Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours will help you master the Unity 5 game engine at the heart of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Kerbal Space Program, and many other sizzling-hot games!

This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach teaches you everything from the absolute basics through sophisticated game physics, animation, and mobile device deployment techniques. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

• Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Unity game development tasks.
• Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.
• Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.
• Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions.

Learn how to…

• Get up and running fast with the Unity 5 game engine and editor
• Work efficiently with Unity’s graphical asset pipeline
• Make the most of lights and cameras
• Sculpt stunning worlds with Unity’s terrain and environmental tools
• Script tasks ranging from capturing input to building complex behaviors
• Quickly create repeatable, reusable game objects with prefabs
• Implement easy, intuitive game user interfaces
• Control players through built-in and custom character controllers
• Build realistic physical and trigger collisions
• Leverage the full power of Unity’s Mecanim animation system
• Integrate complex audio into your games
• Use mobile device accelerometers and multi-touch displays
• Modify desktop games for mobile platforms
• Apply the “finishing touches” and deploy your games

Table of Contents

HOUR 1: Introduction to Unity
HOUR 2: Game Objects
HOUR 3: Models, Materials, and Textures
HOUR 4: Terrain
HOUR 5: Environments
HOUR 6: Lights and Cameras
HOUR 7: Game 1: Amazing Racer
HOUR 8: Scripting—Part 1
HOUR 9: Scripting—Part 2
HOUR 10: Collision
HOUR 11: Game 2: Chaos Ball
HOUR 12: Prefabs
HOUR 13: 2D Games Tools
HOUR 14: User Interfaces
HOUR 15: Game 3: Captain Blaster
HOUR 16: Particle Systems
HOUR 17: Animations
HOUR 18: Animators
HOUR 19: Game 4: Gauntlet Runner
HOUR 20: Audio
HOUR 21: Mobile Development
HOUR 22: Game Revisions
HOUR 23: Polish and Deploy
HOUR 24: Wrap Up