Rapid Game Development with Unity 5

by Alan Thoran, Edward Lavieri

Explore how to build market-ready games using the powerful engine of Unity This course is aimed at game developers. No previous experience with Unity is needed since the course will cover all the basics about game development with Unity. Also, Unity developers who want to brush up their basic Unity skills and get up and running with creating interesting games with Unity 5, this course is for you. Game engines are one of the most powerful tools that help developers design interactive games for multiple platforms. Unity is an exciting and popular engine in the game industry. It is widely used to create popular 2D and 3D games by large game studios and indie developers. In this course, you will understand the game development concepts and have a good learning time by applying the knowledge gained through practice of these concepts. Starting from the ground up and moving toward an intermediate level, this course will help you establish a strong foundation in making games with Unity 5. The course starts with an introduction to game engines and installation procedures of Unity. From there, the course introduces you to the Unity interface, and teaches you how to build levels. You’ll understand the core Unity concepts such as game objects, components, and scenes. Finally, you’ll learn how to use Unity by making four fun game projects, from shooters and platformers to exploration and adventure games. By the end of the course, you should have a solid understanding of game development principles and be able to create your own games in no time! This course follows an example-based approach that will take you through the most basic games toward the more complex ones, gradually building your skill level. This course is a blend of text, videos, code examples, and assessments, all packaged up keeping your journey in mind. The curator of this course has combined some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete package. It includes content from the following Packt

239 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2017