Unity 3.x Game Development by Example

Chapter 3. Game 1: Ticker Taker

So far, we've taken a look at what other developers, large and small, are doing with Unity. We talked about what it's going to take for you as a small developer to succeed—to finish a fully functional game. Now it's time to roll up your sleeves, tie up your inner procrastinator and lock it in the trunk of your car, and start learning to build a game with Unity.

Here's what we're gonna do:

• Come up with a game idea
• Distil it down to that small, singular piece of joy
• Start building the game in Unity using placeholder objects
• Add lighting to the scene
• Tie into Unity's built-in physics engine
• Modify a GameObject using components to bend it to your steely will

Let's get cracking!

Kick up a new Unity project

Let's get to that ...