Game Development Essentials II with Unity LiveLessons (Video Training), Downloadable
- By Mike Geig
- Published Oct 29, 2014 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the LiveLessons series.
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Description
- Copyright 2015
- Edition: 1st
- Downloadable Video
- ISBN-10: 0-13-389201-8
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-389201-7
6+ Hours of Video Instruction
Game Development Essentials II with Unity LiveLessons is aimed at teaching visual learners how to use Unity to make their own games. In Volume II, Mike Geig builds on the success of his first LiveLessons to bring more intermediate level topics to the forefront so that developers can get the most out of this powerful game engine.
Description
In this video training, Mike Geig covers key 2D and 3D game development concepts beyond the basics and scripting (programming) concepts for featured game engines. Mike covers the latest version of Unity: what's new, what's changing, and what's important.
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Game Development Essentials with Unity 4 LiveLessons
Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
What You Will Learn
- A foundation in game development
- Key 2D and 3D game development concepts beyond the basics
- Scripting (programming) concepts for featured game engines
- New and cutting edge features of the Unity game engine
Who Should Take This Course
- Game developers looking to get the most out of the powerful Unity game engine to develop cutting edge 2D and 3D games (both mobile and desktop)
Course Requirements
- Should be familiar with the concepts of programming. The specific languages are not too important. Users should be familiar with the basic usage of software on their chosen operating system.
- Should be familiar with the Unity game engine, either through experience with Volume I of this LiveLesson or some other source (Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development). Users should also be familiar with basic concepts of game development.
- Should be familiar with mathematics (basic operations and coordinate systems) and game elements (players, scores, enemies, etc.). Users should know how to navigate a PC or Mac and install software.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Working with the 2D Game Tools
Learning Objectives:
Understand the basics of the 2D tools
Import sprite objects
Place sprites in a scene
Use basic colliders
Use the advanced colliders
Lesson 2: Working with the Mecanim Animation System
Learning Objectives:
Understand the Mecanim anatomy of an animation
Prepare models for animations
Prepare animations for Mecanim
Use the animator component and animator controller
Create animation states
Create transitions
Control your animations with script
Lesson 3: Using Advanced Mecanim Features
Learning Objectives:
Work with blend trees
Use animator triggers and the Any State
Create animator layers
Use avatar masks
Lesson 4: Creating Animations in Unity
Learning Objectives:
Create your own animations
Create 2D animations
Build a camera animation system
Lesson 5: Creating Particle Systems
Learning Objectives:
Understand particle systems
Work with the legacy particle systems
Use the current particle system
Work with the curve editor
Study the particle modules
Create custom particles
Script with particle systems
Lesson 6: Using Unity's New GUI System
Learning Objectives:
Use the Legacy GUI System
Work with a Canvas
Implement various GUI controls
Create various types of GUI systems
Add Mecanim animations to a GUI
Lesson 7: Scripting with Physics
Learning Objectives:
Utilize raycasting
Find colliders with an overlap sphere
Apply forces to game objects
Put it all together
Lesson 8: Building a 2D Platformer Game
Learning Objectives:
Design the game
Build the platforms
Build the player
Build the enemies
Add a background and camera tracking
Implement the player and enemy interaction
Create the player and enemy death effects
Create the finish zone
Implement the player spawn effect
Lay out the level
Add falling triggers
Add GUI elements
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