This book, written by a team of experts at Unity Technologies, follows an informal, demystifying approach to the world of game development.
Within Unity 3D Game Development, you will learn to:
Design and build 3D characters and game environments
Think about the users’ interactions with your game
Develop an interface and apply visual effects to add an emotional connection to your world
Gain a solid foundation of sound design, animations, and lighting
Build, test, and add final touches
The book contains expert insights that you’ll read before you look into the project on GitHub to understand all the underpinnings. This way, you get to see the end result, and you’re allowed to be creative and give your own thoughts to design, as well as work through the process with the new tools we introduce.
Join the book community on Discord to read this book with Unity game developers, and the team of authors. Ask questions, build teams, chat with the authors, participate in events and much more. The link to join is included in the book.
Learn fundamentals of designing a 3D game and C# scripting
Design your game character and work through their mechanics and movements
Create an environment with Unity Terrain and ProBuilder
Explore instantiation and rigid bodies through physics theory and code
Implement sound, lighting effects, trail rendering, and other dynamic effects
Create a short, fully functional segment of your game in a vertical slice
Polish your game with performance tweaks
Join the ‘book-club to read alongside other users and Unity experts, and ask the authors for help when stuck
The main target audience for this book is those with some prior knowledge in game development, though regardless of your experience, we hope to create an enjoyable learning journey for you.