Join Sue Blackman for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating lighting effects, part of Unity 3D: 3.5 Essential Training.
There's lots of nice light related effects we can play with, but first we'll…need to import a couple of Unity packages.…Let's start with Light Flares, right-click, Import Package, and select Light Flares.…Import, and then let's select the scenes' Directional Light.…From Component > Effects, choose Lens Flare.…Lights have a Lens Flare section, but you will get more control with the component.…
Let's select Sun for the flare.…If we click Play, and look up to the left, we'll see our sun flare.…I'm hitting Escape to prevent the view from spinning.…Exit Play mode, and let's try a different one.…Let's try the 50mm zoom, click Play, and look up again, and now you see…the typical Lens Flare.…
I'm hitting Escape, to prevent the view from spinning, and then I'm exiting Play mode.…The docs say to use these sparingly, they have become a bit of a cliche, so…use your own judgment. I'm switching mine back to just the Sun flare.…Visually related to lights are the nice volumetric areas that are seen in dusty places.…Pro has a shader for God rays, but we can get a nice cheap version with a line renderer.…
Author
Sue Blackman
Released
7/19/2012- 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)
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome55s
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Unity basics1m 8s
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Using the exercise files1m 29s
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1. Exploring Unity 3D
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Exploring the interface4m 28s
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Organizing your project8m 12s
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Exploring Scene view3m 14s
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Navigating Scene view2m 52s
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Creating objects7m 38s
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Transforming objects8m 16s
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2. Exploring the Terrain Editor
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Painting the topography3m 56s
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Painting trees and forests4m 56s
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Painting detail meshes5m 4s
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Adjusting terrain settings3m 23s
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3. Creating the Environment
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Publishing project settings3m 37s
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4. Introducing Unity Scripting
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Exploring Unity scripting3m 34s
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Using variables11m 46s
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Discovering functions4m 10s
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Looking at function syntax3m 44s
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Printing to the console8m 28s
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Scripting basic functions7m 12s
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Combining transforms5m 27s
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Setting transforms8m 34s
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5. In-Game Scripting
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Raycasting6m 56s
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Building timers7m 8s
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Creating a simple projectile13m 16s
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Refining the projectile5m 32s
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Sending messages3m 38s
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Reacting to messages4m 50s
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Juggling Play and Edit modes7m 33s
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Suppressing input8m 2s
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6. Working with GameObjects and Components
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Creating GameObjects6m 14s
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Understanding components5m 3s
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Using colliders for barriers7m 15s
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Using colliders for triggers4m 28s
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Exploring physics7m 15s
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Making cloth9m 56s
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Working with wind zones7m 50s
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Using an audio source6m 14s
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Creating a sound zone5m 34s
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Adding audio effects6m 31s
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7. Exploring Prefabs
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Creating and reusing prefabs8m 11s
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Using prefabs with arrays5m 28s
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Creating particle systems6m 58s
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Refining particle systems5m 30s
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Combining particle systems7m 10s
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Upgrading weapons6m 15s
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Exploring water effects7m 53s
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8. Using Imported Assets
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Importing static objects12m 36s
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Manipulating textures5m 42s
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Handling multiple materials5m 42s
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Animating UVs8m 27s
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Tracking objects with LookAt5m 45s
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9. Understanding Lighting
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Investigating ambient light2m 21s
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Looking at light types3m 13s
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Exploring shadows5m 23s
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Baking lighting with Beast8m 16s
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Experimenting with Beast7m 42s
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Baking the game scene4m 20s
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Creating lighting effects6m 24s
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Adding a flashlight9m 20s
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10. Keyframing Animation
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Using the Animation view9m 53s
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Animating transparency7m 12s
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Keyframing events6m 28s
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Avoiding keyframing pitfalls5m 27s
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11. Animating Skinned Meshes and Controlling Characters
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Importing skinned meshes9m 42s
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Dynamic parenting6m 44s
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12. Working with Cameras and Layers
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Introducing cameras4m 53s
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Managing multiple levels7m 34s
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13. Creating Game GUIs
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Working with the Unity GUI10m 31s
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Using GUI skins6m 30s
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Introducing fonts and styles5m 56s
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Scripting in-game menus3m 44s
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Hooking up an in-game menu5m 20s
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Creating custom cursors8m 42s
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14. Extra Techniques and Features
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Creating fade transitions5m 34s
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Setting AI pathfinding9m 56s
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Conclusion
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What's next1m 13s
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