Unity 3.x Game Development Essentials: If you have an idea for a game but lack the skills to create it, this book is the perfect introduction. There‚Äôs lots of handholding through all the essentials, culminating in the building of a full 3D game.

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Kick start your game development, and build ready-to-play 3D games with ease.
Understand key concepts in game design including scripting, physics, instantiation, particle effects, and more.
Test & optimize your game to perfection with essential tips-and-tricks.
Written in clear, plain English, this book takes you from a simple prototype through to a complete 3D game with concepts you‚Äôll reuse throughout your new career as a game developer.
Learn game development in Unity version 3 and above, and learn scripting in either C# or JavaScript

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Game Engines such as Unity are the power-tools behind the games we know and love. Unity is one of the most widely-used and best loved packages for game development and is used by everyone, from hobbyists to large studios, to create games and interactive experiences for the web, desktop, mobile, and console. With Unity‚Äôs intuitive, easy to learn toolset and this book ‚Äì it‚Äôs never been easier to become a game developer. Taking a practical approach, this book will introduce you to the concepts of developing 3D games, before getting to grips with development in Unity itself ‚Äì prototyping a simple scenario, and then creating a larger game. From creating 3D worlds to scripting and creating game mechanics you will learn everything you‚Äôll need to get started with game development. This book is designed to cover a set of easy-to-follow examples, which culminate in the production of a First Person 3D game, complete with an interactive island environment. All of the concepts taught in this book are applicable to other types of game, however, by introducing common concepts of game and 3D production, you'll explore Unity to make a character interact with the game world, and build puzzles for the player to solve, in order to complete the game. At the end of the book, you will have a fully working 3D game and all the skills required to extend the game further, giving your end-user, the player, the best experience possible. Soon you will be creating your own 3D games with ease!

Who is this book for?

If you‚Äôre a designer or animator who wishes to take their first steps into game development or prototyping, or if you‚Äôve simply spent many hours sitting in front of video games, with ideas bubbling away in the back of your mind, Unity and this book should be your starting point. No prior knowledge of game production is required, inviting you to simply bring with you a passion for making great games.

What you will learn

An understanding of the Unity 3D Engine and game development
Write code for game development in either C# or JavaScript
Build a 3D island and set of mini-games for your players
Incorporate terrains and externally produced 3D models to get your game environment up and running
Create player character interactions
Combine scripting and animation to transform your static objects into dynamic interactive game elements
Add realistic effects to your games by using particle systems
Create a stylish and efficient menu, and animate other interface elements
Use Lightmapping to make your game environments look more professional
Deploy your game to the web and desktop and share it with the wider world for testing and feedback.

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Michael Mar 26, 2013

If you're new to Unity this book is perfect. Very clear instructions. The book teaches you on how to build a game and every chapter takes you to adding new stuff towards completion of the game. I have c# background but the book covers c# and javascript so it's all good. I hope he releases another book for 2013. The author even responds to my emails despite his busy schedule. :-)

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Lelle Nov 03, 2012

Good guide to open the nature of the program. Highly recommended, value for the price. Very easy to understand even the most complicated commands/codes of the program.

Rodrigo Mamao Apr 03, 2012

Unity 3.x Game Development Essentials remains true to the style of the first version but with improved explanations on main topics and updated information about the features added to Unity since then.It is a good book for those who wish a step by step introduction to Unity, from prototyping to optimization. It uses both C# and Javascript, so you can follow the one you feel more comfortable with. Since Unit is really an environment and not a language, information about the user interface is helpful when you are new to it. The book use screenshots where it is important, without overusing it. An additional bonus goes to small tip boxes along the text, with helpful insights. Details like this make all the difference.

Eclectus Nov 08, 2012

Well written, good structure, and available on kindle. All code examples available in C# which is good (javascript is there too, for all of them). Have not found any mistakes in the book.

William Smith Jul 11, 2013

This was a great intro to Unity. Project built throughout had you using much of the tool and explaining multiple ways of accomplishing tasks. Also appreciated author taking the time to go through 2-3 ways of doing something and then showing why one is better than the other. After reading I feel like I can better understand how to use the tool to accomplish what I want and can now get much more out of online tutorials or other books on game development.Appreciated that Unity 4.0 package was available on authors web site.Using C# I did not find any errors with code in book (js looks like it has a few via the notes on authors site). When something did go wrong it was only because I missed a step or did not set something correctly. Also got Kindle edition and read on second computer, no issues with fonts/colors/etc...Will you be building awesome games after reading? Of course not, but what it will do is get you comfortable with a lot of the tools abilities and give you a basic level of knowledge about them. Would I recommend this to anyone interested in getting started with Unity? Absolutely.

Unity 3.x Game Development Essentials: If you have an idea for a game but lack the skills to create it, this book is the perfect introduction. There‚Äôs lots of handholding through all the essentials, culminating in the building of a full 3D game.

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