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Hands-On Game Development without Coding

You're reading from   Hands-On Game Development without Coding Create 2D and 3D games with Visual Scripting in Unity

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789538335
Length 430 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Lucas Bertolini Lucas Bertolini
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Game Design - Introduction FREE CHAPTER 2. User Interface - Layouts and Shortcuts 3. Basic Concepts - Variables and Components 4. Getting Started - Object Placement 5. Object Behaviors - Adding Logic to Objects 6. Player Character - Components and Behaviors 7. Interactable Objects - Enhancing Interaction 8. Playing with Visual and Sound Effects 9. Enemy Logic - Basic AI 10. Enemy Components and Behaviors 11. A Bigger Challenge - The Boss 12. UI Interaction - Menu and Button Feedback 13. Gameplay HUD - Player UI and Dialog Box 14. Project End - Platform Selection and Building 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Unity user interface layout

It is easy to understand Unity's interface as it only has five main windows, which are the following:

  • The Scene view
  • The Game view
  • The Hierarchy
  • The Project
  • The Inspector

These windows can be closed, and/or new ones can be opened, so we can work with our preferred window layout. In this case, we will use the one that comes by default, which gives us easy access to the most important elements of our project. We can also find the toolbar at the top of the interface.

As we go through this chapter, we will familiarize ourself with Unity, so when the time comes for us to use the 2D or 3D Game Kits, we will be able to do so easily.

Unity tabs

It is important that we have the ability to distinguish...

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