Learn Unity for Android Game Development: A Guide to Game Design, Development, and Marketing

Book Description

Get a thorough and practical introduction to Unity development for Android devices with no previous experience with game development needed. In this book, you’ll go through every step from downloading and installing Unity and the Android SDK, to creating fully functional games. The bulk of Learn Unity for Android Game Development is a simple project to create a 2D platform game complete with touchscreen controls, physics, enemies, respawning, collectibles and more.

The book closes with a brief introduction to creating 3D games, virtual reality games for the Gear VR, and other more advanced applications. It also provides some guidance on publishing and marketing, as well as thinking about game design and mechanics. Resources including sprites and scripts are provided in the code download.

What You Will Learn

• Install Unity with the Android SDK
• Understand and use scripts, prefabs and Android Studio
• Design a great game
• Build a game app
• Add a bit of polish
• Deploy for various Android devices
• Build and deploy for 3D games, virtual reality and more
• Promote your game and make money

Who This Book Is For

This book requires no previous experience with programming or game development of any kind.  Prior experience with the Android ecosystem recommended.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Why This Is an Incredibly Exciting Time to Develop Games for Android
Chapter 2: Introducing Unity and Getting Set Up
Chapter 3: Finding Your Way Around Unity
Chapter 4: Adding Physics and Getting Started With Coding
Chapter 5: Filling the World with Prefabs, Effectors, and Collectibles
Chapter 6: Adding Animations, Effects, and a HUD
Chapter 7: Making an Android App
Chapter 8: Expanding the Game World with Checkpoints, Levels, and Save Files
Chapter 9: Adding More Game Elements: Springs, Moving Platforms, AI, and More
Chapter 10: Making the Game Fun and Optimized
Chapter 11: An Introduction to 3D Game Development and Virtual Reality
Chapter 12: How to Publish and Promote Your Android App

中文：

书名：Learn Unity for Android Game Development: A Guide to Game Design, Development, and Marketing

了解针对Android设备的Unity开发的全面而实用的介绍，而不需要以前的游戏开发经验。在这本书中，你将经历从下载和安装Unity和Android SDK到创建功能齐全的游戏的每一个步骤。大部分 了解用于Android游戏开发的Unity 是一个简单的项目，创建一个2D平台游戏完成触摸屏控制，物理，敌人，重生，收藏品等。

该书最后简要介绍了为Gear VR创建3D游戏、虚拟现实游戏和其他更高级的应用程序。它还提供了一些出版和营销方面的指导，以及对游戏设计和机制的思考。代码下载中提供了包括精灵和脚本在内的资源。

你将学到什么

• 安装带有Android SDK的Unity
• 了解并使用脚本、预制件和Android Studio
• 设计一款很棒的游戏
• Build a game app
• 再加一点亮点
• 为各种Android设备部署
• 构建和部署3D游戏、虚拟现实等
• Promote your game and make money

这本书是为谁写的

这本书不需要任何类型的编程或游戏开发经验。*之前使用过推荐的Android生态系统。

Table of Contents

第1章：为什么现在是为Android开发游戏的令人难以置信的令人兴奋的时刻
Chapter 2: Introducing Unity and Getting Set Up
第3章：在Unity周围找到自己的路
第4章：添加物理和编码入门
第5章：用预制件、效应器和收藏品填充世界
第6章：添加动画、效果和HUD
第7章：制作Android应用程序
第8章：使用检查点、关卡和保存文件扩展游戏世界
第9章：添加更多游戏元素：Springs、移动平台、AI等
第十章：让游戏变得有趣和优化
第11章：3D游戏开发和虚拟现实简介
第12章：如何发布和推广您的Android应用程序