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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity

Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity

By : Harrison Ferrone
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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity

Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity

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By: Harrison Ferrone
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Overview of this book

It's the ability to write custom C# scripts for behaviors and game mechanics that really takes Unity the extra mile. That's where this book can help you as a new programmer! Harrison Ferrone, in this seventh edition of the bestselling series will take you through the building blocks of programming and the C# language from scratch while building a fun and playable game prototype in Unity. This book will teach you the fundamentals of OOPs, basic concepts of C#, and Unity engine with lots of code samples, exercises and tips to go beyond the book with your work. You will write C# scripts for simple game mechanics, perform procedural programming, and add complexity to your games by introducing intelligent enemies and damage-dealing projectiles. You will explore the fundamentals of Unity game development, including game design, lighting basics, player movement, camera controls, collisions, and more with every passing chapter. Note: The screenshots in the book display the Unity editor in full-screen mode for a comprehensive view. Users can easily reference color versions of images by downloading them from the GitHub repository or the graphics bundle linked in the book.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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Getting to Know Your Environment
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Getting to Know Your Environment
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Technical requirements
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Getting started with Unity 2023
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Using C# with Unity
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Exploring the documentation
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Summary
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Pop quiz—dealing with scripts
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The Building Blocks of Programming
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The Building Blocks of Programming
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Defining variables
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Understanding methods
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Introducing classes
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Working with comments
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Putting the building blocks together
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Summary
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Pop quiz—C# building blocks
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Diving into Variables, Types, and Methods
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Diving into Variables, Types, and Methods
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Writing proper C#
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Debugging your code
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Understanding variables
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Introducing operators
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Defining methods
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Summary
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Pop quiz—variables and methods
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Control Flow and Collection Types
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Control Flow and Collection Types
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Selection statements
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Collections at a glance
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Iteration statements
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Summary
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Working with Classes, Structs, and OOP
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Working with Classes, Structs, and OOP
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Introducing OOP
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Defining classes
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Declaring structs
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Understanding reference and value types
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Integrating the object-oriented mindset
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Applying OOP in Unity
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Summary
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Pop quiz—all things OOP
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Getting Your Hands Dirty with Unity
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Getting Your Hands Dirty with Unity
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A game design primer
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Building a level
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Lighting basics
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Animating in Unity
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Pop quiz—basic Unity features
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Movement, Camera Controls, and Collisions
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Movement, Camera Controls, and Collisions
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Managing player movement
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Moving the player with the Transform component
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Scripting camera behavior
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Working with the Unity physics system
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Pop quiz—player controls and physics
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Scripting Game Mechanics
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Scripting Game Mechanics
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Adding jumps
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Shooting projectiles
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Creating a game manager
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Creating a GUI
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Pop quiz – working with mechanics
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Basic AI and Enemy Behavior
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Basic AI and Enemy Behavior
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Navigating 3D space in Unity
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Moving enemy agents
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Enemy game mechanics
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Refactoring and keeping it DRY
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Pop quiz—AI and navigation
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Revisiting Types, Methods, and Classes
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Revisiting Types, Methods, and Classes
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Access modifiers
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Revisiting methods
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Intermediate OOP
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Namespace conflicts and type aliasing
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Summary
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Pop quiz—leveling up
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Specialized Collection Types and LINQ
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Specialized Collection Types and LINQ
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Introducing stacks
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Working with queues
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Using HashSets
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Intermediate collections roundup
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Querying data with LINQ
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Summary
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Pop quiz—intermediate collections
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Saving, Loading, and Serializing Data
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Saving, Loading, and Serializing Data
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Introducing data formats
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Understanding the filesystem
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Working with streams
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Serializing data
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Data roundup
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Summary
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Pop quiz—data management
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Exploring Generics, Delegates, and Beyond
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Exploring Generics, Delegates, and Beyond
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Introducing generics
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Delegating actions
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Firing events
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Handling exceptions
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Summary
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Pop quiz—intermediate C#
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The Journey Continues
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The Journey Continues
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Diving deeper
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Remembering your object-oriented programming
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Design patterns primer
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Approaching Unity projects
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Unity features we didn’t cover
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Next steps
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Hero’s trial—putting something out into the world
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Summary
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Pop Quiz Answers
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Pop Quiz Answers
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index
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