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Unity 5 for Android Essentials

By : Valera Cogut
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Unity 5 for Android Essentials

By: Valera Cogut

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Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Unity 5 for Android Essentials
Unity 5 for Android Essentials
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Setting Up and Configuring an Android Platform
Setting Up and Configuring an Android Platform
Configuring Unity 5 for Android devices
APK expansion files in Unity 5
Building for Android devices
Unity License Comparison Overview
Summary
2
Accessing Android Functionality
Accessing Android Functionality
Creating Java and native C plugins for an Android platform
Accessing the Android sensors and features within Unity 5
Summary
3
High-end Graphics for Android Devices
High-end Graphics for Android Devices
Physically-based shaders
Global illumination
Practicing in shader optimization
Summary
4
Animation, Audio, Physics, and Particle Systems in Unity 5
Animation, Audio, Physics, and Particle Systems in Unity 5
New Mecanim animation features in Unity 5
Physics and particle system effects in Unity 5
Summary
5
Asset Bundles in Unity 5 Pro
Asset Bundles in Unity 5 Pro
An overview of the asset bundles in Unity 5
Downloading new code and data in real time for Android devices
Safeness techniques in practice
Summary
6
Optimization and Transformation Techniques
Optimization and Transformation Techniques
Occlusion culling and level of detail in optimization techniques
Unity C# and Unity JS optimization tips and tricks
Transforming Unity C# code into Unity JavaScript code and vice versa
Summary
7
Troubleshooting and Best Practices
Troubleshooting and Best Practices
Measuring performance with the built-in Android profiler
Debugging Android devices with the Unity profiler tool
Real-practice techniques
The scriptable profiler tool
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 6. Optimization and Transformation Techniques

This chapter will introduce you to the usage of occlusion culling (OC) and level of detail in optimization techniques. Also, you will learn to optimize Unity C# and Unity JS code. Finally, you will see how to transform Unity C# code to Unity JavaScript code and vice versa.

The topics that will be covered in the chapter are as follows:

  • Occlusion culling and level of detail in optimization techniques

  • Unity C# and Unity JS optimization tips and tricks

  • Transforming Unity C# code to Unity JavaScript code and vice versa

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