Game Development with Unity - by Mickey MacDonald

Editor's Notes

• #3: WHAT IS UNITY? More than an engine. Unity is an entire ecosystem of tools and services designed for people who want to build a successful business by creating multiplatform games and interactive content. The Unity ecosystem is available to anyone who downloads the Unity engine. The Unity engine integrates into one unparalleled platform the tools to create 2D and 3D interactive content; collaboration solutions; rapid multiplatform deployment, and retention, advertising and analytics services to grow your business.
• #4: The Curse of Brotherhood by Press Play is a fantastic adventure for everyone where puzzles are based on physics and designed around the Magic Marker, which over the course of the game gains incredible powers to manipulate the environment.
• #5: KSP is a game where the players create and manage their own space program. Build spacecraft, fly them, and try to help the Kerbals to fulfill their ultimate mission of conquering space
• #6: Cuphead is a classic run ‘n’ gun game focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, including traditional cell animation and watercolor backgrounds http://cupheadgame.com
• #14: Get full support for Unitys javascript and boo inside visual studio with intellisense, syntax highlighting and code navigation
• #15: Navigate your scripts with the same hierarchy you have inside Unity using the Unity Project Explorer
• #16: Get the Unity console messages directly inside of Visual Studio
• #17: Productivity Use wizards and helper windows toquickly override MonoBehavior methods
• #21: Whether you're a beginner or an established indie game developer, if you want to ramp up your skills, join the always-entertaining Adam Tuliper (of DinoBurger fame) and a team of industry experts for this informative Jump Start. They take you on an awesome journey using Unity, one of the most popular game development tools available.Learn how to develop Unity Games for Windows using C# and Unity, and see why Unity is the tool of choice for millions of game developers around the world. Explore the interface, 2D and 3D game development, publishing for Windows, and monetizing your games. Find out how Unity helps you animate events, use environmental controls, add finishing touches for a more polished game, and more. Don't miss it!
• #22: If you are a Unity game developer who wants to increase your reach by bringing your existing iOS, Android, or PC games to Windows Store and Windows Phone, roll up your sleeves and join us for this practical, step-by-step deep dive. At the end of the training, you can have your full game ported!Experts Jaime Rodriguez and Mickey MacDonald walk you through an end-to-end port and explore the requirements, tools, Windows APIs, and must-implement Windows features. In these working sessions, they explain optimizing for Windows hardware and troubleshooting porting issues. Jaime and Mickey share lessons learned, cover the common pitfalls to avoid, and even offer advice on how to monetize your app and how to submit it to the Windows Store. Don't miss this chance to get your games out to an even larger audience!
• #23: The videos have great projects attached to help you get hands on with the code. Here are a few more SumoBlocks – simple full Unity game designed to show how to port games to Windows Phone and Windows Store Windows Unity Ad plugin – Great example of how to build a Unity Windows Phone & Windows Store plugin all in one. Shows how to include ads in your unity game. Supports Admob and PubCenter
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