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Creating E-Learning Games with Unity

Creating E-Learning Games with Unity

By : David Horachek
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Creating E-Learning Games with Unity

Creating E-Learning Games with Unity

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By: David Horachek
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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Creating E-Learning Games with Unity
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Creating E-Learning Games with Unity
Credits
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Credits
About the Author
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About the Author
About the Reviewers
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About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
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www.PacktPub.com
Preface
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Preface
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Introduction to E-Learning and the Three Cs of 3D Games
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Introduction to E-Learning and the Three Cs of 3D Games
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Understanding e-learning
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Introducing our game – Geography Quest
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Comprehending the three Cs
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Creating our first scene
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Developing the character system
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Building character representation
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Developing the camera code
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Developing the player controls code
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Try it out!
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Summary
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Interactive Objects and MissionMgr
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Interactive Objects and MissionMgr
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Understanding the base scripts
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Building an interactive object
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Putting it all together
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Try it out!
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Summary
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Mission One – Find the Facts
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Mission One – Find the Facts
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Finding the facts
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Designing games to maximize fun
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The teaching loop in game design
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Implementing the core classes for mission one
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Summary
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Mission One – Future Proofing the Code
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Mission One – Future Proofing the Code
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Reorganizing our GameObjects in the Scene view
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An introduction to Finite State Machines
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Implementing the GameMgr script
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Reflecting on our code changes
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Analyzing code functionality
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Updating some systems
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Making the ScorePlate active
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Updating the player motion algorithm
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Playing the level!
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Summary
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User Interfaces in Unity
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User Interfaces in Unity
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Getting familiar with Unity UI classes
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Developing the pop-up system
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Exploring the GUIText component
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Exploring the GUITexture component
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Exploring the TextMesh component
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Creating clickable text elements
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Exploring UnityScript and the GUIButton object
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Building the main menu pop up
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Testing our work
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Future extensions
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Summary
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NPCs and Associated Technology
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NPCs and Associated Technology
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Creating the NPC GameObject
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Implementing the SplineMgr class
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Connecting SplineMgr to NPCScript
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Implementing the NPC decision system
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Building a collection of NPC conditions and responses
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Putting it all together
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Summary
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Mission Two – Testing a Player's Learning
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Mission Two – Testing a Player's Learning
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Exploring the structure of mission two
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Defining the framework for mission two
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Adding a mission to the missionMgr script
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Extending the GameCam script
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Modifying the terrain
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Adding NpcRacers to the mission
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Creating the start and finish line flags
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Creating the LevelStart and LevelFinished pop ups
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Creating the setupLevel2 Prefab
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Creating the raceStartup Prefab
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Implementing the LevelLogicObj GameObject
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Summary
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Adding Animations
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Adding Animations
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Exploring 3D hierarchies
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Skinned meshes in Unity3D
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Exploring the Mechanim animation system
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Exploring the Unity animation editor
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Summary
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Synthesis of Knowledge
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Synthesis of Knowledge
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Understanding the mission three GameObjects
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Applying learning theory to mission three
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Creating the structure for mission three
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Modifying the pop-up system
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Creating the NpcLocators Prefab
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Creating the CorrectResponse Prefabs
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Modifying the quiz cards
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Adding another data condition
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Using the setupLevel3 Prefab
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Creating the AddScore condition
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Creating the ShowLevel3Results response
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Creating the Time object
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Modifying the LevelLogicObj object
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Rewarding the player
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Summary
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An Extensible Game Framework Pattern in Unity
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An Extensible Game Framework Pattern in Unity
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Load additively
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Using delete/load patterns
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Refactoring our work
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Refactoring level 2
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Implementing a system to connect object references
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Refactoring level 3
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Playing and distributing your game
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Reflecting on e-learning and game design
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Index
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Index

An introduction to Finite State Machines

A common strategy in game play programming (and computer science in general) is to model a system in terms of discrete objects and their interactions with one another. To do this requires us to understand what the participants are in a system, how they operate in different scenarios, and how they change states.

The Finite State Machine (FSM) is one such technique. With this, the idea is to model the behavior of the object in a number of code blocks. Inside each one, you put the specific code for that block that makes it unique. You also determine what scenarios cause an object to switch from one block (state) to another. Because each state is an encapsulation, it makes your code extensible and maintainable (which is a great thing!).

Implementing an FSM in a game

While there are many ways of programming an FSM, we will commonly encounter two strategies as game programmers on our e-learning example. Each one has its own unique structural components, benefits...

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