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2D Game Development with Unity

by Franz Lanzinger

December 2020

Beginner

444 pages

10h 52m

English

CRC Press

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Visual StudioWhat Is C#NumbersInts, Floats, and DoublesRandom NumbersNumber GameImportant: Notes for Mac UsersInstalling Unity

The Default C# Script in UnityNumeric Data TypesMath OperatorsBitwise OperatorsMath FunctionsMore C# Data TypesIf and SwitchLoopsClasses and MethodsC# Programming Style
Introduction to GIMPBouncing Donuts DesignCreating a Wooden Plank in GIMPThree Planks and a Donut in Unity
Introduction to BlenderCreating the Donut Box in BlenderExporting from Blender to UnityBouncing Donuts Prototype: First Gameplay!
The Unity EditorThe Scene ViewThe Hierarchy WindowThe Project WindowThe Inspector WindowRendering: Materials and ShadersLightsCollision: Donut vs. SphereCameras
Title ScreenScoringGame OverImproved Donut Box CollisionPrefabsRefactoringA Second LevelFive LevelsRelease: Bouncing Donuts Prototype 2
Introduction to Sound in GamesInstalling AudacityMaking Sound Effects in AudacityRecording Sound EffectsUsing Sound Effects from the InternetSound Effects Programming in Unity
Introduction to Music in Video GamesInstalling MuseScoreCreating Your Own ScoreUsing Third-Party MusicImporting Music into Unity
Bug FixesShelve or Go On?Release: Bouncing Donuts 1.0Postmortem
Unity 2D SettingsSpritesTiles2D Sprite Sheet Animation2D Skeletal Animation
Famous Maze GamesSetting Up the ProjectPlayer Character: Dottima DotMazes and BackgroundsThe StoryEnemies: Robots and Question MarksGame Design Document
Using GIMP to Make Tiles for Level 1Maze Layout in Unity
Installing Sourcetree, Git, and BitbucketSource control with Sourcetree and GitRepositories on BitbucketUsing Sourcetree with Unity
Source Control SetupMain Menu LayoutSettings Menu LayoutMainMenu FunctionalitySettings Menu Functionality
Simple Player MovementWall CollisionsIdle AnimationMovement AnimationsMaking the Animations Work in the Game
Box Modeling in BlenderLighting in BlenderThe 3D ViewportBlender Basic Animation TutorialRobot Swinging Arm AnimationRobot Walk Animation
SpikersTextures for BlenderBlockadeQuestion Marks
DotRobot Movement and CollisionsSpiker Movement and CollisionsBlockade and QuestionMark Collisions
ArrowsShooting ArrowsBombsThrowing BombsArrows RevisitedParticle Systems in UnityFuse Sparks and Explosions
The Unity GUILivesLevelsScoringLevel Design
Recording SpeechMore Free Sound Effects OnlineMore Sound Effects in AudacitySound Effects Coding for DotGameBackground Music in DotGame
An Animated Title SceneMore Cutscenes
A Brief History of Video Game TestingTesting During DevelopmentTesting before Release
Releasing a Unity GameLocalizationGames as a ServiceThe End?

Overview

This book teaches beginners and aspiring game developers how to develop 2D games with Unity. Thousands of commercial games have been built with Unity. The reader will learn the complete process of 2D game development, step by step with the theory behind each step fully explained.

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ISBN: 9781000259513