Build immersive game experiences using the new Unity 2020 features with this practical guide Key Features Unleash the capabilities of C# scripting for creating immersive UI, graphics, Game AI agents and much more Explore Unity’s latest tools, including Universal Render Pipeline, Shader Graph, and VFX graph, to enhance graphics and animation Get started with building augmented reality experience using Unity’s AR Foundation Book Description Over the years, the Unity game engine has extended its scope from just being about creating video games to building AR/VR experiences, complex simulations, real-time realistic rendering, films, and serious games for training and education.

Want to learn how to develop applications for Android mobile devices? The Busy Coder’s Guide to Android Development covers what you need to know to get started on building Android applications everything from crafting GUIs to using GPS and accessing Web services, and more!

If you’ve been using WordPress to build websites for yourself or clients, you’ve probably reached a point where you need to build your own theme. Being able to build your own themes means you can build beautiful, bespoke websites using WordPress and means you’re not limited to the themes you can download.

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Specialisation in software has become a thing of the past. With the move towards graphical user interface programming, engineers must have a sound knowledge of several programming languages and for the first time most of the main technical languages are introduced in a single volume.

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I’ve tried to write this book with beginners in mind, but if you’re new to program‐ ming, I’m assuming that you’ve already learned the basics of Python. So if you haven’t already, do run through a Python beginner’s tutorial or get an introductory book like Dive Into Python or Learn Python the Hard Way, or, just for fun, Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, all of which are excellent introductions.

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This book provides a full set of exercises in which we will build a fully functional HTML canvas game. Though not a direct clone, the game is inspired by the 1979 Atari classic, Asteroids. The code is provided for you and is introduced piece by piece over the various chapters of the book. If you’d like to try Asteroids, or if you’ve never played it, the the modern Atari version can be played at https://atari.com/arcade#!/arcade/ asteroids/play.

Learn to design and create video games using the Java programming language and the LibGDX software library. Working through the examples in this book, you will create 12 game prototypes in a variety of popular genres, from collection-based and shoot-em-up arcade games to side-scrolling platformers and sword-fighting adventure games. With the flexibility provided by LibGDX, specialized genres such as card games, rhythm games, and visual novels are also covered in this book.

Procedural generation is a growing trend in game development. It allows developers to create games that are bigger and more dynamic, giving the games a higher level of replayability.<br>Procedural generation isn’t just one technique, it’s a collection of techniques and approaches that are used together to create dynamic systems and objects.

I was first exposed to Test-Driven Development at the first Extreme Programming Immersion1 in 1999. At the time, I was working on a team creating an embedded communications system. We had just begun extracting use cases from the project’s requirements document when I took a week away from the client to attend Immersion. It changed my professional life. I had discovered Test-Driven Development (among other things).