The OUYA console gives hobbyists and independent developers a way to create and play games without having to work through publishers. Every game on the OUYA marketplace is free to download but can include in-game purchasing in order to unlock the full game or new content. The OUYA also has a unique touchpad on its controllers, giving developers more ways to interact with the players. You'll be using the Unity engine to make games which is a versatile yet easily understandable 3D engine that can also deploy to mobile devices such as iPhones and Android phones.

Now that you've gotten to know your console, you're ready to start writing code. As you're working through the programming tutorials in the chapters that follow, don't be afraid to make a backup copy of what you're working on and try coding a mechanic based on the one you find in an existing game on the OUYA marketplace.

In the next chapter, you'll download the Unity3D game engine and configure it to deploy games to your OUYA console.