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Unity 2020 By Example - Third Edition

By : Robert Wells
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Unity 2020 By Example - Third Edition

By: Robert Wells

Overview of this book

The Unity game engine, used by millions of developers around the world, is popular thanks to its features that enable you to create games and 3D apps for desktop and mobile platforms in no time. With Unity 2020, this state-of-the-art game engine introduces enhancements in Unity tooling, editor, and workflow, among many other additions. The third edition of this Unity book is updated to the new features in Unity 2020 and modern game development practices. Once you’ve quickly got to grips with the fundamentals of Unity game development, you’ll create a collection, a twin-stick shooter, and a 2D adventure game. You’ll then explore advanced topics such as machine learning, virtual reality, and augmented reality by building complete projects using the latest game tool kit. As you implement concepts in practice, this book will ensure that you come away with a clear understanding of Unity game development. By the end of the book, you'll have a firm foundation in Unity development using C#, which can be applied to other engines and programming languages. You'll also be able to create several real-world projects to add to your professional game development portfolio.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Test your knowledge

Q1. You can use the … flag to select which objects to detect in the real world.

A. PlaneFlag

B. RaycastHitType

C. TrackableType

D. FeatureFlag

Q2. You can disable the detection of vertical planes using the … component.

A. Plane Manager

B. Plane Detector

C. AR Session

D. AR Session Origin

Q3. RaycastManager is used to cast rays in AR.

A. True

B. False

Q4. A touch is defined as Canceled when which of the following happens?

A. The user removes their finger from the screen.

B. The system cancels the touch.

C. The user double taps the screen.

D. The tap response is used to spawn an object.

Q5. The URP is which of the following?

A. A Unity quality setting

B. A post-processing effect

C. An animation system

D. A Scriptable Render Pipeline