Pro Unity Game Development with C#

  • 4h 49m
  • Alan Thorn
  • Apress
  • 2014

In Pro Unity Game Development with C#, Alan Thorn, author of Learn Unity for 2D Game Development and experienced game developer, takes you through the complete C# workflow for developing a cross-platform first person shooter in Unity. C# is the most popular programming language for experienced Unity developers, helping them get the most out of what Unity offers. If you're already using C# with Unity and you want to take the next step in becoming an experienced, professional-level game developer, this is the book you need.

Whether you are a student, an indie developer, or a season game dev professional, you'll find helpful C# examples of how to build intelligent enemies, create event systems and GUIs, develop save-game states, and lots more.

You'll understand and apply powerful programming concepts such as singleton classes, component based design, resolution independence, delegates, and event driven programming.

By the end of the book, you will have a complete first person shooter game up and running with Unity. Plus you'll be equipped with the know-how and techniques needed to deploy your own professional-grade C# games.

If you already know a bit of C# and you want to improve your Unity skills, this is just the right book for you.

What you’ll learn

  • How to plan your game in terms of C# and classes
  • How to import assets from Blender and Maya, including C# automation processes
  • How to handle events and notifications using a C# event notification system
  • How to create intelligent enemies and collectible weapons
  • How to build a cross-platform controller as well as how to write platform-specific code
  • How to develop a resolution-independent graphical user interface

Who this book is for

If you already know a bit of C# and you want to improve your Unity skills, this is just the right book for you. Unity developers looking to improve their C# workflow and effectiveness, including game development students and professionals, indie developers, artists, designers, and those employed at game development studios.

About the Author

Alan Thorn was born in the 'East End' of London in September 1980. Ever since he started playing games on the Sega Master System at the age of six, he has been fascinated with video games and their development. Now he is a London-based freelance programmer, mathematician and game development educator, having written over six popular books on game development. He founded the game development studio Wax Lyrical Games in 2010, and its latest title to date is the award-winning PC adventure game Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok.

In this Book

  • Designing and Preparing
  • Getting Started
  • Event Handling
  • Power-Ups and Singletons
  • Player Controller
  • Weapons
  • Enemies
  • Graphical User Interfaces
  • Handling Persistent Data
  • Refinements and Improvements