Unity 3D game development by example : beginner's guide : a seat-of-your-pants manual for building fun, groovy little games quickly / Ryan Henson Creighton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Creighton, Ryan Henson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Programming.

Video games.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Real-time programming.

Computer graphics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Edition:

First edition

Place of Publication:

Birmingham [U.K.] : Packt Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Henson Creighton Ryan: Ryan is the founder of Untold Entertainment Inc. , a boutique game development studio in the heart of downtown Toronto. Ryan got his start at a Canadian television broadcaster creating small, simple games for kids and preschoolers. By the time he was through, he had built over fifty games for a wide range of clients including McDonalds, Hasbro, Lego, Proctor and Gamble, Nickelodeon, and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. These games ran the gamut from simple slider puzzles, memory games, and contest entry mechanics to tile-based graphic adventure games and massively multiplayer virtual worlds. Ryan often leveraged his theatre background to perform on-camera in promotional spots for Microsoft and Nintendo. He spent a number of years moonlighting as a video game journalist under the cartoonish moniker "MrSock". Ryan founded Untold Entertainment Inc. in 2007 and has continued to develop great kids' content with broadcasters and independent television producers to help extend their on-air brands online. He packs the company's popular blog with tutorials, designer diaries, and insights into the world of independent game development, employing his signature biting wit and ludicrous photo captions. Through Untold Entertainment, Ryan is developing a number of original properties, which include: Interrupting Cow Trivia, an online multiplayer trivia game; Spellirium, a word puzzle/adventure game hybrid; UGAGS, the Untold Graphic Adventure Game System; and Kahoots, a fun crime-themed puzzle game modeled entirely in clay. Ryan lives and bikes around downtown Toronto with his wife Cheryl, and his two tiny daughters Cassandra and Isabel.

Summary:

A seat-of-your-pants manual for building fun, groovy little games quickly

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1:That's One Fancy Hammer!; Introducing Unity 3D; Unity takes over the world; Browser-based 3D? Welcome to the future; Time for action - install the Unity Web Player; Welcome to Unity 3D!; What can I build with Unity?; FusionFall; Completely hammered; Should we try to build FusionFall?; Another option; Off-Road Velociraptor Safari; Fewer features, more promise; Maybe we should build Off-Road Velociraptor Safari?; I bent my Wooglie; Big Fun Racing; Diceworks

Walk before you can run (or double jump)There's no such thing as ""finished""; Stop! Hammer time; Explore Demo island; The wonders of technology!; The Scene window; The Game window; The Hierarchy; The Project panel; The Inspector; Invade Island Demo as a paratrooper; Layers and layout dropdowns; Playback controls; Scene controls; Don't stop there-live a little!; Summary; Big ambition, tiny games; Chapter 2:Let's Start with the Sky; That little lightbulb; The siren song of 3D; Features versus content; A game with no features; Mechanic versus skin; Trapped in your own skin

That singular piece of joyOne percent inspiration; Motherload; Heads up!; Artillery Live!; Pong; The mechanic that launched a thousand games; Toy or story; Redefining the sky; Summary; Let's begin; Chapter 3:Game #1: Ticker Taker; Kick up a new Unity project; Where did everything go?; 'Tis volley; Keep the dream alive; Slash and burn!; The many faces of keep-up; Creating the ball and the hitter; Time for action - create the ball; A ball by any other name; Time for action - rename the ball; Origin story; XYZ/RGB; Time for action - move the ball into the ""sky""

Time for action - shrink the ballTime for action - save your Scene; Time for action - add the paddle; What's a Mesh?; Poly wanna crack your game performance?; Keeping yourself in the dark; Time for action - add a light; Time for action - move and rotate the light; Extra credit; Are you a luminary?; Who turned out the lights?; Darkness reigns; Time for action - test your game; Let's get physical; Time for action - add physics to your game; Understanding the gravity of the situation; More bounce to the ounce; Time for action - make the ball bouncy; Summary; Following the script

Chapter 4:Code ComfortWhat is code?; Time for action - write your first Unity Script; A leap of faith; Lick it and stick it; Disappear Me!; It's all Greek to me; You'll never go hungry again; With great sandwich comes great responsibility; Examining the code; Time for action - find the Mesh Renderer component; Time for action - make the ball reappear; Ding!; Time for action - journey to the Unity Script Reference; The Renderer class; What's another word for ""huh""?; It's been fun; Time for action - unstick the Script; Gone, but not forgotten; Why code?; Equip your baby bird

Time for action - create a new MouseFollow Script

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612819346

9781282819344

1282819348

9781849690553

1849690553

OCLC:

798535635