{"product_id":"unity-apprentice-first-edition-matt-larson-9781950325597","title":"Unity Apprentice (First Edition): Learn the Essential Skills to Start Making 3D(elicious) Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn How to Create Great Games With Unity!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnity is the most popular game engine to date and is loved by beginners and experts alike. It's the easiest way to create cross-platform games with an intuitive - but very powerful - editor that brings your game ideas to life while allowing you to focus on the gameplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will guide you through how to use Unity. While building three playable games, you'll learn all about GameObjects and Prefabs, how to handle input, build user interfaces, light your scenes, use pathfinding and AI, control cameras, animate your characters and scenes and write C# scripts to control the action. Along the way, the book will also introduce you to some neat techniques to ensure your games perform in the most efficient way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for complete beginners to Unity. No prior programming experience with C# is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopics covered in Unity Apprentice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInstalling and Using Unity: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn about the Unity Hub and Editor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCreating GameObjects and Prefabs: \u003c\/b\u003e The building blocks for any Unity game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eControlling Your Game with Scripts: \u003c\/b\u003e Unity uses the C# programming language. This book will teach you the basics of how to add logic to your characters and scenes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUser Input and Collisions: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn how to let players control your game. And, find out how to detect collisions to trigger events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUser Interfaces: \u003c\/b\u003e Every game needs a user interface to communicate your game's state. Learn how to create and organize these for your games.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBasic AI and Navigation: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn how you can make your characters react to events and exhibit their own behaviors and movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCinemachine: \u003c\/b\u003e Control your camera angles to add professional views and to make sure your players don't miss important events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eObject Pooling: \u003c\/b\u003e Make the most of the resources available to you by organizing your GameObjects effectively.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Animation: \u003c\/b\u003e Move your GameObjects using the most appropriate animation technique for the job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter reading this book and completing your Unity apprenticeship by working through the included exercises and challenges, you'll be able to create your own cross-platform games with U\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Larson,Ben MacKinnon,Eric Van de Kerckhove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950325598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950325597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Razeware LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.69d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matt Larson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445964517631,"sku":"9781950325597","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3adde19-8257-4b14-a840-29f11850ca20.jpg?v=1777221778","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unity-apprentice-first-edition-matt-larson-9781950325597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}