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Unity in Action, Third Edition

3D Space Demo

Chapter 2

• 3D coordinate space is defined by x-, y-, and z-axes.
• Objects and lights in a room set the scene.
• The player in a first-person scene is essentially a camera.
• Movement code applies small transforms repeatedly in every frame.
• FPS controls consist of mouse rotation and keyboard movement.

Chapter 3

• Taking aim and firing, both for the player and for enemies
• Detecting and responding to hits
• Making enemies that wander around
• Spawning new objects in the scene

Summary

• A ray is an imaginary line projected into the scene.
• Raycasting operations are useful for both shooting and sensing obstacles.
• Making a character wander around involves basic AI.
• New objects are spawned by instantiating prefabs.
• Coroutines are used to spread out functions over time.

Chapter 4

• Understanding art assets used in game development
• Building prototype levels through whiteboxing
• Using 2D images in Unity
• Importing custom 3D models
• Crafting particle effects