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Ouya Unity Game Development

By : Gary Riches
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Ouya Unity Game Development

By: Gary Riches

Overview of this book

Ouya is a microconsole running its own version of the Android operating system. The console features an exclusive Ouya store for applications and games designed specifically for the Ouya platform. It runs a modified version of Android 4.1 Jellybean, and is open to rooting without voiding the warranty. All systems can be used as development kits which allow any Ouya owner to be a developer without any licensing fee. Ouya Unity Game Development offers detailed, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions which will help you learn the ins and outs of Ouya development in Unity.From connecting your device with Android Debug Bridge to publishing it on the Ouya Developer Portal, this book will explain the processes involved in creating a game from scratch. As you progress through the book, you will learn about scenes, prefabs, sounds, models, and animations. By the end of the seventh chapter, you will have a 3D game with multiple levels, the possibility of in-app purchases, and controller support that runs on both the Ouya and an Android phone. Starting with an introduction to Ouya, you will learn how to set up an environment and render game levels on Ouya. You will learn how to change levels and how to save the current level. You will then dive into Ouya controller integration and character animation. This book will also teach you the workings of audio source components, and will show you how to add textures to prefabs. Finally, you will learn how you can monetize the game. By the end of this book, you will have the game running on Ouya and geared up to create games on your own.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Ouya Unity Game Development
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Setting up your purchase


Before we can dive in to Unity and get started with coding, we're going to have to use the Ouya website to create our In-App Purchase. Log in to the Ouya Developer Portal at https://devs.ouya.tv/developers and click on the Products option from the top menu. It will take you to a screen where you need to complete the following fields:

  • Identifier: Call it SokobanUnlock.

  • Name: This is the name that the player will see. Call it Sokoban – Full Unlock.

  • Price: It can be difficult choosing the price for your game. It's better to start a little higher, that way you can always offer sales at a later date. Set it to 1.99.

  • Type: This is going to be a one off purchase so set it to Entitlement.

When you've entered all that information, click on Create Product and you'll be taken back to the Products screen.

The Ouya store will pay you when your game earns over $150, and the payments will come 30 days after the month in which the money was earned. The Ouya store takes 30% of the...