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Introducing a new game type – top-down

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) We want to start a new little game prototype. Let's create a little top-down shooter. For...

Editor Tool, Prefabs, and Main Menu

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In this article by Edward Kyle Langley, author of the book Learning Unity iOS Game Development, we will learn that the player has the ability...

Detailing Environments

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Applying materials As it stands, our current level looks rather... well, bland. I'd say it's missing something...

Illuminating a Scene

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Working with lights Before starting to explain about lights, we need to learn how to create and...

Building Events

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Building a collision event system In a game such as Angry Birds, we would want to know...

Beating Back the Horde

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) What kind of game will we be making? We are going to make one of the...

Project Setup and Modeling a Residential Project

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In this article by Scott H. MacKenzie and Adam Rendek, authors of the book ArchiCAD 19 – The Definitive Guide, we will see how...

Resource Manager

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Resource definitions In order to be able to define resources, we need to create a module that...

Building your First Application with Papervision3D: Part 1

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This article covers the following: Introduction to classes and object-oriented programming Working with the document class/main application file Introduction to classes and object-oriented programming In this...

Saving Data to Create Longer Games

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Creating collectibles to save The Unity engine features an incredibly simple saving and loading system that can...

Must Read in Game Dev

Why should you use Unreal Engine 4 to build Augmented and...

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This is an exciting time to be a game developer. New technologies like Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are here and growing...

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