Get up and running with game development in Unity 5.Unity Fundamentals is an easy-to-follow exploration of the Unity foundations. It covers the core features every developer needs to know to work effectively. Using practical and hands-on examples, Alan Thorn explores how Unity can be applied creatively to build exciting games that sell.About the AuthorAlan Thorn is a multidisciplinary game developer, author, and educator with 16 years of industry experience. He makes games for PC desktop, mobile, and VR. He founded 'Wax Lyrical Games' and created the award-winning game Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok, working as a designer, programmer, and artist. He has written 20 technical books on game development and presented fifteen video training courses. These cover gameplay programming, Unity development, 3D modelling, and animation. He has worked in game development education as a visiting lecturer for the National Film and Television School, as a lead teacher for Uppingham School, and as a senior lecturer at Teesside University.
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Understand the foundations of Unity
Work confidently in the Unity interface
Understand Level Design tools
Learn how to create interactive 3D Worlds
Work with meshes, animations, materials, textures, and more
Learn how to build a simple game
Explore useful tips and tricks for accelerating your workflow
Getting started at creating game logic and functionality
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Downloading and Installing Unity
4 lectures13:05Course Overview This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the courseDownloading Unity Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download UnityThe Download Archive You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versionsInstalling Unity After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
Downloading and Installing Unity
4 lectures13:05Course Overview This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the courseDownloading Unity Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download UnityThe Download Archive You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versionsInstalling Unity After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
Course Overview This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the course
Course Overview This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the course
Course Overview This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the course
Course Overview This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the course
This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the course
This video introduces the Unity engine and outlines the sections ahead.
• Introduces the Unity engine
• Details the course outline
• Prepares for the course
Downloading Unity Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download Unity
Downloading Unity Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download Unity
Downloading Unity Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download Unity
Downloading Unity Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download Unity
Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download Unity
Unity is freely available software that can be downloaded from the homepage. See how to download Unity and explore feature comparisons.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand system requirements
• Download Unity
The Download Archive You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versions
The Download Archive You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versions
The Download Archive You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versions
The Download Archive You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versions
You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versions
You sometimes need to freeze Unity development to a single version, despite newer releases. To achieve this, you'll need to access to the Unity download archive.
• Navigate to the Unity homepage
• Understand the download archive
• Download older versions
Installing Unity After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
Installing Unity After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
Installing Unity After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
Installing Unity After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
After downloading Unity, you'll need to install it to your computer.
• Run the Unity installer
• Navigate and understand installation options
• Install Unity
Unity Interface and Navigation Tools
5 lectures34:17Creating New Projects In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new projectUser Interface Basics This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layoutThe Asset Store Games rely heavily on models, textures, animations, and special effects. The Unity Asset Store gives you access to a massive content library for adding content to your games.
• Access the Asset Store
• Search and download from the Asset Store
• Add Download Assets to your scenesExploring the Example Project Unity ships with a sample project, featuring some mini-games and assets. Let's explore this project.
• Access the example project
• Navigate the project panel and assets
• Open a scene and test itViewport Navigation In this video, Alan Thorn demonstrates viewport navigation. See how to use the keyboard and mouse to move around and explore your scenes.
• Explore the scene viewport
• Frame objects and move around
• Use first person controls
Unity Interface and Navigation Tools.
5 lectures34:17Creating New Projects In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new projectUser Interface Basics This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layoutThe Asset Store Games rely heavily on models, textures, animations, and special effects. The Unity Asset Store gives you access to a massive content library for adding content to your games.
• Access the Asset Store
• Search and download from the Asset Store
• Add Download Assets to your scenesExploring the Example Project Unity ships with a sample project, featuring some mini-games and assets. Let's explore this project.
• Access the example project
• Navigate the project panel and assets
• Open a scene and test itViewport Navigation In this video, Alan Thorn demonstrates viewport navigation. See how to use the keyboard and mouse to move around and explore your scenes.
• Explore the scene viewport
• Frame objects and move around
• Use first person controls
Creating New Projects In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new project
Creating New Projects In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new project
Creating New Projects In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new project
Creating New Projects In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new project
In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new project
In Unity, a project represents a single game. Here we'll see how to create and configure new projects.
• Run Unity for the first time
• Explore the project creation screen
• Create a new project
User Interface Basics This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layout
User Interface Basics This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layout
User Interface Basics This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layout
User Interface Basics This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layout
This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layout
This video explores the interface basics. It considers the main panel layout and layout presets for an optimal workflow.
• Explore interface panels
• Test interface presets
• Create a custom layout
The Asset Store Games rely heavily on models, textures, animations, and special effects. The Unity Asset Store gives you access to a massive content library for adding content to your games.
• Access the Asset Store
• Search and download from the Asset Store
• Add Download Assets to your scenes
The Asset Store Games rely heavily on models, textures, animations, and special effects. The Unity Asset Store gives you access to a massive content library for adding content to your games.
• Access the Asset Store
• Search and download from the Asset Store
• Add Download Assets to your scenes
The Asset Store Games rely heavily on models, textures, animations, and special effects. The Unity Asset Store gives you access to a massive content library for adding content to your games p
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Additional information
This course requires no previous Unity or game development experience