Learn Unity for Android Game Development -  Adam Sinicki

Learn Unity for Android Game Development (eBook)

A Guide to Game Design, Development, and Marketing

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2017 | 1. Auflage
XIX, 248 Seiten
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-2704-6 (ISBN)
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Get a thorough and practical introduction to Unity development for Android devices with no previous experience with game development needed. In this book, you'll go through every step from downloading and installing Unity and the Android SDK, to creating fully functional games. The bulk of Learn Unity for Android Game Development is a simple project to create a 2D platform game complete with touchscreen controls, physics, enemies, respawning, collectibles and more.

The book closes with a brief introduction to creating 3D games, virtual reality games for the Gear VR, and other more advanced applications. It also provides some guidance on publishing and marketing, as well as thinking about game design and mechanics. Resources including sprites and scripts are provided in the code download.


What You Will Learn
  • Install Unity with the Android SDK
  • Understand and use scripts, prefabs and Android Studio
  • Design a great game
  • Build a game app
  • Add a bit of polish
  • Deploy for various Android devices
  • Build and deploy for 3D games, virtual reality and more
  • Promote your game and make money

Who This Book Is For

This book requires no previous experience with programming or game development of any kind.  Prior experience with the Android ecosystem recommended.  



Adam Sinicki has a lot of experience developing for Android having created the successful Multiscreen Multitasking and collaborated with YouTube and Coldfusion on the Voxis Launcher. Multiscreen Multitasking was pre-installed software on over 60,000 handsets from Celkon and Intex. Adam currently writes for the news site Android Authority where he has previously tackled this subject.

Get a thorough and practical introduction to Unity development for Android devices with no previous experience with game development needed. In this book, you'll go through every step from downloading and installing Unity and the Android SDK, to creating fully functional games. The bulk of Learn Unity for Android Game Development is a simple project to create a 2D platform game complete with touchscreen controls, physics, enemies, respawning, collectibles and more.The book closes with a brief introduction to creating 3D games, virtual reality games for the Gear VR, and other more advanced applications. It also provides some guidance on publishing and marketing, as well as thinking about game design and mechanics. Resources including sprites and scripts are provided in the code download.What You Will LearnInstall Unity with the Android SDKUnderstand and use scripts, prefabs and Android StudioDesign a great gameBuild a game appAdd a bit of polishDeploy for various Android devicesBuild and deploy for 3D games, virtual reality and morePromote your game and make moneyWho This Book Is ForThis book requires no previous experience with programming or game development of any kind.  Prior experience with the Android ecosystem recommended.  

Adam Sinicki has a lot of experience developing for Android having created the successful Multiscreen Multitasking and collaborated with YouTube and Coldfusion on the Voxis Launcher. Multiscreen Multitasking was pre-installed software on over 60,000 handsets from Celkon and Intex. Adam currently writes for the news site Android Authority where he has previously tackled this subject.

1: Why This is An Incredibly Exciting Time to Develop Games for Android2: An Introduction to Unity and Getting Set Up3: Finding Your Way Around Unity 4: Adding Physics and Getting Started With Coding5: Filling the World with Prefabs, Effectors and Collectables6: Adding Animation, Effects and the HUD7: Making an Android App8: Expanding the Game World With Checkpoints, Levels and Save Files9: Adding More Game Elements – Springs, Moving Platforms, AI and More10: Making the Game Fun and Optimized11: An Introduction to 3D Game Development and Virtual Reality12: How to Publish and Promote Your Android App

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.7.2017
Zusatzinfo XIX, 248 p. 211 illus., 199 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Berkeley
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge
Informatik Software Entwicklung Mobile- / App-Entwicklung
Informatik Software Entwicklung Spieleprogrammierung
Informatik Weitere Themen Smartphones / Tablets
Schlagworte Android • Development • Game • programming • UNITY • unity3d
ISBN-10 1-4842-2704-2 / 1484227042
ISBN-13 978-1-4842-2704-6 / 9781484227046
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