Introduction à Unity

MOSTEFAOUI Mohamed Anes

Unity ?

Unity is a development engine for the creation of 2D and 3D

games and interactive content.

Unity ?• Visual tools : Editor• WYSIWYG• Reusable components (prefabs)

Unity ?• Since 2005• by Unity Technologies• Current version : 4.3.3

Programmers ?

Scripting• Very large and rich Framework • Scripting Based on mono• A Modfied JavaScript (UnityScript)• C# • Boo• IDE : MonoDevelop/VisualStudio*

Graphics• Shaders support• ShaderLab • Cg/HLSL 

Plug In• Extend Unity engine• Extend Unity editor

Internaly• C++ (Core engine)• Direct3D/OpenGl/OpenGl ES/others for graphics • PhysX(3D) & Box2D (2D) for Physics

Designers?

3D workFlow

2D workFlow

Assets• 2D/3D content• Large Assets format support :•  3dsMax, Maya, SofitImage, Blender, Modo, ZBrush, Cinema

4D, Cheetah3D, Photoshop,FireWorks, Allegorithmic Substance …

Animations• 2D/3D animations systems• Key Frame Animation

•Mecanime !

Animations

Sell Assets• Creat 2D/3D content• Assets Store

Game is ready ?

Export Platformes

Export Platformes

Published it !

Licence• annual gross revenues < US$ 100,000 =>

Free• Else : Buy Unity Pro ($1500/$75 per month , and more

per platform)

Unity Pro ?

Extra features • Performance Profiler• AAA visual fidelity, special effects and ambience• Much much much…and yet much more Full list : http://unity3d.com/unity/licenses

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