Video description
Skip the reading and learn by watching!
Short, clear videos show you visually how to develop games with Unity 5.
Unity Game Development Video How-To is a series of short, 2- to 5-minute how-to videos that walk the learner through a specific task or technique related to developing games with Unity 5.
Adapted from the book Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, Second Edition, each video is self-contained and focused entirely on one particular task. The learner can either go through the videos in sequence or jump into a particular task, see how something is done, and then jump out again.
Skill Level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Just a couple minutes is all you need to learn how to...
- Create Your First Project
- Create Some Game Objects
- Import Your Own 3D Model
- Download Models from the Asset Store
- Apply Textures, Shaders, and Materials to Models
- Apply a Heightmap to Terrain
- Sculpt Terrain
- Paint Textures on Terrain
- Place Trees on a Terrain
- Add a Lens Flare to Your Scene
- Create a Lake and Adding Water
- Add a Cookie to a Spotlight
- Create a Split-Screen Camera System
- Import and Attach Scripts
- Attach Game Objects to Scripts
- Use the Built-In Methods
- Modify Public Variables in Unity
- Call Methods
- Read Mouse Movement
- Transform a Target Object
- Experiment with Colliders
- Work with Triggers
- Set Up the Goals
- Write the Game Controller
- Create a Prefab
- Update Prefabs
- Place a Sprite
- Explore Sprite Mode
- Use a Rect Transform
- Use a Button
- Set Up the Background
- Set Up the Player
- Make Particles Collide
- Use the Curve Editor
- Create an Animation
- Make an Object Spin
- Explore How Ethan Is Rigged
- Set Up the Scene
- Set Up the Ground
- Scroll the Ground
- Test Audio
- Start and Stop Audio
- Test Device Setup
- Use the Accelerometer
- Add Tilt Control
- Add a Joystick & Button
- Add Scenes to Build Settings
- Use Persisting Objects
Who Should Use These Videos
- Anyone who wants to learn how to build games with Unity
- Casual app designers and developers at all levels
Table of contents
-
Learn How To...
- Create Your First Project 00:03:04
- Creating Some Game Objects 00:03:12
- Importing Your Own 3D Model 00:03:48
- Downloading Models from the Asset Store 00:03:22
- Applying Textures, Shaders, and Materials to Models 00:04:29
- Applying a Heightmap to Terrain 00:02:50
- Sculpting Terrain 00:03:34
- Painting Textures onto Terrain 00:04:19
- Placing Trees on a Terrain 00:03:13
- Adding a Lens Flare to Your Scene 00:02:03
- Creating a Lake and Adding Water 00:04:06
- Adding a Cookie to a Spotlight 00:03:28
- Creating a Split-Screen Camera System 00:02:35
- Import and Attach Scripts 00:02:17
- Attach Game Objects to Scripts 00:03:21
- Use the Built-In Methods 00:02:54
- Modifying Public Variables in Unity 00:03:46
- Calling Methods 00:04:54
- Reading Mouse Movement 00:03:46
- Transforming a Target Object 00:04:53
- Experimenting with Colliders 00:04:35
- Working with Triggers 00:04:48
- Set Up the Goals 00:07:09
- Write the Game Controller 00:06:18
- Creating a Prefab 00:02:13
- Updating Prefabs 00:02:56
- Placing a Sprite 00:02:18
- Exploring Sprite Mode 00:03:19
- Using a Rect Transform 00:04:26
- Using a Button 00:02:24
- Set Up the Background 00:05:48
- Set Up the Player 00:03:18
- Making Particles Collide 00:04:08
- Using the Curve Editor 00:02:33
- Creating an Animation 00:02:48
- Making an Object Spin 00:02:42
- Explore How Ethan Is Rigged 00:02:46
- Setting Up the Scene 00:03:43
- Set Up the Ground 00:03:43
- Scrolling the Ground 00:04:58
- Testing Audio 00:03:16
- Starting and Stopping Audio 00:04:11
- Testing Device Setup 00:01:51
- Using the Accelerometer 00:02:36
- Add Tilt Control 00:05:14
- Add a Joystick & Button 00:02:06
- Adding Scenes to Build Settings 00:02:14
- Persisting Objects 00:03:41
Product information
- Title: Unity Game Development Video How-To
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2015
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 013446558X
You might also like
video
Getting Started with Game Development in Unity
Unity is a cross-platform game engine used by game developers worldwide to produce games for PC, …
book
Unity 3D Game Development
Create ready-to-play 3D games with reactive environments, sound, dynamic effects, and more! Key Features Build a …
video
Unity Game Development in 4 hours
Curious about game development but afraid to get into it because it seems too hard? Fear …
video
Hands-on Game Development with Unity V5
In this Hands-on Game Development with Unity V5 training course, expert author Robert Wiebe will teach …