Description: Unity inAction, Third Editionteaches you to writeand deploy games with Unity. You'll work through interesting and engagingexamples of 2D, 3D, and AR/VR games to get hands-on experience of Unity'sintuitive workflow tools and state-of-the-art rendering engine.
Joe Hocking'sexpert instruction has given thousands of aspiring game developers a clearstarting point for their journey into Unity. Starting with the initialgroundwork of a new game development project, you'll quickly progress tocreating scripts and building easy-to-read UIs. Now for the first time, thisfully updated third edition presents new coverage of Unity's XR toolkit andshows you how you can start building with virtual and augmented reality.Brief description: Joe Hocking is a software engineer who specializes in interactive media development. He currently works for Qualcomm, wrote most of the third edition while working for BUNDLAR, and wrote the first edition while at Synapse Games. He has also taught classes at the University of Illinois Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago. He lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and two kids. His website is www.newarteest.com.
Review Quotes: This is the best resource, bar none, for an introduction to Unity and fundamental game programming concepts.
Erik Hansson This book is a wonderful introduction to Unity. I believe this book will be very useful to readers from a wide range of backgrounds. Everything is explained very well and is easy to read and understand. Kent R. Spillner This is a great introduction to Unity. I think it could even be used as the foundation for a high school or college course. Robert Walsh If you want to start building games as a hobby or a profession, this is a good place to start! Bradley Irby A great introduction to learning Game development with Unity and C#. The author steps you through all the elements of Unity so if you've never used Unity before, don't worry about it. Owain Williams If you already have some programming experience, this book on Unity can really help you connect into a new platform and enable you to create a game! James Matlock