Index

A

• alpha testing / Practicing in shader optimization
• Android, features
  • anti-piracy check / Anti-piracy check
  • vibration / Vibration
  • Activity Indicator / Activity Indicator
  • screen orientation / Screen orientation
  • system information / System information
• Android acceleration
  • accessing, inside Unity / Acceleration
• Android Developers Documentation page
  • URL / The updating process
• Android Development Tools (ADT) / Creating plugins in Java (Eclipse IDE)
• Android device
  • hardware flashlight, turning off / Turning on and off a hardware flashlight
  • hardware flashlight, turning on / Turning on and off a hardware flashlight
• Android devices
  • Unity 5, configuring for / Configuring Unity 5 for Android devices
  • applications, building for / Building for Android devices
  • gyroscope access, providing on / Gyroscope
  • compass access, providing on / Compass
  • new code and data, downloading in real time for / Downloading new code and data in real time for Android devices
  • debugging, with Unity profiler tool / Debugging Android devices with the Unity profiler tool
• AndroidManifest
  • importing / Importing AndroidManifest
• Android NDK
  • URL / Creating Java and native C plugins for an Android platform
  • about / Creating Java and native C plugins for an Android platform
• Android platform
  • Java plugins, creating for / Creating Java and native C plugins for an Android platform
  • native C plugins, creating for / Creating Java and native C plugins for an Android platform
• Android plugin test
  • scene, creating for / On Unity side
• Android sensors
  • accessing / Accessing the Android sensors and features within Unity 5
• anisotropic filtering (AF)
  • reference link / Building for Android devices
• anti-aliasing
  • about / Building for Android devices
• APK expansion file, Unity 5
  • about / APK expansion files in Unity 5
  • overview / Overview
  • main / Overview
  • patch / Overview
  • formats / Formats
  • updating process / The updating process
  • setting up / Setting up expansion files in Unity 5
• applications
  • building, for Android devices / Building for Android devices
• area lights / Lightmapping with global illumination and area lights
• AssetBundle / An overview of the asset bundles in Unity 5
• asset bundle dependencies / Asset bundle dependencies
• asset bundles
  • and binary data / Asset bundles and binary data
  • and scripts / Asset bundles and scripts
  • best practices / Safeness techniques in practice
• asset bundles,Unity 5
  • overview / An overview of the asset bundles in Unity 5
• Asset creation API / Asset creation API
• assets, creating by Unity 5 API
  • about / Programmatically creating assets by Unity 5 API
  • controller, adding / Creating the controller
  • parameters, adding / Adding parameters
  • state machines, adding / Adding state machines
  • states, adding / Adding states
  • transitions, adding / Adding transitions
• audio area, Unity profiler tool
  • about / The audio area
• audio features / Going deeper into new audio features
• audio filters
  • about / Audio filters

B

• basic shader concepts
  • about / Basic shader concepts
  • vertex shader / The vertex shader
  • geometry shader / The geometry shader
  • pixel/fragment shader / The pixel/fragment shader
• binary data
  • and asset bundles / Asset bundles and binary data
• build size stripping / Build size stripping
• built-in Android profiler
  • performance, measuring with / Measuring performance with the built-in Android profiler

C

• C
  • plugins, creating in / Creating plugins in C
• C#
  • types / C# variables and types
  • variables / C# variables and types
• C for Graphics / Cg
• Cg
  • about / Cg
  • Unity shaders / Unity shaders in Cg
• compass access
  • providing, on Android devices / Compass
• CPU area, Unity profiler tool / The CPU area
• crowd simulation
  • about / NavMeshes, pathfinding, and crowd simulation
• custom diffuse lighting model
  • writing / A custom diffuse lighting model
  • basic reflection environment / A basic reflection environment
  • masked texture reflection / Masked texture reflection
• custom splash screen / Custom splash screen

D

• direct blend tree / Direct blend tree
• directional lights
  • about / Building for Android devices
• Directional Shadow Details
  • reference link / Building for Android devices
• directives, for shader optimization
  • approxview / Practicing in shader optimization
  • halfasview / Practicing in shader optimization
  • noforwardadd / Practicing in shader optimization
  • exclude_path*prepass / Practicing in shader optimization
  • noambient / Practicing in shader optimization
  • nolightmap / Practicing in shader optimization
• display buffer
  • about / Configuring Unity 5 for Android devices

E

• Eclipse
  • JAR library, exporting from / Exporting and importing a JAR library from Eclipse into Unity
• emitter / Particle system performance tips and tricks

F

• features
  • accessing, within Unity 5 / Accessing the Android sensors and features within Unity 5
• frustum culling
  • about / Occlusion culling and level of detail in optimization techniques
• full-fledged streaming, with asset bundles
  • about / Full-fledged streaming with asset bundles
• fullscreen postprocessing effects / Fullscreen postprocessing effects
• functions, asset bundle
  • AssetBundle.Load / Downloading new code and data in real time for Android devices
  • AssetBundle.LoadAsync / Downloading new code and data in real time for Android devices
  • AssetBundle.LoadAll / Downloading new code and data in real time for Android devices

G

• GameObject / The pool technique
• geometry shader
  • about / The geometry shader
• global illumination
  • about / Global illumination
• Google Play OBB Downloader
  • URL / Setting up expansion files in Unity 5
• GPU area, Unity profiler tool
  • about / The GPU area
• GPU profiling / Profiler and GPU profiling
• gyroscope access
  • providing, on Android devices / Gyroscope

H

• Handheld classes / Using Java plugins in Unity scripts
• hard shadows
  • about / Building for Android devices
• High Dynamic Range (HDR) / HDR and tone mapping
• Hundred Thousand Dollar Turnover condition / Hundred thousand dollar turnover

I

• Input classes / Using Java plugins in Unity scripts
• Inverse Kinematics (IK)
  • about / Mecanim – IK Rigs

J

• JAR library
  • exporting, from Eclipse / Exporting and importing a JAR library from Eclipse into Unity
  • importing, into Unity / Exporting and importing a JAR library from Eclipse into Unity
• Java (Eclipse IDE)
  • plugins, creating in / Creating plugins in Java (Eclipse IDE)
• Java code
  • writing, in plugin / Writing Java code in plugin
• Java plugins
  • creating, for Android platform / Creating Java and native C plugins for an Android platform
  • using, in Unity scripts / Using Java plugins in Unity scripts
• JavaScript
  • variables / JavaScript variables and types
  • types / JavaScript variables and types

K

• kinematic Rigidbody
  • about / Physics and particle system effects in Unity 5
  • usage examples / Physics and particle system effects in Unity 5

L

• Lambert / A custom diffuse lighting model
• legacy particle system
  • versus Shuriken built-in particle system / Legacy versus Shuriken Unity's built-in particle systems
• Level Of Detail (LOD)
  • about / Level of Detail (LOD) support, Occlusion culling and level of detail in optimization techniques, Optimizing by LOD
• lighting model techniques
  • about / Lighting model techniques
  • Lit sphere model / The Lit sphere model
• lightmapping, with global illumination / Lightmapping with global illumination and area lights
• light probes / Light probes
• Lit sphere model
  • about / The Lit sphere model
• loaded asset bundles
  • managing / Managing loaded asset bundles

M

• main expansion file
  • about / Overview
• Mecanim
  • about / Mecanim – IK Rigs, Mecanim – sync layers and additional curves
• mecanim animation features, Unity 5
  • about / New Mecanim animation features in Unity 5
  • state machine behavior / State machine behavior
  • state machine transition / State machine transition
  • Asset creation API / Asset creation API
  • direct blend tree / Direct blend tree
  • assets, creating / Programmatically creating assets by Unity 5 API
  • audio features / Going deeper into new audio features
  • mood transitions / Mood transitions
• memory area, Unity profiler tool
  • about / The Memory area
  • simple view / The simple view
  • detailed view / The detailed view
• mood transitions / Mood transitions

N

• .NET socket support / .NET socket support
• native C plugins
  • creating, for Android platform / Creating Java and native C plugins for an Android platform
• Navmesh / NavMesh – dynamic obstacles and priority
• NavMeshes
  • about / NavMeshes, pathfinding, and crowd simulation

O

• occlusion culling / Occlusion culling
• occlusion culling (OC) / Occlusion culling and level of detail in optimization techniques

P

• packed array / Cg
• Particle class
  • URL, for properties / Legacy versus Shuriken Unity's built-in particle systems
• particle system
  • tips / Particle system tips
• particle system effects
  • about / Physics and particle system effects in Unity 5
  • performance tips and tricks / Particle system performance tips and tricks
• patch expansion file
  • about / Overview
• pathfinding
  • about / NavMeshes, pathfinding, and crowd simulation
• performance, measuring with built-in Android profiler
  • about / Measuring performance with the built-in Android profiler
  • general CPU activity / General CPU activity
  • statistics, rendering / Rendering statistics
  • detailed Unity player statistics / Detailed Unity player statistics
  • detailed script's statistics / Detailed script statistics
  • detailed statistics, on memory allocated by scripts / Detailed statistics on memory allocated by scripts
• physically-based shaders
  • about / Physically-based shaders
  • basic shader concepts / Basic shader concepts
  • shading languages / Shading languages
  • custom diffuse lighting model / A custom diffuse lighting model
  • lighting model techniques / Lighting model techniques
  • realistic rendering / Realistic rendering
• physics
  • about / Physics and particle system effects in Unity 5
• physics area, Unity profiler tool
  • about / The physics area
• pixel/fragment shader
  • about / The pixel/fragment shader
• plugin
  • Java code, writing in / Writing Java code in plugin
• plugins
  • creating, in C / Creating plugins in C
  • creating, in Java (Eclipse IDE) / Creating plugins in Java (Eclipse IDE)
• profiler / Profiler and GPU profiling

R

• real-practice techniques
  • about / Real-practice techniques
  • high-speed, off-screen particles technique / The high-speed, off-screen particles technique in Unity
  • pool technique / The pool technique
• real-time directional shadows / Real-time directional shadows
• realistic rendering
  • about / Realistic rendering
• render-to-texture effects / Render-to-texture effects
• Rendering area, Unity profiler tool / The Rendering area
• Rigidbody
  • about / Physics and particle system effects in Unity 5
  • utilizing / Physics and particle system effects in Unity 5

S

• scene
  • creating, for Android plugin test / On Unity side
• scriptable profiler tool
  • about / The scriptable profiler tool
• script access, to asset pipeline / Script access to asset pipeline
• scripts
  • and asset bundles / Asset bundles and scripts
• shader optimization
  • about / Practicing in shader optimization
  • directives / Practicing in shader optimization
  • best case practice / Best case practice
• shading languages
  • about / Shading languages
  • Cg / Cg
  • Unity shaders, in Cg / Unity shaders in Cg
• Shuriken built-in particle system
  • versus legacy particle system / Legacy versus Shuriken Unity's built-in particle systems
• simple profiler
  • creating / Creating a simple profiler
• state machine behavior
  • about / State machine behavior
• state machine transition / State machine transition
• static batching / Static batching
• streaming
  • about / Video playback and streaming

T

• tearing
  • about / Building for Android devices
• timeline, Unity profiler tool / Profiler timeline
• tone mapping / HDR and tone mapping
• types
  • converting, in Unity JS / Converting types in Unity JS
  • converting, in Unity C# / Converting types in Unity C#

U

• Unity
  • JAR library, importing into / Exporting and importing a JAR library from Eclipse into Unity
  • Android acceleration, accessing inside / Acceleration
• Unity 5
  • configuring, for Android devices / Configuring Unity 5 for Android devices
  • APK expansion files / APK expansion files in Unity 5
  • features, accessing within / Accessing the Android sensors and features within Unity 5
  • mecanim animation features / New Mecanim animation features in Unity 5
• Unity C#
  • optimization tips, and tricks / Unity C# and Unity JS optimization tips and tricks
  • types, converting in / Converting types in Unity C#
• Unity C# code
  • transforming, to Unity JavaScript code / Transforming Unity C# code into Unity JavaScript code and vice versa
• Unity C# directives
  • versus Unity JS directives / Unity JS directives versus Unity C# directives
• Unity C# function
  • versus Unity JS function / Unity JS return versus Unity C# return
• Unity C# return
  • versus Unity JS return / Unity JS return versus Unity C# return
• Unity C# yielding
  • versus Unity JS yielding / Unity JS yielding versus Unity C# yielding
• UnityFlashlightActivity / Writing Java code in plugin
• Unity JavaScript code
  • transforming, to Unity C# code / Transforming Unity C# code into Unity JavaScript code and vice versa
• Unity JS
  • optimization tips and tricks / Unity C# and Unity JS optimization tips and tricks
  • types, converting in / Converting types in Unity JS
• Unity JS directives
  • versus Unity C# directives / Unity JS directives versus Unity C# directives
• Unity JS function
  • versus Unity C# function / Unity JS return versus Unity C# return
• Unity JS return
  • versus Unity C# return / Unity JS return versus Unity C# return
• Unity JS yielding
  • versus Unity C# yielding / Unity JS yielding versus Unity C# yielding
• Unity License Comparison Overview
  • about / Unity License Comparison Overview
  • URL / Unity License Comparison Overview
  • NavMeshes / NavMeshes, pathfinding, and crowd simulation
  • pathfinding / NavMeshes, pathfinding, and crowd simulation
  • crowd simulation / NavMeshes, pathfinding, and crowd simulation
  • Level of Detail (LOD) support / Level of Detail (LOD) support
  • audio filters / Audio filters
  • streaming / Video playback and streaming
  • video playback / Video playback and streaming
  • full-fledged streaming, with asset bundles / Full-fledged streaming with asset bundles
  • Hundred Thousand Dollar Turnover / Hundred thousand dollar turnover
  • Mecanim / Mecanim – IK Rigs
  • sync layers / Mecanim – sync layers and additional curves
  • additional curves / Mecanim – sync layers and additional curves
  • custom splash screen / Custom splash screen
  • build size stripping / Build size stripping
  • High Dynamic Range (HDR) / HDR and tone mapping
  • tone mapping / HDR and tone mapping
  • occlusion culling / Occlusion culling
  • light probes / Light probes
  • static batching / Static batching
  • render-to-texture effects / Render-to-texture effects
  • fullscreen postprocessing effects / Fullscreen postprocessing effects
  • Navmesh / NavMesh – dynamic obstacles and priority
  • .NET socket support / .NET socket support
  • profiler / Profiler and GPU profiling
  • GPU profiling / Profiler and GPU profiling
  • real-time directional shadows / Real-time directional shadows
  • script access, to asset pipeline / Script access to asset pipeline
• UnityPlayerActivity / Writing Java code in plugin
• Unity Pro / An overview of the asset bundles in Unity 5
• Unity profiler
  • tricks / Unity profiler tricks
• Unity profiler tool
  • Android devices, debugging with / Debugging Android devices with the Unity profiler tool
  • profiler timeline / Profiler timeline
  • CPU area / The CPU area
  • Rendering area / The Rendering area
  • memory area / The Memory area
  • audio area / The audio area
  • physics area / The physics area
  • GPU area / The GPU area
• Unity scripts
  • Java plugins, using in / Using Java plugins in Unity scripts

V

• variables, Unity
  • reference link / System information
• Vertex Buffers Objects (VBO) / The Rendering area
• vertex shader
  • about / The vertex shader
• vertical blank (VBlank)
  • about / Building for Android devices
• video playback
  • about / Video playback and streaming