Opis: Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself - Mike Geig

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 gamePreface xi HOUR 1: Introduction to Unity 1 Installing Unity 1 Getting to Know the Unity Editor 5 Navigating the Unity Scene View 18 Summary 20 Q&A 20 Workshop 21 Exercise 21 HOUR 2: Game Objects 23 Dimensions and Coordinate Systems 23 Game Objects 27 Transforms 28 Summary 34 Q&A 34 Workshop 35 Exercise 35 HOUR 3: Models, Materials, and Textures 37 The Basics of Models 37 Textures, Shaders, and Materials 42 Summary 48 Q&A 48 Workshop 49 Exercise 49 HOUR 4: Terrain 51 Terrain Generation 51 Terrain Textures 59 Summary 62 Q&A 62 Workshop 63 Exercise 63 HOUR 5: Environments 65 Generating Trees and Grass 65 Environment Effects 72 Character Controllers 77 Summary 79 Q&A 79 Workshop 79 Exercise 80 HOUR 6: Lights and Cameras 81 Lights 81 Cameras 90 Layers 94 Summary 98 Q&A 98 Workshop 98 Exercise 99 HOUR 7: Game 1: Amazing Racer 101 Design 101 Creating the Game World 104 Gamification 106 Playtesting 113 Summary 114 Q&A 114 Workshop 114 Exercise 115 HOUR 8: Scripting Part 1 117 Scripts 118 Variables 125 Operators 127 Conditionals 130 Iteration 133 Summary 135 Q&A 135 Workshop 136 Exercise 136 HOUR 9: Scripting Part 2 137 Methods 137 Input 142 Accessing Local Components 147 Accessing Other Objects 148 Summary 152 Q&A 152 Workshop 152 Exercise 153 HOUR 10: Collision 155 Rigidbodies 155 Collision 157 Triggers 161 Raycasting 163 Summary 165 Q&A 165 Workshop 165 Exercise 166 HOUR 11: Game 2: Chaos Ball 167 Design 167 The Arena 169 Game Entities 173 The Control Objects 178 Improving the Game 182 Summary 183 Q&A 183 Workshop 183 Exercise 184 HOUR 12: Prefabs 185 Prefab Basics 185 Working with Prefabs 188 Instantiating Prefabs Through Code 194 Summary 194 Q&A 195 Workshop 195 Exercise 195 HOUR 13: Graphical User Interfaces 197 GUI Basics 197 GUI Controls 199 Customization 205 Summary 211 Q&A 211 Workshop 211 Exercise 212 HOUR 14: Character Controllers 213 The Character Controller 213 Scripting for Character Controllers 216 Building a Controller 219 Summary 225 Q&A 225 Workshop 225 Exercise 226 HOUR 15: Game 3: Captain Blaster 227 Design 227 The World 229 Controls 234 Improvements 242 Summary 242 Q&A 242 Workshop 243 Exercise 244 HOUR 16: Particle Systems 245 Particle Systems 245 Particle System Modules 247 The Curve Editor 257 Summary 259 Q&A 259 Workshop 259 Exercise 259 HOUR 17: Animations 261 Animation Basics 262 Preparing a Model for Animation 263 Applying Animations 269 Scripting Animations 272 Summary 273 Q&A 273 Workshop 274 Exercise 274 HOUR 18: Animators 277 Animator Basics 278 Creating an Animator 287 Scripting Animators 294 Summary 296 Q&A 296 Workshop 296 Exercise 296 HOUR 19: Game 4: Gauntlet Runner 297 Design 297 The World 298 The Entities 300 The Controls 307 Room for Improvement 314 Summary 315 Q&A 315 Workshop 315 Exercise 316 HOUR 20: Audio 317 Audio Basics 317 Audio Sources 319 Audio Scripting 324 Summary 326 Q&A 326 Workshop 327 Exercise 327 HOUR 21: Mobile Development 329 Preparing for Mobile 329 Accelerometers 333 Summary 338 Q&A 338 Workshop 338 Exercise 339 HOUR 22: Game Revisions 341 Amazing Racer 341 Chaos Ball 345 Captain Blaster 346 Gauntlet Runner 349 Summary 350 Q&A 351 Workshop 351 Exercise 351 HOUR 23: Polish and Deploy 353 Managing Scenes 353 Persisting Data and Objects 356 Unity Player Settings 359 Building Your Game 362 Summary 365 Q&A 365 Workshop 365 Exercise 366 HOUR 24: Wrap Up 367 Accomplishments 367 Where to Go from Here 370 Resources Available to You 371 Summary 371 Q&A 371 Workshop 372 Exercise 372 Index 373

Szczegóły: Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself - Mike Geig

Tytuł: Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself
Autor: Mike Geig
Producent: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 9780672336966
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 400
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.73 kg

Recenzje: Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself - Mike Geig