Unity Certification and Courseware Supports Education

kristielAll Topics, Unity Game Development

Unity Certification and Courseware Supports Education

Unity Technologies has revolutionized the game industry with Unity, a powerful development platform that is used to create games and interactive experiences. Unity now supports 25 platforms across 2D, 3D, VR and AR.  Of the top 1,000 grossing games, 30% have been built with Unity, reaching over 1.5 billion devices. The mission of Unity has always been to create a … Read More

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How to Create a Singleton in Unity 3D

kristielTutorial, Unity Game Development

How to Create a Singleton in Unity

In game development, you will need to make use of global variables in many instances. Consider common gameplay elements such as player score, currency, health points, or game states such as pause or game over. Beyond these examples you will most likely need to create global variables that are specific to your game. I used Unity 3D for quite a … Read More

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How to Create a Raycast in Unity 3D

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How to Create a Raycast in Unity 3D

What is Raycasting? Raycasting is commonly used in video game development for things such as determining line of sight of the player or the AI, where a projectile will go, creating lasers and more. A raycast is, essentially, a ray that gets sent out from a position in 3D or 2D space and moves in a specific direction. Unity 3D … Read More

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Unity 3D Offers Huge Back to School Savings

kristielAll Topics, Unity Game Development

Studica’s Back to School Sale includes a lot of great deals from some of your favorite brands. However, the Unity 3D licensing for students and faculty is definitely a major highlight in this year’s line of products. Students and faculty usually receive incredible discounts on Unity’s full suite of products and the Unity 3D engine. Heading into the school year, … Read More

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Unity Technologies: Best Engine Award & New Updates

kristielAll Topics, Unity Game Development

Every July, the European-based magazine Develop hosts the biggest awards night in the game development industry. On July 9th in Brighton, England, the Develop Awards honored accomplishments in game development with a focus on creativity, teamwork and inspiring innovation.  Over 175 companies were in attendance with more than 500 representatives from around the world. Unity Technologies was one of twenty … Read More

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Unity 5 Announced: What does this mean for Game Design?

kristielAll Topics, New Releases, Unity Game Development

Pre-order Unity 5 Unity announced the impending release of Unity 5 at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. This news comes 16 months a after the release of Unity 4. In typical Unity fashion, Unity 5 will improve upon its predecessor in many ways. It comes as no surprise that Unity 5 improves upon the easy-to-use, affordable game engine … Read More

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Unity Contest for Students: Enter to Win a Trip to Unite 2013

kristielAll Topics, Competitions & Contests, Unity Game Development

If you are a student in the USA and Canada, you are eligible to participate in Unity's contest. The prize is a trip to Unite 2013 in Vancouver, Canada. This includes the ticket to the event and travel expenses. It's easy for students to enter. All you have to do it visit the contest page on Studica.com fill in your info and … Read More

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