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Unity Tutorial: Classes and How to Use Them

kristielNovember 3, 2016Coding & Programming, Tutorial, Unity Game Development

I’ve written a lot of Unity 3D blog posts. Yet, I have not yet written one about one of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming; classes. Today, I will remedy this problem with a quick introduction to classes in Unity. Let’s get started. What is a Class? Cars are often used as a metaphor to explain what a class is. In … Read More

GameSalad Tutorial: How to Make Actors Collide

kristielOctober 26, 2016All Topics, Tutorial

In my last blog post, I talked about the absolute basics of GameSalad. I covered the UI and how to create an actor and make that actor move in your scene. As promised, I want to continue with some more tutorial posts to help you get on your way to developing your ideas. In this post, I’m going to continue … Read More

Unity Tip: Use Scripts to Modify Particles

kristielAugust 26, 2016Tutorial, Unity Game Development

Unity 3D offers an enormous API that provides ways to manipulate the vast majority of objects in your game. However, there are some features that are not as robust as you might hope. Take, for example, the ParticleSystem class. Let’s say, you have a particle system. You want to modify the radius of the particle system’s shape using a script. After a quick … Read More

Unity Tip: Using Code to Change Material Properties

kristielAugust 12, 2016All Topics, Coding & Programming, Tutorial

Unity-Tip-How to Change Material Properties in Unity

I am working on a Unity Project in my free time. Recently, I wanted to have the ability to dynamically change the material properties of objects when the player looked at them. I did not want a static, unchanging material. I needed to be able to use C# scripts to make the material change features during gameplay. This is relatively easy to do. However, Unity’s … Read More

How to Create a Custom Input Manager in Unity C#

kristielJuly 26, 2016All Topics, Coding & Programming, Tutorial, Unity Game Development

Recently, I created a custom input manager for a game I’m making in Unity 3D. Initial research suggested I use Unity’s built-in Input Manager. However, Unity doesn’t have an API to access most of the Input Manager functionality. However, I wanted a menu in my game where the user could set their own key bindings; a common feature in most PC games. Unity’s Input … Read More

Helpful ZBrush Resources: Getting Started

kristielJune 2, 2016All Topics, Support, Tutorial

If you are reading this article, chances are you already know that ZBrush is a powerful digital sculpting and painting program. You’ve heard about how it revolutionized the 3D industry. You know that it is used in the creation of many award-winning video games and films, such as Bioshock Infinite and Avatar. You’re probably just as excited as we are … Read More

Create a Fading Splash Screen Using Coroutines in Unity 3D

kristielMay 23, 2016Tutorial, Unity Game Development

In this post, I’ll be talking about using coroutines in Unity 3D. The video below shows a step-by-step process for creating a fading splash screen using UI Elements and Coroutine scripting. In the video, I use C# for all the scripting. If you are not familiar, a coroutine is like a function that you can pause for a set amount … Read More

How to Create a UI in Unity 3D

kristielApril 27, 2016All Topics, Tutorial, Unity Game Development

User interfaces (UI’s) are core features in just about every modern software application. Games are no exception to this rule. The vast majority of games utilizes some form of UI to display information such as health, skills, maps, ammo for a weapon, and more. Unity 3D offers a variety of UI elements that you can use in your game. In … Read More

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