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Unity is a game engine which supports JavaScript and C# as the main programming languages. Whether you are ready to learn about Unity engine development from the beginning, or just improving coding skills to the next level, Livecoding.tv social community has all you need. First, you'll need to check this guide, then browse for Unity tutorials, videos and live streaming channels under our community, and you are ready to start developing Unity engine games.

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Introduction to Unity

Unity is one of the most modern game engines to develop games. It is cross-platform and features IDE and other tools that help develop modern games for different platforms such as mobile devices, consoles, PC, and even websites. Different companies use Unity for creating AAA games and also by indie games who are interested in entering the industry with their talent. Unity was first released for OS X platform in the year 2005. Later on, it is ported to other platforms for portability reasons. The primary programming language of Unity is Java and C#.

History of Unity

Unity started with their release of OSX in 2005. Soon, they realized that they could offer more value to the community and released multi-platform support in the years to come. Let’s go through the main events throughout its timeline.

  • Unity 1.0 was released in 2005 at Apple’s WWDC.
  • Unity 2.0 was released in 2007 and brought many new changes.
  • With more popularity, they grew quickly and in 208 they managed to grow trice.
  • In 2011, Unity decides to acquire Mécanim. They also opened Unity Canada.
  • With rapid growth, they reached one million registered users in 2012, giving them new milestone.
  • The rapid growth continued, and they opened new branches in Shanghai. At the same time, they also created a partnership with Qihoo 360 and China Cache.
  • Unity 5 reaches the world in the year 2014.
  • Later the same year, they decided to acquire GameAds services and Applifier.

Unity Tools And Assets

Unity is an ecosystem. Without a proper ecosystem, it is hard to use different programming languages, features and much more. Let’s go through some of the main tools that you can use in your game dev.

Unity Best Books

The books will help you to create unity games easily. Most of the books Unity game development, but few of them target more specific section of game development using Unity and other tools. Check them out to know more!

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    Unity in Action: Multiplatform Game Development in C# with Unity 5

    by Joe Hocking

    Unity in Action teaches you how to write and deploy games. You'll master the Unity toolset from the ground up, adding the skills you need to go from application coder to game developer. Based on Unity version 5.

    Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

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    Grome Terrain Modeling with Ogre3D, UDK, and Unity3D

    by Richard Hawley

    Grome is an environmental modeling package that makes the creation and editing of large terrain areas an easy task. Grome has the ability to take huge datasets suitable for MMOs and simulations and this marks it as a welcome tool in a developer's toolbox.

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    Unity 5.x Cookbook

    by Matt Smith

    Over 100 recipes exploring the new and exciting features of Unity 5 to spice up your Unity skillset.

Unity Projects

Unity is one of the most powerful game engine out there. It is used for game production by big companies. Even students use Unity to learn and experiment with games and learn different ways to tackle problems related to game development. Below are some of the amazing projects created using Unity game engine.

A great city building game. It has also won the Unity Awards 2015 golden cube.

Ori and the blind forest is created over four years of hard work.It uses Unity game engine under the hood, and have won tons of awards for its art and gameplay.

A student project that earned lot of acknowledges.

An outstanding puzzle game for iOS, all created using Unity.

An incredible card game played by millions of users. Free to play!

Unity Community

Unity has a very vibrant community, ranging from students to small indie development teams to big studios that utilize the power of Unity in creating top-of-the-line games for any platform you can think about. Unity can be utilized for creating games for PC, iOS, Android, Consoles, etc. Unity community is driven by sharing information, and creating assets, tools, and other valuable stuff for each other.

You can check the official Unity community for any informations. As you can see on the community page, it is divided into four basic sections -- forums, answers, feedback, and issue tracker. Unity also has an excellent documentation, Wiki and Chat to listen and engage.

Unity Gurus

Unity is blessed with people who contribute their soul to the game engine. Below are some of the gurus that help Unity grow in the right direction.

Rockstars!
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    Keijiro Takahashi

    Keijiro is a well-known game developer. He has worked for more than a decade and has great experience working for the industry. His experience is truly used in Unity when he joined the company in 2012. He also ensured that his knowledge is propagated to others through books, classes and great games using Unity.

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  • Hiroki Omae

    Hiroki is yet another Japan-based programmer who has tons of experience under his belt. His 5-year experience in game dev has enabled him to work on Unity. Internal engine development is one of his specialties, and he has also worked on many indie games. His other interests are snowboarding, cycling and canyoning.

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    Eamon Leonard
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    Jay Santos

    Jay Santos started working on Unity in early 2010 started using Unity in early 2010. Most of his work experience is in the mobile platforms. He is an Evangelist and Field Engineer for Latin America. Most of his work surround under universities, locals, and customers. He also works on training, presentation, and workshops.

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  • Carl Callewaert

    Carl is currently working on Unity and loves sharing his experience. His experience includes working on AAA games and indie games. As a contract worker, he has also worked for Autodesk Education and honed his skills for the previous ten years.

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    Chris Cornutt
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    Yasuyuki Kamata

    Yasuyuki is one of the main people behind the development of Unity. He joined unity as a Web Developer and showed his skills by involving in game development events especially a mobile one. His experience of social browser games development has enabled him to work on the mobile platform for Unity.

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Unity Conferences

Unity regularly holds events and conferences around the world to make sure that everyone stays in touch with what’s new and happening in the world of unity. You can check the industry events that are happening around the world.

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