installing Unity; Summary; Chapter 2: The Unity Interface; Screen real estate ; Menu; Unity; File; Edit; Assets; GameObject; Component; Window; Help; Scene view; Game view; Project window; Hierarchy window; Inspector window ; Toolbar; Transform tools; Gizmo Toggles; Cloud and Account Buttons; Layers and Layouts; Layouts; Summary; Chapter 3: Designing the Game; Game concept; Game idea; Input controls; Winning and losing; Game characters; Cucumber Man.

Chapter 8: Implementing Our Non-Player Characters.

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Dewey Decimal Class
794.81526
Library of Congress
GV1469.3 .L385 2018eb

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1 online resource (330 pages)
Number of pages
330

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OL44313454M
ISBN 10
1788832914
ISBN 13
9781788832915
OCLC/WorldCat
1030030479

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