Getting Started with Unity 5.x 2D Game Development

Preface

When Packt asked me to write this book, we had in mind something more modest than the book that you have today. While I was writing, I realized how many books can be found on the shelves that teach the basics without giving any practical insight on how to use that knowledge to actually make a game. Therefore, I slightly deviated the course of this book. As a result, it has changed into a somewhat solid manual about Unity, with a particular focus on 2D game development. The book that you are holding in your hands (either hard copy or on your tablet) is the outcome of a lot of effort trying to create something that is easy for the readers to understand, without sacrificing completeness or practical use of the different tools learned. Thus, ...