Unity Android Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide

Thomas Finnegan

Dec 2013 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Unity Android Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide consists of different game application examples. No prior experience with programming, Android, or Unity is required. You will learn everything from scratch and will have an organized flow of information specifically designed for complete beginners to Unity.Great for developers new to Unity, Android, or both, this book will walk you through everything you need to know about game development for the Android mobile platform. No experience with programming, Android, or Unity is required. Most of the assets used in each chapter project are provided with the book, but it is assumed that you have some access to basic image and model creation software. You will also need access to an Android powered device.

Ratings and reviews

I've read beginner-level books that were FAR easier to understand. The author provides code snippets without showing the entire class of code which leaves the user confused in places. When reviewing the author's source code, it's only provided in its COMPLETED form (meaning, it includes all of the chronological changes through the chapters) so the user is only left to try deciphering where they went wrong in their own code with no reference. Absolutely unacceptable and I've requested a refund. This book wasn't even worth the $20 I paid because I was lost and confused immediately in the first game. Unity continued to give me error messages, even though my code matched the book's exactly. Because the shorthand was explained briefly, users have no additional knowledge to help them debug their code and resolve errors. Didn't even look further into the book. I felt like I was playing a guessing game for why I was receiving errors vs actually learning anything.

About the author

Thomas Finnegan completed his graduati on from Brown College in 2010. Since then, he has worked on everything from mobile platf orms to web development, and even experimental devices. He now works as a freelance game developer. Past clients include Carmichael Lynch, Coleco, and Subaru. His most recent project is Batt le Box 3D, a virtual table top. Currently he is teaching game development at the Minneapolis Media Insti tute in Minnesota.