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If you are a c# programmer this is the book to get for tapping unity game platform power. It gives enough information in depth that anyone can make a simple game in 2d or 3d.
I love how the author explains things like 'programmer to programmer' -- a great example is the explanation of a prefab is and how to edit them. It is actually the teacher finding the right book, and knowing how to fix the code when it screws up.
Well written and very informative. This book assumes the reader knows almost nothing about game development but it does not make it boring. This is a fantastic book.
Hocking's book has plenty of examples, illustrations, headings and subheadings. This book reads like a long series of tutorials and that is both its strength and its weakness. Hocking teaches you from the basics and leans on the reader to explore new ... Read More
Everything is explained clearly, and without fluff. The author conveys difficult ideas in simple ways. It is consistently straight and to the point.
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So far ive been extremely happy with the results
Overall a quality book that really explains everything in detail for a beginner to follow
With manning site you can discuss with the author and eventually receive solutions to code problems
Ive already started porting some of the scripts managers into my own project animated chess game and planning on refining some ... Read More
Price
Unfortunately the price is higher than what a lot of gamedev dreaming kids will be able to afford
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And it can get you into action reasonably fast as a game developer
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Covers all the basics of making games using only unitys software
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Does not cover water stitching scenes together to avoid load times character props such as swords and armor clothing hair or customizing character appearance
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This book focuses on the code writing aspect pf game development
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Though all code is written in c familiarity with the language is not required
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This book assumes the reader knows almost nothing about game development but it does not make it boring
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Ive been developing software since the early 2000 and was always fascinated by game development
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With manning site you can discuss with the author and eventually receive solutions to code problems
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I was more interested in 2d going into this unfortunately there are only a few chapters on it
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