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Unity 2017 Mobile Game Development

By : John P. Doran
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Unity 2017 Mobile Game Development

By: John P. Doran

Overview of this book

Unity has established itself as an overpowering force for developing mobile games. If you love mobile games and want to learn how to make them but have no idea where to begin, then this book is just what you need. This book takes a clear, step-by-step approach to building an endless runner game using Unity with plenty of examples on how to create a game that is uniquely your own. Starting from scratch, you will build, set up, and deploy a simple game to a mobile device. You will learn to add touch gestures and design UI elements that can be used in both landscape and portrait mode at different resolutions. You will explore the best ways to monetize your game projects using Unity Ads and in-app purchases before you share your game information on social networks. Next, using Unity’s analytics tools you will be able to make your game better by gaining insights into how players like and use your game. Finally, you’ll learn how to publish your game on the iOS and Android App Stores for the world to see and play along.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Unity Ads setup

Unity Ads is a video ad network for iOS and Android that can monetize your existing player base by showing ads. Unity Ads offers video ads that can be shown as either rewarded or non-rewarded placements. Before we can enable Unity Ads, we must first enable Unity's Services suite; so, let's do that first. To activate Unity Services, you have to link your project to a Unity Service Project ID, which is how Unity can tell the difference between the different projects you are creating.

  1. Open the Services window by going to Window | Services or by clicking on the button that has a cloud on it in the toolbar on the right-hand side. If you are working offline, you may be asked to sign in. When you do so, you should see something similar to the following:
  1. Assuming that you haven't worked with Unity Services before, you will need to create an Organization...