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Game Development with Unity for .NET Developers

By : Jiadong Chen
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Game Development with Unity for .NET Developers

By: Jiadong Chen

Overview of this book

Understand what makes Unity the world’s most widely used real-time 3D development platform and explore its powerful features for creating 3D and 2D games, as well as the Unity game engine and the Microsoft Game Dev, including the Microsoft Azure Cloud and Microsoft Azure PlayFab services, to create games. You will start by getting acquainted with the Unity editor and the basic concepts of Unity script programming with C#. You'll then learn how to use C# code to work with Unity's built-in modules, such as UI, animation, physics, video, and audio, and understand how to develop a game with Unity and C#. As you progress through the chapters, you'll cover advanced topics such as the math involved in computer graphics and how to create a custom render pipeline in Unity with the new Scriptable Render Pipeline, all while optimizing performance in Unity. Along the way, you'll be introduced to Microsoft Game Dev, Azure services, and Azure PlayFab, and using the Unity3D PlayFab SDK to access the PlayFab API. By the end of this Unity book, you'll have become familiar with the Unity engine and be ready to develop your own games while also addressing the performance issues that you could encounter in the development process.

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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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Part 1: Basic Unity Concepts
Part 1: Basic Unity Concepts
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Chapter 1: Hello Unity
Chapter 1: Hello Unity
Technical requirements
Getting started with the Unity Editor
Working with different features in Unity
.NET/C# and scripting in Unity
Building Unity games with Visual Studio
Summary
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Chapter 2: Scripting Concepts in Unity
Chapter 2: Scripting Concepts in Unity
Technical requirements
Understanding the concepts of scripting in Unity
The life cycle of a script instance
Creating a script and using it as a component
Packages and the Unity Package Manager
Summary
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Part 2: Using C# Scripts to Work with Unity's Built-In Modules
Part 2: Using C# Scripts to Work with Unity's Built-In Modules
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Chapter 3: Developing UI with the Unity UI System
Chapter 3: Developing UI with the Unity UI System
C# scripts and common UI components in Unity
C# scripts and the UI Event System in Unity
The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern and the UI
Performance tips to increase performance of the UI
Summary
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Chapter 4: Creating Animations with the Unity Animation System
Chapter 4: Creating Animations with the Unity Animation System
Technical requirements
Exploring the Unity animation system's concepts
Implementing 3D animation in Unity
Implementing 2D animation in Unity
Improving the performance of Unity's animation system
Summary
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Chapter 5: Working with the Unity Physics System
Chapter 5: Working with the Unity Physics System
Technical requirements
Concepts in the Unity Physics system
Scripting with the Physics system
Creating a simple game based on the Physics system
Increasing the performance of the Physics system
Summary
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Chapter 6: Integrating Audio and Video in a Unity Project
Chapter 6: Integrating Audio and Video in a Unity Project
Technical requirements
Concepts in Unity's audio system and video system
Scripting with audio and video
Things to note when using Unity to develop web applications
Increasing the performance of the audio system
Summary
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Part 3: Advanced Scripting in Unity
Part 3: Advanced Scripting in Unity
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Chapter 7: Understanding the Mathematics of Computer Graphics in Unity
Chapter 7: Understanding the Mathematics of Computer Graphics in Unity
Getting started with coordinate systems
Working with vectors
Working with the transformation matrix
Working with quaternions
Summary
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Chapter 8: The Scriptable Render Pipeline in Unity
Chapter 8: The Scriptable Render Pipeline in Unity
An introduction to the Scriptable Render Pipeline
Working with Unity's Universal Render Pipeline
The Universal Render Pipeline shaders and materials
Increasing performance of the Universal Render Pipeline
Summary
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Chapter 9: The Data-Oriented Technology Stack in Unity
Chapter 9: The Data-Oriented Technology Stack in Unity
Technical requirements
DOTS overview
Multithreading and the C# Job System in Unity
Working with ECS in Unity
Using C# and the Burst compiler
Summary
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Chapter 10: Serialization System and Assets Management in Unity and Azure
Chapter 10: Serialization System and Assets Management in Unity and Azure
Technical requirements
Serialization system in Unity
The assets workflow in Unity
Introducing the special folders in Unity
Azure Blob storage with Unity's Addressable Asset system
Summary
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Chapter 11: Working with Microsoft Game Dev, Azure Cloud, PlayFab, and Unity
Chapter 11: Working with Microsoft Game Dev, Azure Cloud, PlayFab, and Unity
Technical requirements
Introducing Microsoft Game Dev, Microsoft Azure Cloud, and Azure PlayFab
Setting up Azure PlayFab for a Unity project
Signing up and logging in players using Azure PlayFab in Unity
Implementing a leaderboard using Azure PlayFab in Unity
Summary
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Chapter 1: Hello Unity

Before we get started with using Unity to develop games, I think it's good to first understand Unity itself. Many people, especially those who are interested in games and game development, know that Unity is a widely used game engine, and you may have played many games developed with Unity. But you may not be familiar with how to use Unity to develop games. For example, there are many different Unity versions available, so how do you choose the version that suits you? Unity provides different subscription plans, but which subscription plan is right for your situation?

If you have never used Unity before, it is necessary for you to learn how to use the Unity Editor first. In addition to the Unity Editor, what features does the Unity engine provide to help game developers develop games? It is also important to know the features in Unity. If you are a .NET developer, then it's likely that you are familiar with Visual Studio. You need to know how to use Visual Studio to develop a Unity game. But developing a Unity game is different from developing a .NET application.

Am I asking too many questions? Don't worry – this chapter will help you answer them.

In this chapter, we will introduce how to choose the right release of Unity and provide an overview of how to download and install Unity via the Unity Hub or the Unity installer. Then, we will choose the right subscription plan for your situation. At this point, you should have installed Unity and opened the Unity Editor.

If you have only just started using the Unity Editor, you may not know how to use it. We will first explore the Unity Editor and then discuss the different features provided by Unity. We will then introduce the .NET profiles in Unity and the scripting backend offered by Unity. Finally, we will present how to use Visual Studio to develop Unity games.

We will cover the following key topics in this chapter:

  • Getting started with the Unity Editor
  • Working with different features in Unity
  • .NET/C# and scripting in Unity
  • Building Unity games with Visual Studio
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