In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours will help you master the Unity 5 game engine at the heart of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Kerbal Space Program, and many other sizzling-hot games!

This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach teaches you everything from the absolute basics through sophisticated game physics, animation, and mobile device deployment techniques. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Unity game development tasks.
Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.
Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.
Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions.

Learn how to…

Get up and running fast with the Unity 5 game engine and editor
Work efficiently with Unity’s graphical asset pipeline
Make the most of lights and cameras
Sculpt stunning worlds with Unity’s terrain and environmental tools
Script tasks ranging from capturing input to building complex behaviors
Quickly create repeatable, reusable game objects with prefabs
Implement easy, intuitive game user interfaces
Control players through built-in and custom character controllers
Build realistic physical and trigger collisions
Leverage the full power of Unity’s Mecanim animation system
Integrate complex audio into your games
Use mobile device accelerometers and multi-touch displays
Modify desktop games for mobile platforms
Apply the “finishing touches” and deploy your games

About the Author

Ben Tristem is an internet entrepreneur, focusing on teaching technical subjects to beginners. Ben has been passionate about using computers since the days of the ZX81, and is now a world-class technology trainer. At the time of writing, Ben has over 60,000 students and more than 1,200 5-star reviews on his online courses. In previous lives, Ben has been an RAF pilot, financial trader, stunt man, helicopter pilot, franchise creator, and more. Now that he has two kids, Toby and Lucy, he has settled down to focus on what he loves—teaching.

Mike Geig is both an experienced teacher and game developer, with a foot firmly in both camps. Mike is a Trainer for Unity Technologies where he develops and delivers recorded, live, and onsite learning content. He enjoys loitering and accordions. His Pearson video series, Game Development Essentials with Unity 4 LiveLessons, is a key title on Unity and rumor has it that people really enjoyed the first edition of Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours. Mike was once set on fire and has over a million “likes” on Facebook.

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