Holistic Game Development with Unity, 3rd Edition: An All-in-One Guide to Implementing Game Mechanics, Art, Design and Programming

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author
Chapter 1: The Art of Programming Mechanics
    1.1 Introduction
    1.2 Programming on the Right Side of the Brain
    1.3 Creating Art from the Left Side of the Brain
        1.3.1 Point
        1.3.2 Line
        1.3.3 Shape
        1.3.4 Direction
        1.3.5 Size
        1.3.6 Texture
        1.3.7 Color
    1.4 How Game Engines Work
        1.4.1 A Generic Game Engine
        1.4.2 The Main Loop
    1.5 A Scripting Primer
        1.5.1 Logic
        1.5.2 Comments
        1.5.3 Functions
        1.5.4 Variables
            1.5.4.1 C# Variables
        1.5.5 Operators
            1.5.5.1 Arithmetic Operators
            1.5.5.2 Relational Operators
        1.5.6 Conditional Statements
        1.5.7 Arrays
        1.5.8 Objects
    1.6 A Game Art Asset Primer
        1.6.1 The Power of Two Rule
        1.6.2 Using Other People’s Art Assets
    1.7 Summary
Chapter 2: Real-World Mechanics
    2.1 Introduction
    2.2 Principles of Vectors
    2.3 Defining 2D and 3D Space
        2.3.1 Cameras
        2.3.2 Local and World Coordinate Systems
        2.3.3 Translation, Rotation, and Scaling
        2.3.4 Polygons and Normals
    2.4 Two-Dimensional Games in a 3D Game Engine
        2.4.1 Quaternions?
        2.4.2 Quaternions to the Rescue
    2.5 The Laws of Physics
        2.5.1 The Law of Gravity
        2.5.2 The First Law of Motion
        2.5.3 The Second Law of Motion
        2.5.4 The Third Law of Motion
    2.6 Physics and the Principles of Animation
        2.6.1 Squash and Stretch
        2.6.2 Anticipation
        2.6.3 Follow-Through
        2.6.4 Secondary Motion
    2.7 2D and 3D Tricks for Optimizing Game Space
        2.7.1 Reducing Polygons
            2.7.1.1 Use Only What You Need
            2.7.1.2 Backface Culling
            2.7.1.3 Level of Detail
        2.7.2 Fog
        2.7.3 Textures
            2.7.3.1 Moving Textures
            2.7.3.2 Blob Shadows
        2.7.4 Billboards
    2.8 Summary
Chapter 3: Animation Mechanics
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 Sprites
    3.3 Texture Atlas
    3.4 Animated Sprites
    3.5 Baked 3D Animations
    3.6 Biomechanics
    3.7 Animation Management
        3.7.1 Single 2D Sprite Actions
        3.7.2 Single-Filed 3D Animations
    3.8 Secondary Animation
    3.9 Summary
Chapter 4: Game Rules and Mechanics
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Game Mechanics
    4.3 Primary Mechanics
        4.3.1 Searching
        4.3.2 Matching
        4.3.3 Sorting
        4.3.4 Chancing
        4.3.5 Mixing
        4.3.6 Timing
        4.3.7 Progressing
        4.3.8 Capturing
        4.3.9 Conquering
        4.3.10 Avoidance
        4.3.11 Collecting
    4.4 Developing with Some Simple Game Mechanics
        4.4.1 Matching and Sorting
        4.4.2 Shooting, Hitting, Bouncing, and Stacking
        4.4.3 Racing
        4.4.4 Avoidance and Collecting
        4.4.5 Searching
    4.5 Rewards and Penalties
    4.6 Summary
    Reference
Chapter 5: Character Mechanics
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Line of Sight
    5.3 Graph Theory
    5.4 Waypoints
        5.4.1 Searching through Waypoints
    5.5 Finite State Machines
    5.6 Flocking
    5.7 Decision Trees
    5.8 Fuzzy Logic
    5.9 Genetic Algorithms
    5.10 Cellular Automata
    5.11 Summary
Chapter 6: Player Mechanics
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Game Structure
    6.3 Principles of Game Interface Design
        6.3.1 User Profiling
        6.3.2 Metaphor
        6.3.3 Feature Exposure
        6.3.4 Coherence
        6.3.5 State Visualization
        6.3.6 Shortcuts
        6.3.7 Layout
        6.3.8 Focus
        6.3.9 Help
    6.4 Inventories
    6.5 Teleportation
        6.5.1 Implicit Teleports
        6.5.2 Explicit Teleports
    6.6 Summary
Chapter 7: Environmental Mechanics
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Map Design Fundamentals
        7.2.1 Provide a Focal Point
        7.2.2 Guide and Restrict the Player’s Movement
        7.2.3 Scaling
        7.2.4 Detail
        7.2.5 Map Layout
            7.2.5.1 Open
            7.2.5.2 Linear
            7.2.5.3 Branching
            7.2.5.4 Spoke and Hub
        7.2.6 Other Considerations
            7.2.6.1 Player Starting Position
            7.2.6.2 Flow
            7.2.6.3 Trapping
            7.2.6.4 Use the Third Dimension
            7.2.6.5 Vantage Points
    7.3 Terrain
        7.3.1 Drawing a Terrain
        7.3.2 Procedural Terrain
        7.3.3 Procedural Cities
        7.3.4 Infinite Terrain
    7.4 Camera Tricks
        7.4.1 Depth of Field
        7.4.2 Blur
        7.4.3 Grayscale
        7.4.4 Motion Blur
        7.4.5 Sepia Tone
        7.4.6 Twirl
        7.4.7 Bloom
        7.4.8 Flares
        7.4.9 Color Correction
        7.4.10 Edge Detection
        7.4.11 Crease
        7.4.12 Fish Eye
        7.4.13 Sun Shafts
        7.4.14 Vignette
        7.4.15 Screen Space Ambient Occlusion
    7.5 Skies
        7.5.1 Skyboxes
        7.5.2 SkyDomes
        7.5.3 Clouds
    7.6 Weather
        7.6.1 Wind
        7.6.2 Precipitation
    7.7 Particles
    7.8 Summary
    Reference
Chapter 8: Mechanics for External Forces
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Mobile
        8.2.1 Design Considerations
            8.2.1.1 Text
            8.2.1.2 Icons and User Interface Elements
            8.2.1.3 Gameplay
        8.2.2 Haptics
        8.2.3 Accelerometer
        8.2.4 Orientation
        8.2.5 Web Services
        8.2.6 GPS
    8.3 Gestures and Motion
    8.4 3D Viewing
        8.4.1 Side-by-Side
        8.4.2 Anaglyphs
        8.4.3 Head-Mounted Displays
    8.5 Augmented Reality
    8.6 The Social Mechanic
        8.6.1 External Application Security Matters
        8.6.2 Twitter
        8.6.3 Facebook
    8.7 Platform Deployment: The App Store, Android Market, and Consoles
        8.7.1 Publishing for the App Store and Android Market
        8.7.2 Console Publishing
        8.7.3 Download Direct to Player
    8.8 Summary
    8.9 A Final Word
Index