The Complete Beginner's Guide to Unity for Game Development

Name: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Unity for Game Development
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This course gives a complete tour of ALL the key features and aspects of Unity you need to know for building games!

Created by3dmotive LLC

Last updated 9/2016

English

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you should have a thorough understanding of the Unity Game Engine
You should understand the principles of the Unity Interface, building terrain and gameplay spaces, lighting, basic scripting, and post processing
You should understand the basics of debugging your game, as well as learn how to deploy and distribute it.

Course content

5 sections • 85 lectures • 6h 50m total length

Download Course Files Here!0:06
Introduction2:02
Getting Started3:31
Learn how to set up the Unity interface from scratch, open or download the angry box project via the assets store, and prepare data files to begin development.
Setting Up the Interface2:42
Unity GUI2:58
Explore the Unity GUI, including the scene view, project panel, hierarchy, and inspector, and learn how selected objects reveal editable properties and how to navigate the viewport.
Viewport Navigation3:50
More Viewport Navigation3:33
Master first-person navigation with right-click and WASD, plus arrow-key plane movement. Orbit objects with Maya-style controls, frame with F, and zoom with the scroll wheel.
The Object Inspector3:22
Learn how the Unity object inspector shows context-sensitive properties for selected objects, highlights the transform with position, rotation, and scale, and lets you edit values precisely by typing or dragging.
Translate, Rotate and Scale1:56
Learn to manipulate objects in the Unity scene using the translate, rotate, and scale tools via the gizmo, with axis arrows and shortcuts (W, E, R) and undo (Ctrl+Z).
Scene vs. Game Mode4:58
Asset Creation 23:44
Creating a Project4:17
Create a new blank Unity project, save your first scene, and explore the project panel and asset packages before importing models or resources.
Importing Assets from Maya3:47
Export four Maya mesh assets to Unity by preparing coordinates and world-space origin, renaming items, deleting history, and exporting each mesh as ASCII using export selection.
Preparing to Build a Scene7:54
Building a Scene11:34
Exploring the Scene in First Person4:40
Lighting the Scene5:45
Finishing the Scene2:35
Unity Fundamental Concepts2:09
GameObjects and Components4:03
Prefabs and Layers4:37

Introduction1:03
Assets Overview5:44
Searching for Assets5:35
Asset Browser3:49
Preparing Textures for Import7:41
Asset Packages8:58
Materials Overview7:47
Bumped Diffuse Material5:35
Learn to set up a bumped diffuse material in Unity, create and apply a normal map from a grass texture, and understand how normal maps affect surface bumpiness and lighting.
Bumped Specular Material3:48
Moving Further with Materials2:35
Getting Started with Terrains7:12
Sculpting Terrains9:34
Master terrain sculpting in Unity by using raise, lower, smooth, and set white brushes with adjustable size and opacity, while testing terrain collision with a first-person controller.
Painting Terrain Textures9:46
Adding a Skybox4:24
Adding Trees to the Terrain5:19
Adding Grass to the Terrain6:16
Adding Detail Meshes to the Terrain6:38

Introduction1:03
Light Types5:47
Ambient Light4:34
Explore ambient light in Unity, its uniform scene illumination, and how to disable it by setting the ambient color to black in render settings.
Render Paths3:28
Lightmapping Overview3:22
Baking Lightmaps6:12
Lightmap Resolution5:58
Lightmap Settings7:36
Dual Lightmaps8:04
Particle Systems Overview3:30
Getting Started with Shuriken6:24
Graphing Particles5:23
Particle Textures3:25
Completing the Particle System7:08

Introduction1:14
Creating a Project4:58
Importing Assets4:01
Lights, Camera, Action!5:40
Learn how to add and adjust a directional light, apply textures to surfaces, and align the camera to match the play view for Unity game development.
Rigid Body Physics5:08
Physic Materials1:59
Getting Started with Scripting3:44
Choose a single scripting language in Unity, explore UnityScript and JavaScript variants, and create a hello world script to demonstrate basic coding, project organization, and using the mono development editor.
Hello World8:20
Unity Documentation4:25
Starting to Code the Game Logic5:06
Detecting User Input6:42
Calculating Rotation5:28
Rotating the Maze8:33
Constraining Rotation4:32
Add a Collider3:04
Working with Triggers4:21
Audio Assets4:42
Explore how to add audio assets in Unity by importing sound effects and music, organizing assets, and configuring compression, 3d sound, and streaming options for efficient playback.
Audio Sources and Listeners6:20
Learn to add a 3d audio source and an audio listener in Unity, assign a music track, control play, loop, volume, and distance attenuation, and test with a moving listener.
Completing the Game2:43
Learn how to set up a looping music track in Unity, disable 3D sound so it plays as non positional music, and configure an audio source on a game object.

Introduction1:04
Learn post-processing and debugging in Unity, applying blue sepia and chromatic aberration, benchmark performance with the stats panel and profile window, and compile the final game for PC or Mac.
Preparing for Image Effects4:08
Grayscale and Sepia Tone5:34
Apply greyscale and sepia tone image effects as camera components in Unity, previewing changes in real time on main and first-person cameras while managing performance overhead.
Fish Eye and Twirl2:24
Noise2:35
Learn to add a noise image effect in Unity, adjust monochrome color, tune intensity and grain size, and blend with other effects to simulate an old film look.
Bloom and Lens Flares3:36
Vignetting and Chromatic Aberation4:30
Toon Shading5:09
Import a toon shading asset package in Unity to apply toon shading and outlines to primitives. Adjust outline color and width, and tweak shading through the shader.
Debugging with the Stats Panel5:21
Discover how to use Unity’s stats panel to debug and optimize performance by monitoring frames per second, frame time, triangles rendered by the camera, RAM usage, and visible skinned meshes.
Exploring the Object Inspector4:28
Debug Printing with the Console3:41
The Profiler11:42
Building and Distribution7:45
Bonus Lecture: Further Learning with 3dmotive0:18

Requirements

A free copy of the Unity game engine, available here - http://unity3d.com/unity/download/
Autodesk's Maya is strongly recommended - thought not mandatory

Description

In this extensive tutorial series, instructor Alan Thorn takes us through a comprehensive look at the Unity Game Engine. If you've ever been curious about making games, or wondered what Unity has to offer, this course has everything you need to get you started with the engine. Ranging from an overview of the UI, all the way through Terrain, Lighting, Scripting, Post Processing, Debugging, and so much more!

(Students - please look under Section 1 / Lecture 1 downloads for the source files associated with the lesson.)

More about the Instructor:

Alan Thorn is a freelance game developer and author with over 12 years of industry experience. He is the founder of London-based game studio, Wax Lyrical Games, and is the creator of award-winning adventure game Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok.

He has worked freelance on over 500 projects worldwide including games, simulators, kiosks and augmented reality software for game studios, museums and theme parks. He has spoken on game development at universities throughout the UK, and is the author of nine books on game development, including Teach Yourself Games Programming, Unity 4 Fundamentals and the highly popular UDK Game Development.

Who this course is for:

Complete beginners to making games
Anyone new to Unity, or for those interested in brushing up their skillset

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Unity for Game Development

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Volume 1 - An Introduction to Unity21 lectures • 1hr 24min

Volume 2 - Assets, Materials, and Terrain17 lectures • 1hr 42min

Volume 3 - Lighting and Particles14 lectures • 1hr 12min

Volume 4 - Game Scripting and Audio19 lectures • 1hr 31min

Volume 5 - Post Processing, Debugging, Optimization, and Distribution14 lectures • 1hr 2min

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