Unity 3D 3.5 Essential Training

with Sue Blackman

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Introduction

3m 36s
1. Welcome
  
  59s
2. Unity basics
  
  1m 8s
3. Using the exercise files
  
  1m 29s
1. Exploring Unity 3D

34m 40s
1. Exploring the interface
  
  4m 28s
2. Organizing your project
  
  8m 12s
3. Exploring Scene view
  
  3m 14s
4. Navigating Scene view
  
  2m 52s
5. Creating objects
  
  7m 38s
6. Transforming objects
  
  8m 16s
2. Exploring the Terrain Editor

32m 45s
1. Setting up the terrain geometry
  
  4m 19s
2. Painting the topography
  
  3m 56s
3. Painting the terrain textures
  
  7m 9s
4. Painting trees and forests
  
  4m 56s
5. Painting grass, shrubs, and 3D geometry
  
  3m 58s
6. Painting detail meshes
  
  5m 4s
7. Adjusting terrain settings
  
  3m 23s
3. Creating the Environment

24m 18s
1. Adding sun, sky, and fog
  
  6m 0s
2. Using the First Person Controller
  
  4m 31s
3. Publishing project settings
  
  3m 37s
4. Introducing the game environment
  
  4m 33s
5. Fine-tuning the First Person Controller
  
  5m 37s
4. Introducing Unity Scripting

1h 14m
1. Exploring Unity scripting
  
  3m 34s
2. Using variables
  
  11m 46s
3. Discovering functions
  
  4m 10s
4. Using syntax, punctuation, and the console
  
  5m 39s
5. Looking at function syntax
  
  3m 44s
6. Printing to the console
  
  8m 28s
7. Exploring rotation and time functions
  
  8m 22s
8. Scripting basic functions
  
  7m 12s
9. Combining transforms
  
  5m 27s
10. Setting transforms
  
  8m 34s
11. Using conditionals to create gameplay
  
  7m 49s
5. In-Game Scripting

1h 15m
1. Exploring distance and local variables
  
  8m 43s
2. Raycasting
  
  6m 56s
3. Building timers
  
  7m 8s
4. Creating a simple projectile
  
  13m 16s
5. Refining the projectile
  
  5m 32s
6. Exploring the OnCollision variable and tags
  
  10m 20s
7. Sending messages
  
  3m 38s
8. Reacting to messages
  
  4m 50s
9. Juggling Play and Edit modes
  
  7m 33s
10. Suppressing input
  
  8m 3s
6. Working with GameObjects and Components

1h 11m
1. Creating GameObjects
  
  6m 14s
2. Understanding components
  
  5m 3s
3. Using colliders for barriers
  
  7m 15s
4. Using colliders for triggers
  
  4m 28s
5. Exploring physics
  
  7m 16s
6. Working with physics components
  
  4m 39s
7. Making cloth
  
  9m 57s
8. Working with wind zones
  
  7m 50s
9. Using an audio source
  
  6m 14s
10. Creating a sound zone
  
  5m 34s
11. Adding audio effects
  
  6m 31s
7. Exploring Prefabs

52m 25s
1. Creating and reusing prefabs
  
  8m 11s
2. Using prefabs with arrays
  
  5m 28s
3. Introducing randomness
  
  5m 0s
4. Creating particle systems
  
  6m 58s
5. Refining particle systems
  
  5m 30s
6. Combining particle systems
  
  7m 10s
7. Upgrading weapons
  
  6m 15s
8. Exploring water effects
  
  7m 53s
8. Using Imported Assets

48m 34s
1. Importing static objects
  
  12m 36s
2. Manipulating textures
  
  5m 42s
3. Working with materials and shaders
  
  5m 17s
4. Handling multiple materials
  
  5m 43s
5. Animating UVs
  
  8m 27s
6. Tracking objects with LookAt
  
  5m 45s
7. Using Linecast and the Line Renderer
  
  5m 4s
9. Understanding Lighting

53m 42s
1. Investigating ambient light
  
  2m 21s
2. Looking at light types
  
  3m 13s
3. Exploring shadows
  
  5m 23s
4. Baking lighting with Beast
  
  8m 16s
5. Experimenting with Beast
  
  7m 42s
6. Baking the game scene
  
  4m 20s
7. Creating lighting effects
  
  6m 24s
8. Adding a flashlight
  
  9m 20s
9. Exploring waypoints and death zones
  
  6m 43s
10. Keyframing Animation

49m 16s
1. Platformer setup: Snaps and cosines
  
  8m 42s
2. Using the Animation view
  
  9m 53s
3. Working with multiple animation clips
  
  5m 41s
4. Triggering keyframe animations
  
  5m 58s
5. Animating transparency
  
  7m 7s
6. Keyframing events
  
  6m 28s
7. Avoiding keyframing pitfalls
  
  5m 27s
11. Animating Skinned Meshes and Controlling Characters

36m 55s
1. Importing skinned meshes
  
  9m 42s
2. Adding to imported animations
  
  3m 23s
3. Dynamic parenting
  
  6m 44s
4. Exploring character controllers
  
  5m 10s
5. Importing an animated character
  
  6m 2s
6. Activating the character animation
  
  5m 54s
12. Working with Cameras and Layers

30m 18s
1. Introducing cameras
  
  4m 53s
2. Working with cameras and layers
  
  4m 44s
3. Activating the platformer scene
  
  7m 27s
4. Adding obstacles and pushing physics
  
  5m 40s
5. Managing multiple levels
  
  7m 34s
13. Creating Game GUIs

43m 14s
1. Working with the Unity GUI
  
  10m 31s
2. Using GUI skins
  
  6m 30s
3. Exploring controls
  
  3m 0s
4. Introducing fonts and styles
  
  5m 27s
5. Scripting in-game menus
  
  3m 44s
6. Hooking up an in-game menu
  
  5m 20s
7. Creating custom cursors
  
  8m 42s
14. Extra Techniques and Features

18m 59s
1. Creating fade transitions
  
  5m 34s
2. Setting AI pathfinding
  
  9m 56s
3. Using render textures for spy cams
  
  3m 29s
Conclusion

1m 13s
1. What's next
  
  1m 13s

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Watch the Online Video Course Unity 3D 3.5 Essential Training

10h 51m Beginner Jul 19, 2012

This course is designed to provide new users with a strong design foundation in Unity 3D 3.5—a game engine for mobile and desktop games and real-time simulations—as well as an introduction to scripting and game functionality. Author Sue Blackman explores the major features in Unity and applies them in actual game situations. She shows how to add lights, texture, multiple views, and effects like fire and smoke to each scene and employ reusable assets. The end result is a sample game with a lush environment, fully animated characters, and some basic interactive gameplay.

Topics include:

Understanding game and level design theory
Organizing your project in Unity
Creating and transforming objects
Setting up the geometry
Painting in terrain, textures, and trees
Adjusting the render settings
Importing terrains
Creating a first-person controller
Building projectiles with JavaScript
Creating materials and shaders
Lighting the game
Working with cameras and multiple views
Animating characters and assets
Creating fire with particle systems
Managing the GUI (graphical user interface)

Subjects:: 3D + Animation Developer
Software:: Unity 3D
Author:: Sue Blackman

Welcome

Hi! I'm Sue Blackman, and I'd like to welcome you to the Unity 3D 3.5 Essential Training. Unity is a multi-platform game engine used to create mobile and desktop games as well as real-time simulations. In this course, we'll start off with the basics by exploring the Unity interface and getting familiar with the fundamentals of 3D space, navigation, and transforms. Next, we'll learn how to create lush environments using Unity's Terrain Editor and atmospherics. We'll ease into Unity scripting, and see how it's used to bring your art assets to life using physics and logic.

Using a game environment created just for this course, we'll explore cameras, lighting, particle systems, and other popular components of level and game design. If you're ready to look at one of today's most popular game engines then let's get started with Unity 3D 3.5 Essential Training.

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