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Hands-On Unity Game Development - Fourth Edition

By : Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo, Juan Gabriel Gomila Salas

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Hands-On Unity Game Development - Fourth Edition

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo, Juan Gabriel Gomila Salas

Overview of this book

Take your game development skills to the next level. Dive into the world of game creation confidently by elevating your game development skills. This book is your definitive and practical guide to unlocking the full potential of Unity 2023. Every chapter is designed to empower you to customize your own game, not just replicate what's in the book. This new edition includes immersive Augmented Reality (AR) experiences and performance optimization with Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS). From Scene Creation to seamless Assert Integration, dive into C# programming and Visual Scripting with step-by-step guidance for beginners. Implement dynamic gameplay elements, including movement, spawning, physics, and health systems. Delve deeper into the magic of Game AI through sensor-driven decision-making with Finite State Machines (FSMs). Elevate your visuals with materials, shaders, textures, and particle systems. Optimize performance with Profiler insights and debug your game for a polished final product. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, this book will equip you with the skills needed to bring your game ideas to life.

Preface

Who this book is for

What this book covers

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Section 1: Getting Started with Unity

Section 1: Getting Started with Unity

Embark on Your Unity Journey

Embark on Your Unity Journey

Installing Unity

Creating projects

Crafting Scenes and Game Elements

Crafting Scenes and Game Elements

Manipulating scenes

GameObjects and components

Understanding object Hierarchies

Managing GameObjects using Prefabs

Saving scenes and projects

From Blueprint to Reality: Building with Terrain and ProBuilder

From Blueprint to Reality: Building with Terrain and ProBuilder

Defining our game concept

Creating a landscape with Terrain

Seamless Integration: Importing and Integrating Assets

Seamless Integration: Importing and Integrating Assets

Importing assets

Integrating assets

Configuring assets

Section 2: Mastering Programming and Gameplay Mechanics

Section 2: Mastering Programming and Gameplay Mechanics

Unleashing the Power of C# and Visual Scripting

Unleashing the Power of C# and Visual Scripting

Introducing scripting

Creating scripts

Using events and instructions

Common beginner C# script errors

Dynamic Motion: Implementing Movement and Spawning

Dynamic Motion: Implementing Movement and Spawning

Implementing movement

Implementing spawning

Using the new Input System

Collisions and Health: Detecting Collisions Accurately

Collisions and Health: Detecting Collisions Accurately

Configuring physics

Detecting collisions

Moving with physics

Victory or Defeat: Win and Lose Conditions

Victory or Defeat: Win and Lose Conditions

Creating object managers

Starting Your AI Journey: Building Intelligent Enemies for Your Game

Starting Your AI Journey: Building Intelligent Enemies for Your Game

Gathering information with sensors

Creating transitions

Calculating our scene’s NavMesh

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Section 3: Elevating Visuals, Effects, and Audio

Section 3: Elevating Visuals, Effects, and Audio

Material Alchemy: Using URP and Shader Graph for Stunning Visuals

Material Alchemy: Using URP and Shader Graph for Stunning Visuals

Introducing shaders and URP

Creating shaders with Shader Graph

Captivating Visual Effects: Harnessing Particle Systems and Visual Effect Graph

Captivating Visual Effects: Harnessing Particle Systems and Visual Effect Graph

Introduction to particle systems

Creating fluid simulations

Creating complex simulations with Visual Effect Graph

Enlightening Worlds: Illuminating Scenes with the Universal Render Pipeline

Enlightening Worlds: Illuminating Scenes with the Universal Render Pipeline

Applying lighting

Applying shadows

Optimizing lighting

Immersive Realism: Achieving Fullscreen Effects with Post-Processing

Immersive Realism: Achieving Fullscreen Effects with Post-Processing

Using post-processing

Using advanced effects

Harmonious Soundscapes: Integrating Audio and Music

Harmonious Soundscapes: Integrating Audio and Music

Importing audio

Integrating and mixing audio

Section 4: Designing User Interfaces, Animations and Advanced Concepts

Section 4: Designing User Interfaces, Animations and Advanced Concepts

Interface Brilliance: Designing User-Friendly UI

Interface Brilliance: Designing User-Friendly UI

Understanding the Canvas and RectTransform

Canvas object types

Creating a responsive UI

Scripting the UI

Next-Gen UI: Creating Dynamic Interfaces with UI Toolkit

Next-Gen UI: Creating Dynamic Interfaces with UI Toolkit

Why learn how to use UI Toolkit?

Creating a UI with UI Toolkit

Making a responsive UI

Animated Realities: Creating Animations with Animator, Cinemachine, and Timeline

Animated Realities: Creating Animations with Animator, Cinemachine, and Timeline

Using skinning animation with Animator

Scripting animations

Creating dynamic cameras with Cinemachine

Creating cutscenes with Timeline

Performance Wizardry: Optimizing Your Game with Profiler Tools

Performance Wizardry: Optimizing Your Game with Profiler Tools

Optimizing graphics

Optimizing processing

Optimizing memory

From Prototype to Executable: Generating and Debugging Your Game

From Prototype to Executable: Generating and Debugging Your Game

Building a project

Debugging the build

AR/VR

Using AR Foundation

Building for mobile devices

Creating a simple AR game

Massive Worlds: Introduction to DOTS

Massive Worlds: Introduction to DOTS

Understanding what DOTS is

Creating our first DOTS game

Creating gameplay in DOTS

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Summary

In this chapter, we introduced the basics of the UI, understanding the Canvas and RectTransform components to locate objects onscreen and create a UI layout. We also covered different kinds of UI elements, mainly Image and Text, to give life to our UI layout and make it appealing to the user. Finally, we discussed how to adapt UI objects to different resolutions and aspect ratios to make our UI adapt to different screen sizes, even though we cannot predict the exact monitor our user will play the game on. All of this allows us to create any UI we will need in our game using the Canvas.

In the next chapter, we will explore how to create UIs using UI Toolkit instead, another Unity system to create UIs, and compare both the Canvas and UI Toolkit to see when to use which.

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