Unity 2022 by Example : A project-based guide to building 2D and 3D games, enhanced for AR, VR, and MR experiences

Scott H. Cameron

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eBook Jun 2024 596 pages 1st Edition

Scott H. Cameron

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eBook Jun 2024 596 pages 1st Edition

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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
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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.

Who is this book 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.

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

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Sherry Jun 13, 2024

This is a great book for anyone who wants to start making games with Unity. The book takes you through the whole process step-by-step, from installing Unity Hub through publishing your game. I liked the project-based approach and appreciated the links when I wanted to delve deeper into a topic. This book is good for novices as it starts off simple with learning about Unity and some of its features and moves slowly into more complex topics. It guides you through a 2D game and a 3D first-person shooter and also covers AI implementation and mixed reality. This is a great starting point for those interested in learning to make games with Unity.

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Paul Killman Jun 11, 2024

This book is well written and easy to follow. It begins with an introduction to Unity and how to install it. After this, the first project is a 2D top-down adventure game. While working through this, the reader is introduced to creating a Game Design Document (GDD), using Tilemap to create environments, and basic C# coding. After this project is completed, the author then introduces 3D game design by teaching the reader how to create a First Person Shooter (FPS). Then, there is a brief section on implementing AI. The next project explains how to set up and use Mixed Reality in Unity. The book then finishes with advice on how to finish a game and make it commercially viable. I highly recommend this book for beginner game developers who wish to use Unity.

Eric Montoya Jul 10, 2024

I received a digital copy. The benefits of this books are.•You’ll learn the ins and outs of Unity.•You’ll learn a little game design, level design, and how to document your designs.•You’ll have a hands on approach to learn to fully build a 2D adventure platformer and a 3D First-Person Shooter game. From gameplay mechanics to fully building the UI.A must have for any game developer skill level.

kblack21 Jun 14, 2024

As a self-taught coder and avid game development enthusiast, I found Scott's book a rich tool for enhancing my workflow and process. He walks you through every stage of development with useful examples that I found easy enough to apply to a 2D game I'm working on. If you're looking for a great guide to help you with your next title, start here.

Kenny McLachlan Jul 01, 2024

This is an amazing read. I have been using Unity for some years in 2D, 3D, including a bit of VR and AR. It was great to have a refresher on Unity 2D and 3D implementations. My favorite section was about object pooling. That was a great read and refresher on an important tool to implement while keeping or games optimized! Great read!

Unity 2022 by Example : A project-based guide to building 2D and 3D games, enhanced for AR, VR, and MR experiences

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