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Fourth edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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data file rda |
| Note |
Previous edition published: 2017. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 14, 2019). |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Dedication; About Packt; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Section 1: Programming Foundations and C#; Chapter 1: Getting to Know your Environment; Some basic prerequisites; Starting out with Unity 2019; Creating a new project; Navigating the editor; Using C# with Unity ; Working with C# scripts; Time for action -- creating a C# script; Introducing the Visual Studio editor; Time for action -- opening a C# file; Beware of naming mismatches; Syncing C# files; Fixing a broken sync; Documentation; Accessing Unity's documentation |
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Time for action -- opening the Reference ManualTime for action -- using the Scripting Reference; Locating C# resources; Time for action -- looking up a C# class; Pop quiz -- dealing with scripts; Summary; Chapter 2: The Building Blocks of Programming; Defining variables; Names are important; Variables act as placeholders; Time for action -- creating a variable; Time for action -- changing a variable's value; A method to the madness; Methods drive actions; Methods are placeholders too; Time for action -- a simple method; Introducing classes; A class all along; Everyday blueprints; Commenting is key |
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Practical backslashesTime for action -- adding comments; Putting it together in Unity; Scripts become components; Variables and the Inspector panel; A helping hand from MonoBehavior; Hero's trial -- MonoBehavior in the Scripting API; Class and component communication; Enter dot notation; Pop quiz -- C# building blocks; Summary; Chapter 3: Diving into Variables, Types, and Methods; Writing proper C#; Simple debugging; Variable syntax ; Type and value declarations; Type-only declarations; Access modifiers; Choosing a security level; Time for action -- making a variable private; Working with types |
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Common built-in typesTime for action -- playing with different types; Time for action -- creating interpolated strings; Type conversions; Inferred declarations; Custom types; Types roundup; Naming variables; Best practices; Variable scope; Introducing operators; Arithmetic and assignments; Time for action -- executing incorrect type operations; Pop quiz #1 -- variables and types; Defining methods; Basic syntax; Modifiers and parameters; Time for action -- defining a simple method; Naming conventions; Methods are logic detours; Specifying parameters; Assigning arguments |
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Time for action -- adding method parametersSpecifying return values; Time for action -- adding a return type; Using return values; Time for action -- capturing return values ; Hero's trial -- methods as arguments; Common Unity methods; The Start method; The Update method; Pop quiz #2 -- Understanding methods; Summary; Chapter 4: Control Flow and Collection Types; Selection statements; The if-else statement; Basic Syntax; Time for action -- thieving prospects; Using the NOT operator; Nesting statements; Evaluating multiple conditions; Time for action -- reaching the treasure; The switch statement |
| Summary |
Unity, the world's leading real-time engine, is used to create half of the world's games. This book will teach programming newcomers the C# language in a fun and accessible way through game development. No prior programming or game development experience is required, only a curious mind. |
| Subject |
Unity (Electronic resource)
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Unity (Electronic resource) (OCoLC)fst01795070
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Video games -- Programming.
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C# (Computer program language)
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C# (Computer program language) (OCoLC)fst00843284
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Computer games -- Programming.
(OCoLC)fst00872114
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| Added Title |
Learning C Sharp by developing games with Unity 2019 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ferrone, Harrison. Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2019 : Code in C# and Build 3D Games with Unity, 4th Edition. Birmingham : Packt Publishing Ltd, ©2019 9781789532050 |
| ISBN |
9781789536942 (electronic bk.) |
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