Unity 2022 by Example: A project-based guide to building 2D and 3D games, enhanced for AR, VR, and MR experiences
Author: Scott H Cameron (Author), Edward Falzon (Foreword)
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Packt Publishing
Publication Date 出版日期: 2024-06-07
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 596 pages
ISBN-10: 1803234598
ISBN-13: 9781803234595
Book Description
Start building commercial and playable games such as 2D collection and adventure games, 3D FPS game in Unity with C#, and add AR/VR/MR experiences to them with this illustrated guide
Key Features
- Create game apps, including a 2D adventure game, a 3D first-person shooter, and more
- Get up to speed with Unity Gaming Services available for creating commercially viable games
- Follow steps for publishing, marketing, and maintaining your games effectively
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
Unity 2022 by Example is a complete introduction to building games in Unity following a project-based approach. You’ll be introduced to the Unity game engine and the tools available for building and customizing a game exactly the way you want it, while maintaining a good code foundation to build upon.
Once you get to grips with the fundamentals of Unity game development, you’ll start creating a 2D collection game and an adventure game, followed by a 3D first person shooter game. Next, you’ll explore advanced topics, such as using machine learning to create AI-based enemy behavior, virtual reality for extending the first-person game, and augmented reality for developing a farming simulation game in a real-world setting. The book will help you gain hands-on knowledge of these topics as you build projects using the latest game tool kits. You’ll also learn how to commercialize your game by publishing it to a distribution platform and maintain and support it throughout its lifespan. As you progress, you’ll gain real-world knowledge and experience by taking your games from conceptual design to completion.
By the end of this Unity book, you’ll have strong foundational knowledge of how to structure a Unity project that is both maintainable and extensible for commercially released games.
What you will learn
- Build game environments and design levels, and implement game mechanics using Unity’s features
- Explore 3D game creation, focusing on gameplay mechanics and player animation
- Develop customizable game systems using object-oriented architecture
- Build an MR experience using the XR Interaction Toolkit while learning how to merge virtual and real-world elements
- Get up to speed with advanced AI interactions using sensors and Unity’s machine learning toolkit, ML-Agents
- Implement dynamic content in games using Unity LiveOps services like Remote Config
Who this book is for
If you find yourself struggling with completing game projects in Unity and want to follow best practices while maintaining a good coding structure, then this book is for you. This book is also for aspiring game developers and hobbyists with some experience in developing games, who want to design basic playable and commercial games in Unity with a core loop, player verbs, simple mechanics, and win/lose conditions. Experience with the Unity Editor interface and implementing functionality by creating C# scripts is required to get the most out of this book.
Review
“Scott Cameron will take you step by step through the complete project-creation process, from installing the Unity Hub to lighting, even to machine learning, and finally to publishing your polished game on Steam, all painstakingly compiled by an expert on the Unity engine.
Through each chapter, Scott introduces new technical concepts exactly when the reader needs them. He provides enough context and tips to proceed, plus cross-references and online links if the reader wants to dive deeper into a particular topic.
Almost everyone on the planet has played some kind of digital game on console, PC, mobile, or VR. If you’ve played Pokémon Go, Beat Saber, Monument Valley, Among Us, Overcooked, or a host of other popular titles, then you have already experienced Unity as a consumer. Scott’s guidance in Unity 2022 By Example will lead you from a novice to a competent, confident game creator
There is room in the industry for you and the game that’s in your head right now. Get started reading and absorbing this book!”
Edward Falzon MBUS MINFTECH
Unity-certified Expert Programmer, President, Pluck Games
About the Author
Scott Cameron is an award-winning digital content creator and designer with over 25 years of experience in information technology, software development, and design while he specializes in Indie game development. He is a Unity certified expert programmer and currently works as a Senior Unity engineer at io house ltd. Additionally, he also provides quality assurance and student course support & mentorship for Unity, Phaser, and C++ game development curriculum at Zenva.
