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Game Development Patterns with Unity 2021

You're reading from Game Development Patterns with Unity 2021 Explore practical game development using software design patterns and best practices in Unity and C#

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800200814

Length 246 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

C#

Tools

Unity

Concepts

3D Game Development

Author (1):

David Baron

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Sections 1: Fundamentals

2. Before We Begin FREE CHAPTER

3. The Game Design Document

4. A Short Primer to Programming in Unity

5. Section 2: Core Patterns

6. Implementing a Game Manager with the Singleton

7. Managing Character States with the State Pattern

8. Managing Game Events with the Event Bus

9. Implement a Replay System with the Command Pattern

10. Optimizing with the Object Pool Pattern

11. Decoupling Components with the Observer Pattern

12. Implementing Power-Ups with the Visitor Pattern

13. Implementing a Drone with the Strategy Pattern

14. Using the Decorator to Implement a Weapon System

15. Implementing a Level Editor with Spatial Partition

16. Section 3: Alternative Patterns

17. Adapting Systems with an Adapter

18. Concealing Complexity with a Facade Pattern

19. Managing Dependencies with the Service Locator Pattern

20. About Packt

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21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Technical requirements

The following chapter is hands-on, so you will need to have a basic understanding of Unity and C#.

The code files for this chapter can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Game-Development-Patterns-with-Unity-2021-Second-Edition/tree/main/Assets/Chapters/Chapter07.

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Authors (1)

David Baron

David Baron

David Baron is a game developer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He has worked for some well-known AAA, mobile, and indie game studios in Montreal, Canada. His skill set includes programming, design, and 3D art. As a programmer, he has worked on various games for various platforms, including virtual reality, mobile, and consoles.

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