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Unity 2018 Cookbook

You're reading from   Unity 2018 Cookbook Over 160 recipes to take your 2D and 3D game development to the next level

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788471909
Length 794 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Matt Smith Matt Smith
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Francisco Queiroz Francisco Queiroz
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Displaying Data with Core UI Elements FREE CHAPTER 2. Responding to User Events for Interactive UIs 3. Inventory UIs 4. Playing and Manipulating Sounds 5. Creating Textures, Maps, and Materials 6. Shader Graphs and Video Players 7. Using Cameras 8. Lights and Effects 9. 2D Animation 10. 3D Animation 11. Webserver Communication and Online Version-Control 12. Controlling and Choosing Positions 13. Navigation Meshes and Agents 14. Design Patterns 15. Editor Extensions and Immediate Mode GUI (IMGUI) 16. Working with External Resource Files and Devices 17. Working with Plain Text, XML, and JSON Text Files 18. Virtual Reality and Extra Features 19. Automated Testing 20. Bonus Chapters 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Introduction

The Mecanim animation system has revolutionized how characters are animated and controlled within Unity. In this chapter, we will learn how to take advantage of its flexibility, power, and friendly and highly visual interface.

The big picture

Controlling a playable character with the Mecanim system might look like a complex task, but it is actually very straightforward:

By the end of the chapter, you will have gained a basic understanding of the Mecanim system. For a more complete overview of the subject, consider taking a look at Jamie Dean's Unity Character Animation with Mecanim, also published by Packt Publishing.

All the recipes will make use of Mixamo motion packs. Mixamo is a complete solution for...
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