Unity 2018 Game Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself [3 ed.] 0134998138, 9780134998138

Table of contents :
HOUR 1: Introduction to Unity
Installing Unity
Getting to Know the Unity Editor
Navigating the Unity Scene View
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 2: Game Objects
Dimensions and Coordinate Systems
Game Objects
Transforms
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 3: Models, Materials, and Textures
The Basics of Models
Textures, Shaders, and Materials
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 4: Terrain and Environments
Terrain Generation
Terrain Textures
Generating Trees and Grass
Character Controllers
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 5: Lights and Cameras
Lights
Cameras
Layers
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 6: Game 1: Amazing Racer
Design
Creating the Game World
Gamification
Playtesting
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 7: Scripting, Part 1
Scripts
Variables
Operators
Conditionals
Iteration
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 8: Scripting, Part 2
Methods
Input
Accessing Local Components
Accessing Other Objects
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 9: Collision
Rigidbodies
Enabling Collision
Triggers
Raycasting
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 10: Game 2: Chaos Ball
Design
The Arena
Game Entities
The Control Objects
Improving the Game
Summary
QA
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 11: Prefabs
Prefab Basics
Working with Prefabs
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 12: 2D Game Tools
The Basics of 2D Games
Orthographic Cameras
Adding Sprites
Draw Order
2D Physics
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 13: 2D Tilemap
The Basics of Tilemaps
Palettes
Tiles
Tilemaps and Physics
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 14: User Interfaces
Basic UI Principles
The Canvas
UI Elements
Canvas Render Modes
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 15: Game 3: Captain Blaster
Design
The World
Controls
Improvements
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 16: Particle Systems
Particle Systems
Particle System Modules
The Curves Editor
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 17: Animations
Animation Basics
Animation Types
Animation Tools
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 18: Animators
Animator Basics
Configuring Your Assets
Creating an Animator
Scripting Animators
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 19: Timeline
Timeline Basics
Working with Timelines
Going Beyond Simple Control
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 20: Game 4: Gauntlet Runner
Design
The World
The Entities
The Controls
Room for Improvement
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 21: Audio
Audio Basics
Audio Sources
Audio Scripting
Audio Mixers
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 22: Mobile Development
Preparing for Mobile
Accelerometers
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 23: Polish and Deploy
Managing Scenes
Persisting Data and Objects
Unity Player Settings
Building Your Game
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

HOUR 24: Wrap-up
Accomplishments
Your 19 Hours of Learning
Where to Go from Here
Resources Available to You
Summary
Q&A
Workshop
Exercise

Index