Unity 2D: Front to Back

Summary

Unity 2D: Front to Back teaches you how to get up and running in 2D game development using the Unity Engine. You'll master the Unity 2D toolset from the ground up, in order to transform yourself from a simple programmer to a fully fledged game developer.

Prerequisites for the book

In this book, we will cover Unity 5, which is currently the latest version of the engine available, on the assumption that no previous game development experience is held. Also, in order to get the best out of this read, you must have previous knowledge of programming fundamentals, and some sense of C# (programming language) syntax.

What's Inside

• Set up guide and recommendations for all necessary tools.
• Introduction to the essential building blocks of the engine.
• Practical challenges to reinforce learning.
• Simple to complex Unity scripting
• Game building basics
• UI and design