Holistic game development with Unity : an all-in-one guide to implementing game mechanics, art, design and programming /: an all-in-one guide to implementing game mechanics, art, design and programming. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Penny de Byl.
• Authors: De Byl, Penny
• Contents: Cover; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Chapter 1: The Art of Programming Mechanics ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Programming on the Right Side of the Brain ; 1.3 Creating Art from the Left Side of the Brain ; 1.3.1 Point. 1.3.2 Line 1.3.3 Shape ; 1.3.4 Direction ; 1.3.5 Size ; 1.3.6 Texture ; 1.3.7 Color ; 1.4 How Game Engines Work ; 1.4.1 A Generic Game Engine ; 1.4.2 The Main Loop ; 1.5 A Scripting Primer ; 1.5.1 Logic ; 1.5.2 Comments ; 1.5.3 Functions ; 1.5.4 Variables. 1.5.4.1 JavaScript Variables 1.5.5 Operators ; 1.5.5.1 Arithmetic Operators ; 1.5.5.2 Relational Operators ; 1.5.6 Conditional Statements ; 1.5.7 Arrays ; 1.5.8 Objects ; 1.6 A Game Art Asset Primer ; 1.6.1 The Power of Two Rule ; 1.6.2 Using Other People's Art Assets. 1.7 Summary Chapter 2 : Real-World Mechanics ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Principles of Vectors ; 2.3 Defining 2D and 3D Space ; 2.3.1 Cameras ; 2.3.2 Local and World Coordinate Systems ; 2.3.3 Translation, Rotation, and Scaling ; 2.3.4 Polygons and Normals. 2.4 Two-Dimensional Games in a 3D Game Engine 2.4.1 Quaternions? ; 2.4.2 Quaternions to the Rescue ; 2.5 The Laws of Physics ; 2.5.1 The Law of Gravity ; 2.5.2 The First Law of Motion ; 2.5.3 The Second Law of Motion ; 2.5.4 The Third Law of Motion.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 794.81526; Computer games -- Programming; Video games -- Design; GAMES -- Board; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317497233; 1317497236
• Related ISBNs: 9781138888784; 9781138888791; 1138888796; 1138888788
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 20, 2017).
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