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Unity 5 for Beginners [Video]

By : Alan Thorn
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Unity 5 for Beginners [Video]

By: Alan Thorn

Overview of this book

Unity Fundamentals is an easy-to-follow exploration of the Unity foundations. It covers the core features every developer needs to know to work effectively. Using practical and hands-on examples, Alan Thorn explores how Unity can be applied creatively to build exciting games that sell.

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Unity 5 for Beginners [Video]
Alan Thorn
Aug, 2016 | 3 hours 32 minutes
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Table of Contents (6 chapters)
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1
Downloading and Installing Unity
Section Introduction
Download Unity
Download Archive
Installing Unity
2
Unity Interface and Navigation Tools
Creating New Projects
User Interface Basics
The Asset Store
Exploring the Example Project
Viewport Navigation
3
Assets, GameObjects, and Level Design
Creating GameObjects
Prototyping Assets
Object Manipulation
Global and Local Space
Object Hierarchies
Import Custom Assets
Exporting Mesh Assets from Blender
4
Playing Games and Component Based Design
Maximization Trick
Using the Game Tab for Play-Testing
Play Mode Versus Edit Mode
Component Based Design
Building a Custom Object
5
Creating a Coin Collection Game
Creating Unity Project
Exploring the Project Folder
Establishing a Level Floor
Project Organization
Creating World Bounds
Level Design
Starting a Coin Object
Creating a Coin Material
6
Creating a Coin Collection Game (Continued)
Working with Prefabs
Organizing a Scene
Getting Started with Scripting
MonoDevelop and Script Attaching
Object Tagging
Exploring the CountDown Script
Creating Spinning Coins
Using Particle Systems
Chapter 2
Unity Interface and Navigation Tools
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Section 3
The Asset Store
Games rely heavily on models, textures, animations, and special effects. The Unity Asset Store gives you access to a massive content library for adding content to your games. - Access the asset store - Search and download from the asset store - Add download assets to your scenes
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