Holistic Game Development with Unity: An All-in-One Guide to Implementing Game Mechanics, Art, Design and Programming

by Penny de Byl

Master game design and digital art principles simultaneously with this all-in-one guide to creating games in the cutting-edge game engine Unity 5. Bursting with images and tutorials, Penny de Byl's Holistic Game Development with Unity will help the reader gain the multidisciplinary skills needed to succeed in the independent game industry. Holistic Game Development includes new coverage on Augmented Reality, Networking and Virtual Reality such as the Oculus Rift. Supplementary material, including instructional videos, discussion forms and art assets are provided in the companion website located. Learn to combine the beauty of art and the functionality of programming in de Byl's second edition for Unity game development.

Key Features

Art and programming in unison-the only one-stop shop for individual developers and small teams looking to tackle both tasks.

Proven step-by-step tutorials show you how to design and structure an entire game in Unity with art assets.

Revised to cover the Unity 5 game engine.

New coverage of Augmented Reality, Networking, and Virtual Reality.

An introduction to essential two- and three-dimensional mathematical and physics concepts.

A portfolio of royalty free reusable game mechanics.

Genres: Game Design, Nonfiction, Games

472 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2011

About the author

Penny de Byl is a professor of computer game design and development, artificial intelligence, animation, and educational technology. She has been awarded numerous awards for teaching and research throughout her twenty-year career. She has a PhD in artificial intelligence and computer game character programming.