Unity Certified Programmer Exam Guide: Pass the Unity certification exam with the help of expert tips and techniques, 2nd Edition
- Length: 766 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- ISBN-10: 1803246219
- ISBN-13: 9781803246215
- Sales Rank: #373402 (See Top 100 Books)
A practical guide to Unity game scripting using C#, along with practice tests, exam tips, and easy-to-follow examples to help you pass the exam and become a professional Unity programmer
Key Features:
Learn essentials of game scripting with Unity and C# to customize aspects of your game
Tackle challenges in Unity game development and the certification exam using effective techniques and solutions
Prepare for the latest Unity certification exam using mock tests, exam tips, and self-assessment questions
Book Description:
Unity Certified Programmer is a global certification program by Unity for anyone looking to become a professional Unity developer. The official Unity programmer exam will not only validate your Unity knowledge and skills, but will also enable you to be a part of the Unity community.
This study guide will start by building on your understanding of C# programming and taking you through the process of downloading and installing Unity. You’ll understand how Unity works and get to grips with the Unity exam’s core objectives. As you advance, you’ll enhance your skills by creating an enjoyable side-scrolling shooter game that can be played within the Unity Editor or any modern Android mobile device. This Unity book will test your knowledge with self-assessment questions and help you take your skills to an advanced level by working with Unity tools such as the animator, particle effects, lighting, UI/UX, scriptable objects, and debugging.
By the end of this book, you’ll have developed a solid understanding of the different tools in Unity and be able to create impressive Unity applications by making the most of its toolset.
What You Will Learn:
Discover techniques for writing modular, readable, and reusable scripts in Unity
Implement and configure objects, physics, controls, and movements for your game projects
Understand 2D and 3D animation and write scripts to interact and use Unity’s rendering API
Explore Unity APIs for adding lighting, materials, and textures to your apps
Write Unity scripts for building interfaces for menu systems, UI navigation, application settings, and much more
Focus on SOLID principles for writing clean and maintainable Unity applications
Who this book is for:
This Unity engine book is for game developers, software developers, mobile app developers, and Unity developers who want to advance in their career and gain gaming industry certification. The book assumes basic knowledge of C# programming and the Unity engine.
Unity Certified Programmer Exam Guide Second Edition Contributors About the author About the reviewers Preface Who this book is for What this book covers To get the most out of this book System requirements Download the example code files Code in Action Download the color images Conventions used Get in touch Share Your Thoughts Chapter 1: Setting Up and Structuring Our Project The core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements The six core objectives Programming core interactions Working in the art pipeline Developing application systems Programming for the scene and environment design Optimizing performance and platforms Working in professional software development teams Overview of design patterns Builder Singleton Abstract Factory Prototype Object Pool Dependency Injection The SOLID principles Single responsibility principle Open/closed principle Liskov substitution principle Interface segregation principle Dependency inversion principle Designing the Killer Wave game Game design brief The Killer Wave game framework Framework Setting up Unity Starting our project through Unity Hub The dashboard Summary Chapter 2: Adding and Manipulating Objects Core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Setting up our Unity project Creating prefabs Adding Rigidbody components and fixing game objects Saving and publishing our work Unity Editor Layout Setting up our light Introducing our interface – IActorTemplate Introducing our ScriptableObject – SOActorModel Creating a PlayerSpawner ScriptableObject asset Creating an EnemySpawner ScriptableObject asset Creating a PlayerBullet ScriptableObject Asset Setting up our Player, PlayerSpawner, and PlayerBullet scripts Setting up our PlayerSpawner script Setting up our Input Manager Setting up our Player script Setting up our PlayerBullet script Planning and creating our enemy Setting up our EnemySpawner and Enemy scripts Adding our script to the EnemySpawner game object Setting up our enemy script Summary Chapter 3: Managing Scripts and Taking a Mock Test The core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Adding a Singleton design pattern Adding the ResetScene() method Adding the GameOver() method Adding the BeginGame() method Creating lives for the player Scoring enemy hits Preparing the code for the ScoreManager script Setting up our ScoreManager script Creating sounds for the player's bullets Summary Mock test Chapter 4: Applying Art, Animation, and Particles The core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Adding visuals to the player's ship prefab Creating a material for our player's ship prefab Applying maps to our PlayerShip material Adding neon lights to our PlayerShip prefab Adding particles to our PlayerShip prefab Creating a Particle Effect Setting up the Emission section of our particle system Setting up the Shape section of our particle system Setting up the Force over Lifetime section of our particle system Setting up the Renderer section of our particle system Setting up the Texture Sheet Animation section of our particle system Importing and animating the background Adding an Animator Controller Creating states in the Animator Controller Animation Animating our three-dimensional enemies Summary Chapter 5: Creating a Shop Scene for Our Game The core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Introducing our shop scripts Importing and calibrating our sprite game object Displaying credit on our itemText game object Project file diagnosis when making SelectionQuad Customizing our shop selection Creating selection templates Customizing our player ship's upgrade selection Selecting game objects with raycasts Adding information to our description panel Summary Chapter 6: Purchasing In-Game Items and Advertisements The core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Buying upgrades for our player's ship Updating visual representations of our player's ship Preparing our player's ship to be used in the game Buying items, watching adverts, and preparing to start a game Setting up the BUY? button Setting up the START button Setting up the WATCH AD button Extending the PlayerSpawner script Summary Chapter 7: Creating a Game Loop and Mock Test Core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Transitioning our player ship Adding variables to our PlayerTransition script Adding methods/functions to our PlayerTransition script Adding if statement checks Adding content to the PlayerMovement method Moving the player ship out of the screen Expanding our ScenesManager script Adding a game level timer Beginning, resetting, and skipping levels Preparing to loop our game Setting up the bootUp scene Setting up the title and gameOver scenes Demonstrating that the game loop is complete Summary Mock test Chapter 8: Adding Custom Fonts and UI Core exam skills being covered in this chapter Technical requirements Introducing the Canvas and UI Applying text and images to our scenes Improving our title scene Duplicating our game objects Preparing to animate UI game objects Animating our UI level title Summary Chapter 9: Creating a 2D Shop Interface and In-Game HUD Core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Setting up our HUD Displaying the player's lives Displaying the player's score Creating a mini-map Making our shop scene support alternative screen ratios Upgrading our shop selection Applying and modifying our shop script Reviewing the button's results Summary Chapter 10: Pausing the Game, Altering Sound, and a Mock Test Core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Applying and adjusting level music Updating our GameManager prefab Preparing states for our game music Implementing our game's music states Using StartCoroutine with our music states Creating a pause screen Adding a volume UI slider to the Pause screen Adding a game pause button Creating our PauseComponent script PauseScreen basic setup and PauseButton functionality Resuming or quitting the game from the pause screen Pausing the player and enemies Summary Mock test Chapter 11: Storing Data and Audio Mixer Core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Using the Audio Mixer Attaching the Audio Mixer to UI sliders Storing data PlayerPrefs and volume settings JSON and storing game stats Adding JSON variables Summary Chapter 12: NavMesh, Timeline, and a Mock Test The core exam skills covered in this chapter Technical requirements Preparing the final scene Developing AI with NavMesh Customizing our agents – NavMeshAgent Adding a capsule collider to our fleeing enemy Creating our fleeing enemy script Exploring the timeline Creating a timeline Setting up the boss game object in our scene Preparing the boss for the timeline Animating the boss in the timeline – phase one Animating the boss in the timeline – phase two Extending the timeline Adding Default Playables to the project Manipulating light components in the timeline Summary Mock test Chapter 13: Effects, Testing, Performance, and Alt Controls Core exam skills being covered in this chapter Technical requirements Applying physics with RigidBody Customizing for different platforms Navigating and firing the player's ship with the touchscreen Extending screen ratio support Preparing to build Killer Wave for mobile Setting up the lighting for Killer Waves for Android Stopping involuntary player controls Final optimizations for Killer Wave Setting up the build settings for Android Applying PC visual improvements Post-processing Adding global illumination and other settings Adding art assets to our shop scene Reflection probe Building and testing our game Tackling bugs Understanding the Profiler tools Frame Debugger Tackling bugs – answers Summary Chapter 14: Full Unity Programmer Mock Exam Full mock exam Appendix Developing for Virtual Reality Closing suggestions for the game/exam Rendering paths Adding to/optimizing Killer Wave Mock answers Chapter 3, Managing Scripts and Taking a Mock Test Chapter 7, Creating a Game Loop and Mock Test Chapter 10, Pausing the Game, Altering Sound, and a Mock Test , NavMesh, Timeline, and a Mock Test Chapter 14, Full Unity Programmer Mock Exam Why subscribe? 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