2D Game Development with Unity

CHAPTER 9

Bouncing Donuts 1.0

In this chapter, you will finish this small prototype project. You’ll start by responding to the feedback from the testers. Then, as with all prototypes, you need to decide whether to continue development of the prototype, start production, or shelve it. Spoiler Alert: you’re going to shelve it. This isn’t much of a spoiler since almost all prototypes are destined for the shelf. Most professional game developers will toss everything from their prototypes and start over with brand new code and assets when they start production. Shelved prototypes have the potential to inspire production projects, even years later. Very occasionally, prototypes are released to the public as is, with typically poor results, though ...