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MuseGames.com & Unity Technologies are teaming up for a new bi-monthly Unity “Prefab” based contest called The Fabricator Contest! The contest will be a regular event that will challenge members of the community to show their stuff by creating prefabs based on specific themes, and of course because it’s a contest that means winning entries will earn prizes. What’s more is that all of the project files submitted will be released back to the community, so in the end we think this will result in a lot of awesome new prefab goodness that we can all benefit from. To kick things off we’re challenging folks to create and submit their best flame thrower, and for the winning effort we’re offering two (2) tickets to Unite 2010, an $800 value. So bring the heat and show us what you’ve got! For more information about the contest, including a full set of dates/deadlines and contest rules, please check out the contest page over at musegames.com:

The Fabricator Contest

Please be sure to also keep an eye on the musegames.com blogs as well for contest updates and information, starting with their matching announcement post:

Introducing The Fabricator Contest!

Thanks and good luck to all that enter!

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Roald Høyer-Hansen

Beast lightmapping – no doubt Never has lighting a scene been so much fun! Great interface and superb integration with Unity. It has actually changed the way I work, as I now do all my lightmapping/baking inside Unity, with Beast. I am sure 90% of the games we’ll see after 3.0 will look 10x as good as the ones we see today

Charles Hinshaw

There are BIG features, but I’m really enjoying the little scene view tweaks that improve daily use. Vertex snapping, look-at rotation, live previews for materials, dragging prefabs into the scene live with ray-snapping, interactive light gizmos, and rect selection — get used to them and then use a 2.x build and see how frustrating it gets. Unity 3 is going to allow for scenes to be constructed much more quickly and accurately.

Aras Pranckevicius

Personally, I’m quite happy with all the behind the scenes stuff that went into 3.0 rendering – surface shaders, seamless shader compilation into OpenGL ES shading language, the way we encode Deferred Lighting buffers etc. But I doubt anyone except me would ever notice them

Obscure features that are awesome: XOR operator support in JavaScript! XOR is cool because:

• It’s exclusive – very exclusive.
• No short circuiting semantics with this guy.
• It appreciates differences in people, or at least in operands, which is almost the same as people.
• It has an X in it. Everything that has an X in it is cool. And this one starts with an X.

Samantha Kalman

I’m most thrilled about the new audio features. Big things like fx filters and reverb zones to add atmosphere to your audio are awesome, but little things like reliable synching of multiple playing sources is completely wonderful. Combined with spectrum analysis you can do things like procedurally modify colors, meshes, lighting, or anything else based on audio playback. As someone who wants to make synaesthesia-invoking music games, I am so happy that these features made it into 3.0.

Nicolaj Schweitz

I love the new audio features, especially the possibility to use audio to affect any runtime variable. I can’t wait to see what people get out of this.

The mod tracker file support might start a new epoch in music for games — or should I say a revival of the demo scene trackers.

I am also amazed by the new physics features. Cloth is a powerful feature that along with DSP effects and reverb zones will expand the way our users will present their game worlds.

I am really happy that we have managed to include a lot of details into the mix, audio preview in the scene, object selector, audio rolloff curves, UI for the player settings — I could go on and on. It soothes my perfectionist heart to see that many minor improvements in Unity.

Rune Skovbo Johansen

A few things that are exciting to me, and haven’t been mentioned yet:

• New font back-end and text input with IME support should make Unity far more interesting to developers targeting Asia and other markets that have unique fonts.
• A few very typical basic math functions have been added that you’d need in many games, but which are not trivial for newbies to come up with on their own: MoveTowards (for floats and vectors) RotateTowards (for rotations and vectors), and a some others.
• Lots of small bug fixes all around that improve stability and performance.
• Full debugging capabilities

Joachim Ante

I think Unity has made the transition to being a robust level editing tool — developers can place modeled objects from inside Unity as opposed to artists creating the whole level in maya/max. You could always use Unity in that way in theory, but there were some drawbacks why people didn’t do it workflow wise and feature wise when they were doing a high end production.

There is a bunch of stuff that contributed to it, in order of importance:

1. Being able to lightmap from within Unity
2. Static batching
3. Being able to place things with the vertex snapping & raycast snapping
4. Occlusion culling so you can get performance out of big scenes
5. Being able to quickly find assets with the object picker
6. Being able to search stuff in a super awesome looking way

Equally important is the unified editor; we actually managed to get all platforms back under one tool again. This is awesome right now, but we also spent a lot of time making it easier to add new platforms, so that after 3.0 we can add new platforms at the speed of a rocket ship.

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First up is design3, a subscription based site created by Noesis Interactive, who create professional courseware for Universities. They have over 200 Unity specific videos and more on the way. Whether an educator, a student, or a business, you can check out their free trial and see if it works for you.

Next up we have Will Goldstone’s Unity 3D Student. This is a great concept, he doesn’t provide the standard “here is a huge tutorial about how to make X kind of game” but rather has micro tutorials that teach fundamental concepts — and then challenges that require the student to piece together what they’ve learned.

And finally, the Tornado Twins have begun to serve up their tutorials on their Unity Prefabs site. The first few chapters of each series are free; if you like them then you can purchase the remaining chapters for that series.

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We’re having a great Summer: We passed the 200,000 user mark, we passed the 30 million webplayer mark, we won the Develop Grand Prix, and we’re getting ready to ship Unity 3. To celebrate all this, we decided to throw a party. For our blog readers who happen to find themselves in the SF bay area next week, why not join us for drinks after work on Tuesday the 24th of August?

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The view from our office windows!

Our alley way.

A striking red facade around the corner, they sell modern furniture.

A grove of redwood trees by the Transamerica building.

Lots of brick buildings housing small architecture firms, interior design firms, and antique stores.

Lots of places to grab good food and drinks.

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Warning: a technical post ahead with almost no pictures!

Over a year ago I had a thought that “Shaders must die” (part 1, part 2, part 3). And what do you know – turns out we’re doing this in Unity 3. We call this Surface Shaders cause I’ve a suspicion “shaders must die” as a feature name wouldn’t have flied very far.

Idea

The main idea is that 90% of the time I just want to declare surface properties. This is what I want to say:

Hey, albedo comes from this texture mixed with this texture, and normal comes from this normal map. Use Blinn-Phong lighting model please, and don’t bother me again!

With the above, I don’t have to care whether this will be used in a forward or deferred rendering, or how various light types will be handled, or how many lights per pass will be done in a forward renderer, or how some indirect illumination SH probes will come in, etc. I’m not interested in all that! These dirty bits are job of rendering programmers, just make it work dammit!

This is not a new idea. Most graphical shader editors that make sense do not have “pixel color” as the final output node; instead they have some node that basically describes surface parameters (diffuse, specularity, normal, …), and all the lighting code is usually not expressed in the shader graph itself. OpenShadingLanguage is a similar idea as well (but because it’s targeted at offline rendering for movies, it’s much richer & more complex).

Example

Here’s a simple – but full & complete – Unity 3.0 shader that does diffuse lighting with a texture & a normal map.

 Shader "Example/Diffuse Bump" { Properties { _MainTex ("Texture", 2D) = "white" {} _BumpMap ("Bumpmap", 2D) = "bump" {} } SubShader { Tags { "RenderType" = "Opaque" } CGPROGRAM #pragma surface surf Lambert struct Input { float2 uv_MainTex; float2 uv_BumpMap; }; sampler2D _MainTex; sampler2D _BumpMap; void surf (Input IN, inout SurfaceOutput o) { o.Albedo = tex2D (_MainTex, IN.uv_MainTex).rgb; o.Normal = UnpackNormal (tex2D (_BumpMap, IN.uv_BumpMap)); } ENDCG } Fallback "Diffuse" }

Given pretty model & textures, it can produce pretty pictures! How cool is that?

I grayed out bits that are not really interesting (declaration of serialized shader properties & their UI names, shader fallback for older machines etc.). What’s left is Cg/HLSL code, which is then augmented by tons of auto-generated code that deals with lighting & whatnot.

This surface shader dissected into pieces:

• #pragma surface surf Lambert: this is a surface shader with main function “surf”, and a Lambert lighting model. Lambert is one of predefined lighting models, but you can write your own.
• struct Input: input data for the surface shader. This can have various predefined inputs that will be computed per-vertex & passed into your surface function per-pixel. In this case, it’s two texture coordinates.
• surf function: actual surface shader code. It takes Input, and writes into SurfaceOutput (a predefined structure). It is possible to write into custom structures, provided you use lighting models that operate on those structures. The actual code just writes Albedo and Normal to the output.

What is generated

Unity’s “surface shader code generator” would take this, generate actual vertex & pixel shaders, and compile them to various target platforms. With default settings in Unity 3.0, it would make this shader support:

• Forward renderer and Deferred Lighting (Light Pre-Pass) renderer.
• Objects with precomputed lightmaps and without.
• Directional, Point and Spot lights; with projected light cookies or without; with shadowmaps or without. Well ok, this is only for forward renderer because in Deferred Lighting the lighting happens elsewhere.
• For Forward renderer, it would compile in support for lights computed per-vertex and spherical harmonics lights computed per-object. It would also generate extra additive blended pass if needed for the case when additional per-pixel lights have to be rendered in separate passes.
• For Deferred Lighting, it would generate base pass that outputs normals & specular power; and a final pass that combines albedo with lighting, adds in any lightmaps or emissive lighting etc.
• It can optionally generate a shadow caster rendering pass (needed if custom vertex position modifiers are used for vertex shader based animation; or some complex alpha-test effects are done).

For example, here’s code that would be compiled for a forward-rendered base pass with one directional light, 4 per-vertex point lights, 3rd order SH lights; optional lightmaps (I suggest just scrolling down):

#pragma vertex vert_surf
#pragma fragment frag_surf
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest
#pragma multi_compile_fwdbase
#include "HLSLSupport.cginc"
#include "UnityCG.cginc"
#include "Lighting.cginc"
#include "AutoLight.cginc"
struct Input { float2 uv_MainTex : TEXCOORD0;
};
sampler2D _MainTex;
sampler2D _BumpMap;
void surf (Input IN, inout SurfaceOutput o)
{ o.Albedo = tex2D (_MainTex, IN.uv_MainTex).rgb; o.Normal = UnpackNormal (tex2D (_BumpMap, IN.uv_MainTex));
}
struct v2f_surf { V2F_POS_FOG; float2 hip_pack0 : TEXCOORD0; #ifndef LIGHTMAP_OFF float2 hip_lmap : TEXCOORD1; #else float3 lightDir : TEXCOORD1; float3 vlight : TEXCOORD2; #endif LIGHTING_COORDS(3,4)
};
#ifndef LIGHTMAP_OFF
float4 unity_LightmapST;
#endif
float4 _MainTex_ST;
v2f_surf vert_surf (appdata_full v) { v2f_surf o; PositionFog( v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog ); o.hip_pack0.xy = TRANSFORM_TEX(v.texcoord, _MainTex); #ifndef LIGHTMAP_OFF o.hip_lmap.xy = v.texcoord1.xy * unity_LightmapST.xy + unity_LightmapST.zw; #endif float3 worldN = mul((float3x3)_Object2World, SCALED_NORMAL); TANGENT_SPACE_ROTATION; #ifdef LIGHTMAP_OFF o.lightDir = mul (rotation, ObjSpaceLightDir(v.vertex)); #endif #ifdef LIGHTMAP_OFF float3 shlight = ShadeSH9 (float4(worldN,1.0)); o.vlight = shlight; #ifdef VERTEXLIGHT_ON float3 worldPos = mul(_Object2World, v.vertex).xyz; o.vlight += Shade4PointLights ( unity_4LightPosX0, unity_4LightPosY0, unity_4LightPosZ0, unity_LightColor0, unity_LightColor1, unity_LightColor2, unity_LightColor3, unity_4LightAtten0, worldPos, worldN ); #endif // VERTEXLIGHT_ON #endif // LIGHTMAP_OFF TRANSFER_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT(o); return o;
}
#ifndef LIGHTMAP_OFF
sampler2D unity_Lightmap;
#endif
half4 frag_surf (v2f_surf IN) : COLOR { Input surfIN; surfIN.uv_MainTex = IN.hip_pack0.xy; SurfaceOutput o; o.Albedo = 0.0; o.Emission = 0.0; o.Specular = 0.0; o.Alpha = 0.0; o.Gloss = 0.0; surf (surfIN, o); half atten = LIGHT_ATTENUATION(IN); half4 c; #ifdef LIGHTMAP_OFF c = LightingLambert (o, IN.lightDir, atten); c.rgb += o.Albedo * IN.vlight; #else // LIGHTMAP_OFF half3 lmFull = DecodeLightmap (tex2D(unity_Lightmap, IN.hip_lmap.xy)); #ifdef SHADOWS_SCREEN c.rgb = o.Albedo * min(lmFull, atten*2); #else c.rgb = o.Albedo * lmFull; #endif c.a = o.Alpha; #endif // LIGHTMAP_OFF return c;
}

Of those 90 lines of code, 10 are your original surface shader code; the remaining 80 would have to be pretty much written by hand in Unity 2.x days (well ok, less code would have to be written because 2.x had less rendering features). But wait, that was only base pass of the forward renderer! It also generates code for additive pass, for deferred base pass, deferred final pass, optionally for shadow caster pass and so on.

So this should be an easier to write lit shaders (it is for me at least). I hope this will also increase the number of Unity users who can write shaders at least 3 times (i.e. to 30 up from 10!). It should be more future proof to accomodate changes to the lighting pipeline we’ll do in Unity next.

Predefined Input values

The Input structure can contain texture coordinates and some predefined values, for example view direction, world space position, world space reflection vector and so on. Code to compute them is only generated if they are actually used. For example, if you use world space reflection to do some cubemap reflections (as emissive term) in your surface shader, then in Deferred Lighting base pass the reflection vector will not be computed (since it does not output emission, so by extension does not need reflection vector).

As a small example, the shader above extended to do simple rim lighting:

 #pragma surface surf Lambert struct Input { float2 uv_MainTex; float2 uv_BumpMap; float3 viewDir; }; sampler2D _MainTex; sampler2D _BumpMap; float4 _RimColor; float _RimPower; void surf (Input IN, inout SurfaceOutput o) { o.Albedo = tex2D (_MainTex, IN.uv_MainTex).rgb; o.Normal = UnpackNormal (tex2D (_BumpMap, IN.uv_BumpMap)); half rim = 1.0 - saturate(dot (normalize(IN.viewDir), o.Normal)); o.Emission = _RimColor.rgb * pow (rim, _RimPower); }

Vertex shader modifiers

It is possible to specify custom “vertex modifier” function that will be called at start of the generated vertex shader, to modify (or generate) per-vertex data. You know, vertex shader based tree wind animation, grass billboard extrusion and so on. It can also fill in any non-predefined values in the Input structure.

My favorite vertex modifier? Moving vertices along their normals.

Custom Lighting Models

There are a couple simple lighting models built-in, but it’s possible to specify your own. A lighting model is nothing more than a function that will be called with the filled SurfaceOutput structure and per-light parameters (direction, attenuation and so on). Different functions would have to be called in forward & deferred rendering cases; and naturally the deferred one has much less flexibility. So for any fancy effects, it is possible to say “do not compile this shader for deferred”, in which case it will be rendered via forward rendering.

Example of wrapped-Lambert lighting model:

 #pragma surface surf WrapLambert half4 LightingWrapLambert (SurfaceOutput s, half3 dir, half atten) { dir = normalize(dir); half NdotL = dot (s.Normal, dir); half diff = NdotL * 0.5 + 0.5; half4 c; c.rgb = s.Albedo * _LightColor0.rgb * (diff * atten * 2); c.a = s.Alpha; return c; } struct Input { float2 uv_MainTex; }; sampler2D _MainTex; void surf (Input IN, inout SurfaceOutput o) { o.Albedo = tex2D (_MainTex, IN.uv_MainTex).rgb; }

Behind the scenes

We’re using HLSL parser from Ryan Gordon’s mojoshader to parse the original surface shader code and infer some things from the abstract syntax tree mojoshader produces. This way we can figure out what members are in what structures, go over function prototypes and so on. At this stage some error checking is done to tell the user his surface function is of wrong prototype, or his structures are missing required members – which is much better than failing with dozens of compile errors in the generated code later.

To figure out which surface shader inputs are actually used in the various lighting passes, we’re generating small dummy pixel shaders, compile them with Cg and use Cg’s API to query used inputs & outputs. This way we can figure out, for example, that a normal map nor it’s texture coordinate is not actually used in Deferred Lighting final pass, and save some vertex shader instructions & a texcoord interpolator.

The code that is ultimately generated is compiled with various shader compilers depending on the target platform (Cg for Windows/Mac, XDK HLSL for Xbox 360, PS3 Cg for PS3, and our own fork of HLSL2GLSL for iPhone, Android and upcoming NativeClient port of Unity).

So yeah, that’s it. We’ll see where this goes next, or what happens when Unity 3 will be released. I hope more folks will try to write shaders!

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Senior QA Specialist Samantha Kalman and Demo Team Artist Roald Høyer-Hansen have put together a great introduction of how Beast has been seamlessly integrated into Unity. We hope you enjoy the preview video and are looking forward to all the beautiful scenes people will create using Unity 3’s new lightmapping features!

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Yup, you read that right, it’s that time of year again, the time to get yourself ready for this year’s edition of our annual developer’s conference, Unite 2010!

Unite 2010
November 10-12, 2010
Montreal, Quebec Canada

Once again, Unite 2010 will bring artists, programmers, designers, researchers, publishers, and other Unity enthusiasts from around the world together for three intense days of learning and networking. The conference will be held on November 10-12, 2010 at the Marché Bonsecours in Montreal, Canada. A detailed agenda is on the way, but tickets are on sale now! Early Bird pricing lasts until September 10th and during that time tickets are only $300, after the Early Bird pricing expires tickets will be $400. If you’re just that eager then go for it and buy your tickets to Unite 2010 today!

Purchase Tickets

If you’re at all like me then you’re out there wanting more information, a lot more information! Well, we don’t have everything sorted just yet but I can point you to the early information that we do have. First let me point you to the press release that we put out just this morning that announced Unite 2010 with some important information and a few great quotes:

Unity Technologies Announces Unite 2010, It’s 4th Annual Developer Conference

After reading the press release you should hop on over to our website for additional information about the conference:

Unite 2010: Save The Date

Our website has information about Unite 2010, including information about where the conference is being held and travel information to help get you there. Our website also touches on the conference agenda which is still in development, but with that comes the opportunity for members of the community (that’s you!) to submit your own presentation proposals as we have an open call for speakers!

Unite 2010: Call for Speakers

I have no doubts in my mind, Unite 2010 is going to be another incredible week during which we’ll get to hang out together, to Unite to share our passion for Unity. Be there!

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A small test with the new sunshafts image effect in Unity 3 Pro. The camera also uses the new Vignetting image effect, with some slight chromatic aberration.

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In this guided video tutorial you’ll learn how to use dimeRocker to deploy your online game to Facebook in under 5 minuets!

WHAT IS DIMEROCKER?

Total turn-key web solution to unleash your game on social networks.

dimeRocker offers scalable hosting and the ability to easily integrate…
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No more web coding or setup – you just focus on making great games.

Best of all its free to get your game live now!

For more info email us at support [at] dimerocker.com

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In this Unity 3.0 preview Will Goldstone goes through a few of the new things you can do with Cloth Physics such as Tearing, Collisions, Pressure, and Soft Bodies.

Check out the other preview videos at Unity 3 What we know so far and read more about Cloth Physics on the Unity Technologies Blog .

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Unity is a game changer… Read about it in Develop Magazine

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Hi, my name is Jose, i’m from Uruguay. I’m making this little game in Unity 3D. I realise the gameplay doesnt make much sense yet but I’m confident I can come up with something

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[[Category: Unity 2.x shaders]]
[[Category: Cg shaders]]
[[Category: Pixel lit shaders]]

Author: [[User:Slin|Nils Daumann]].

==Description==
[[Image:Planet1.PNG|thumb|The planet shader in action.]]
[[Image:Planet2.PNG|thumb|The light moved.]]

This shader adds an atmosphere to a a planet as you can see it on the screenshots. To do so, it renders the object in another pass which extrudes the vertices along its normals. In this pass, only the back of the polygons is rendered which results in the outline, which is than faded our
t using a couple of dot products.

Works on fragment program capable cards (Radeon 9500+, GeForce FX+, Intel 9xx). Supports fog and shadows.


==Usage==

[[Image:Planet_setup.PNG|Typical setup]]

* Texture is mapped on the object using its uv set (Tiling and Offset works!).
* Color is used as ambient color.
* Atmosphere Color is the color of the atmosphere.
* Size is the size of the atmosphere. It is scaled in object space, which means that it will be scaled with the model. Size is the thicknes in units*scale.
* Falloff defines the fading of the atmosphere.
* Falloff Planet defines the same for the planet surface.
* Transparency defines how transparent the atmosphere is.
* Transparency Planet defines the strength fading into the atmospheres color of the planet surface.

==Download==
[[Media:Planet.zip]]


==ShaderLab - Planet.shader==
<shaderlab>
Shader "Planet"
{
Properties
{
_MainTex("Texture (RGB)", 2D) = "black" {}
_Color("Color", Color) = (0, 0, 0, 1)
_AtmoColor("Atmosphere Color", Color) = (0.5, 0.5, 1.0, 1)
_Size("Size", Float) = 0.1
_Falloff("Falloff", Float) = 5
_FalloffPlanet("Falloff Planet", Float) = 5
_Transparency("Transparency", Float) = 15
_TransparencyPlanet("Transparency Planet", Float) = 1
}

SubShader
{
Pass
{
Name "PlanetBase"
Tags {"LightMode" = "Always"}
Cull Back

CGPROGRAM
#pragma vertex vert
#pragma fragment frag

#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest

#include "UnityCG.cginc"

uniform sampler2D _MainTex;
uniform float4 _MainTex_ST;
uniform float4 _Color;
uniform float4 _AtmoColor;
uniform float _FalloffPlanet;
uniform float _TransparencyPlanet;

struct v2f
{
V2F_POS_FOG;
float3 normal;
float3 viewdir;
float2 texcoord;
};

v2f vert(appdata_base v)
{
v2f o;

PositionFog(v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog);
o.normal = v.normal;
o.viewdir = _ObjectSpaceCameraPos-v.vertex;
o.texcoord = TRANSFORM_TEX(v.texcoord,_MainTex);

return o;
}

float4 frag(v2f i) : COLOR
{
i.normal = normalize(i.normal);
i.viewdir = normalize(i.viewdir);

float4 atmo = _AtmoColor;
atmo.a = pow(1.0-saturate(dot(i.viewdir, i.normal)), _FalloffPlanet);
atmo.a *= _TransparencyPlanet*_Color;

float4 color = tex2D(_MainTex, i.texcoord)*_Color;
color.rgb = lerp(color.rgb, atmo.rgb, atmo.a);

return color;
}
ENDCG
}

Pass
{
Name "AtmosphereBase"
Tags {"LightMode" = "Always"}
Cull Front
Blend SrcAlpha One

CGPROGRAM
#pragma vertex vert
#pragma fragment frag

#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest

#include "UnityCG.cginc"

uniform float4 _Color;
uniform float4 _AtmoColor;
uniform float _Size;
uniform float _Falloff;
uniform float _Transparency;

struct v2f
{
V2F_POS_FOG;
float3 normal;
float3 viewdir;
};

v2f vert(appdata_base v)
{
v2f o;

v.vertex.xyz += v.normal*_Size;
PositionFog(v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog);
o.normal = v.normal;
o.viewdir = v.vertex-_ObjectSpaceCameraPos;

return o;
}

float4 frag(v2f i) : COLOR
{
i.normal = normalize(i.normal);
i.viewdir = normalize(i.viewdir);

float4 color = _AtmoColor;
color.a = pow(saturate(dot(i.viewdir, i.normal)), _Falloff);
color.a *= _Transparency*_Color;
return color;
}
ENDCG
}

Pass
{
Name "PlanetLight"
Tags {"LightMode" = "Pixel"}
Cull Back
Blend AppSrcAdd AppDstAdd

CGPROGRAM
#pragma vertex vert
#pragma fragment frag

#pragma multi_compile_builtin
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest

#include "UnityCG.cginc"
#include "AutoLight.cginc"

uniform sampler2D _MainTex;
uniform float4 _MainTex_ST;
uniform float4 _AtmoColor;
uniform float _FalloffPlanet;
uniform float _TransparencyPlanet;

struct v2f
{
V2F_POS_FOG;
LIGHTING_COORDS
float3 normal;
float3 viewdir;
float3 lightdir;
float2 texcoord;
};

v2f vert(appdata_base v)
{
v2f o;

PositionFog(v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog);
o.normal = v.normal;
o.viewdir = _ObjectSpaceCameraPos-v.vertex;
o.lightdir = ObjSpaceLightDir(v.vertex);
o.texcoord = TRANSFORM_TEX(v.texcoord,_MainTex);
TRANSFER_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT(o);

return o;
}

float4 frag(v2f i) : COLOR
{
i.normal = normalize(i.normal);
i.viewdir = normalize(i.viewdir);
i.lightdir = normalize(i.lightdir);

float4 atmo = _AtmoColor;
atmo.a = pow(1.0-saturate(dot(i.viewdir, i.normal)), _FalloffPlanet);
atmo.a *= _TransparencyPlanet;

float4 color = tex2D(_MainTex, i.texcoord);
color.rgb = lerp(color.rgb, atmo.rgb, atmo.a);
color = DiffuseLight(i.lightdir, i.normal, float4(color.rgb, 1.0), LIGHT_ATTENUATION(i));

return color;
}
ENDCG
}

Pass
{
Name "AtmosphereLight"
Tags {"LightMode" = "Pixel"}
Cull Front
Blend SrcAlpha One

CGPROGRAM
#pragma vertex vert
#pragma fragment frag

#pragma multi_compile_builtin
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest

#include "UnityCG.cginc"
#include "AutoLight.cginc"

uniform float4 _AtmoColor;
uniform float _Size;
uniform float _Falloff;
uniform float _Transparency;

struct v2f
{
V2F_POS_FOG;
LIGHTING_COORDS
float3 normal;
float3 viewdir;
float3 lightdir;
};

v2f vert(appdata_base v)
{
v2f o;

v.vertex.xyz += v.normal*_Size;
PositionFog(v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog);
o.normal = v.normal;
o.viewdir = v.vertex-_ObjectSpaceCameraPos;
o.lightdir = ObjSpaceLightDir(v.vertex);
TRANSFER_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT(o);

return o;
}

float4 frag(v2f i) : COLOR
{
i.normal = normalize(i.normal);
i.viewdir = normalize(i.viewdir);
i.lightdir = normalize(i.lightdir);

float4 color = _AtmoColor;
color.a = pow(saturate(dot(i.viewdir, i.normal)), _Falloff);
color.a *= _Transparency;

color.a *= DiffuseLight(i.lightdir, i.normal, float4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0), LIGHT_ATTENUATION(i));

return color;
}
ENDCG
}
}

FallBack "Diffuse"
}
</shaderlab>

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]]> http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/09/unify-wiki-planet/feed/ 0 http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/unify-wiki-feedme/ http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/unify-wiki-feedme/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:34:19 +0000 Unity3D News Pipe Summary: Fixed a reload bug in the FeedMe Script and made sure the write script was up to date with mine.

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[[Category: MonoBehaviour]]
[[Category: CSharp]]
[[Category: XML]]
Author: [[User:CorruptedHeart|Corrupted Heart]] : I thought I should put some of my scripts on here since it provides a more centralized area for them than on a blog who knows where.

== Info ==
FeedMe is a simple XML displayer that utilizes [[TinyXmlReader]] to parse the document which is downloaded from a server.
[[Image:FeedMeSample.png]]

== PHP Editor Script ==
I was going to post the php script however it seems to be causes errors for the wiki so you can find the script at my blog: http://www.corruptedheart.co.cc/2010/07/serve-and-feed-me.html

== FeedMe.cs ==
For reading the feeds into your app.
<csharp>//<author>Garth "Corrupted Heart" de Wet</author>
//<email>mydeathofme[at]gmail[dot]com</email>
//<summary>Contains methods in order to get feeds from an xml document located on a server</summary>
//<license>Creative Commons:
//http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
//FeedMe by Garth "Corrupted Heart" de Wet is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
//Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.CorruptedHeart.co.cc
//</license>
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class FeedMe : MonoBehaviour
{
#region Variables
#region URLS
// The URL to where the feed is located
public string getFeedURL = "http://localhost/feed.xml";
#endregion
// A Struc of what every feed is made up of
private struct feedThis
{
public string Title;
public string Message;
public string Date;
public string Author;
}
#region Feed Variables
// Should the feed only update once per game play
public bool updateOnce = false;
// How long till the next update
public int minutesToUpdate = 60;
// This is used to make sure that the text loaded doesn't fill more than the array
private int feedLength = 9;
// This is the array of a struc of variables used to hold the feeds
private feedThis[] theFeed = new feedThis[9];
// When the feed is updated the time is set here plus the minutes to update
private float timeSinceLastUpdate = 0;
// if the feed must be updated
private bool updateFeed = true;
// if the feed is updating
private bool updating = false;
// if there is no errors from the WWW connection
private bool errorFree = true;
// used to measure the number of elements within the array
private int i = 0;
#endregion

#region GUI
// Skin for gui
public GUISkin mySkin;
// Keeps position of the scroll position
private Vector2 scrollPosition;
// The size and position of the feed window - The first two fields are the only ones required
public Rect feedWinRect = new Rect(0,30,250,50);
// the actual width of the feed window
public int winWidth = 250;
// the size of the feed button
public int feedBtnWidth = 190;
// the size of the reload button
public int reloadBtnWidth = 30;
// whether the feed window is being displayed or not
private bool showFeed = false;
// The icon to display on the feed button
public Texture2D feedIcon;
// The icon to display on the reload button
public Texture2D reloadIcon;
private GUIContent reloadBtn;
#endregion
#endregion
#region Standard Methods
void Start()
{
// This adds a bit of error checking to see if there is a icon attached to the reloadIcon variable
// and if there is none then it changes the button size to accomodate the extra width of the words reload
// and fills the GUIContent with the words reload
if(reloadIcon)
{
reloadBtn = new GUIContent(reloadIcon);
}
else
{
reloadBtn = new GUIContent("Reload");
reloadBtnWidth = 50;
}
// Starts the getFeed Coroutine
StartCoroutine(getFeed());
}

void Update()
{
// If it is set to update only once then it skips the next piece
if(!updateOnce)
{
// Checks whether the feed needs to be updated
if((Time.time >= timeSinceLastUpdate) && (!updateFeed))
{
// Resets the vars
updateFeed = true;
i = 0;
// Starts the getFeed Coroutine
StartCoroutine(getFeed());
}
}
}

void OnGUI()
{
// Creates the GUIContent for the button because it needs to be created for the error checking to work
// correctly
GUIContent feedBtn = new GUIContent("Feed: ");
// creates an empty string for the feed button title
string Feed = "";
// If there was a skin set then set it else leave it as default
if(mySkin != null)
{
GUI.skin = mySkin;
}
//To show that the feed is updating
if(updating)
{
Feed = "Is updating...";
}
// if the feed isn't updating show the latest feed title as button caption
else
{
Feed = theFeed[0].Title;
}
// If there is an icon in the feedIcon var then it fills the GUIContent created above with the feed string and
// icon. Otherwise it creates a string representation of feed
if(feedIcon != null)
{ // Sets an icon and the feed string to a GUIContent
feedBtn = new GUIContent(" " + Feed, feedIcon);
}
else
{
feedBtn = new GUIContent("Feed: " + Feed);
}
// Button for showing the field
if(GUI.Button(new Rect(0,0,feedBtnWidth, 30),feedBtn))
{
// On click it simply switches the feed window on and off
showFeed = !showFeed;
}
// Shows the feed window based upon the value of showFeed
if(showFeed)
{
feedWinRect = GUILayout.Window(1, feedWinRect, theFeedWindow, "Feeds", GUILayout.Width(winWidth));
}
// An update now button
if(GUI.Button(new Rect(feedBtnWidth, 0, reloadBtnWidth, 30), reloadBtn))
{
// Resets the vars
updateFeed = true;
i = 0;
// Starts the getFeed Coroutine
StartCoroutine(getFeed());
}
}
#endregion
#region Custom Functions
IEnumerator getFeed()
{
// if the feed must be updated run the function
if(updateFeed)
{
// Sets updating to true
updating = true;
// Gets the data from the url set in the inspector
WWWForm form = new WWWForm();
form.AddField("number", 1221);
WWW feedPost = new WWW(getFeedURL, form);
// Returns control to rest of program until it is finished downloading
yield return feedPost;
// if there are no errors runs through the function
if(feedPost.error == null)
{
// Creates a instance of TinyXmlReader to loop through the xml document
// loops through the document and extracts data from each <Feed></Feed>
// For my use, it extracts the title, date, author and message.
// it stores this in an array of struc type declared above
TinyXmlReader reader = new TinyXmlReader(feedPost.data);
while(reader.Read("Feeds") && (i < feedLength))
{
while(reader.Read("Feed"))
{
if(reader.tagName == "Title" && reader.isOpeningTag)
{
theFeed[i].Title = reader.content;
}
if(reader.tagName == "Date" && reader.isOpeningTag)
{
theFeed[i].Date = reader.content;
}
if(reader.tagName == "Author" && reader.isOpeningTag)
{
theFeed[i].Author = reader.content;
}
if(reader.tagName == "Message" && reader.isOpeningTag)
{
theFeed[i].Message = reader.content;
}
}
// Increments the counter variable for the array
i++;
}
}
// if there was an error
else
{
// sets all the error messages
errorFree = false;
theFeed[0].Title = "Error connecting to Feed...";
theFeed[0].Message = feedPost.error;
// Logs an error
Debug.LogError(feedPost.error);
}
// sets the values of the variables to there off state
updateFeed = false;
updating = false;
// sets the last update time
timeSinceLastUpdate = Time.time + (60 * minutesToUpdate);
// Destroys the feedPost...
feedPost.Dispose();
}
}
#endregion
#region GUI Functions
// The feed window GUI
void theFeedWindow(int WindowID)
{
// Creates a empty string to hold all the feeds
string Feeds = "";
// Starts a scroll view
scrollPosition = GUILayout.BeginScrollView(scrollPosition, GUILayout.Width(winWidth), GUILayout.Height(400));
// if there are no errors, shows the feed as is
if(errorFree)
{
// loops through the array adding the feed data to the feed string
for(int x=0;x<=i-1;x++)
{
Feeds = Feeds + theFeed[x].Title + " - " + theFeed[x].Date + "\n"
+ "Author: " + theFeed[x].Author + "\n" + theFeed[x].Message + "\n\n";
}
}
// if there is an error sets the feed to just 0 and not a loop
else
{
Feeds = theFeed[0].Title + "\n" + theFeed[0].Message;
}
// Creates a label from the feed string
GUILayout.Label(Feeds);
// ends the view
GUILayout.EndScrollView();
}
#endregion
}</csharp>

== WriteFeed.cs ==
For writing feeds from within your app.
<csharp>//<author>Garth "Corrupted Heart" de Wet</author>
//<email>mydeathofme[at]gmail[dot]com</email>
//<summary>Contains methods in order to get feeds from an xml document located on a server</summary>
//<license>Creative Commons:
//http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
//FeedMe by Garth "Corrupted Heart" de Wet is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
//Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.CorruptedHeart.co.cc
//</license>
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class WriteFeed : MonoBehaviour
{
#region Variables
#region URLS
// The URL to where the feed is located
public string NewFeedURL = "http://localhost/create.php";
#endregion
// A Struc of what every feed is made up of
private struct FeedThis
{
public string Title;
public string Message;
public string Author;
}
#region Feed Variables
// This creates a FeedThis
private FeedThis NewFeed = new FeedThis();
// if the feed must be updated
private bool Updated = false;
// if the feed is updating
private bool Updating = false;
// if there is no errors from the WWW connection
private bool ErrorFree = true;
private string FeedBack;
#endregion
#region GUI
// Skin for gui
public GUISkin MySkin;
// Keeps position of the scroll position
private Vector2 ScrollPosition;
// The size and position of the feed window - The first two fields are the only ones required
public Rect FeedWinRect = new Rect(270,30,250,400);
// The size and position of the feed window - The first two fields are the only ones required
public Rect FeedBtnWidth = new Rect(220,0,35,30);
// The width of the window
public int FeedWidth = 250;
// The height of the window
public int FeedHeight = 400;
// whether the feed window is being displayed or not
private bool ShowFeed = false;
// The icon to display on the feed button
public Texture2D PostFeedIcon;
#endregion
#endregion
#region Standard Methods
void Start()
{
// Setting the feed to empty in order to allow the input to work
NewFeed.Author = "";
NewFeed.Message = "";
NewFeed.Title = "";
}

void OnGUI()
{
// If there was a skin set then set it else leave it as default
if(MySkin != null)
{
GUI.skin = MySkin;
}
// Button for showing the field
if(GUI.Button(FeedBtnWidth,PostFeedIcon))
{
// On click it simply switches the feed window on and off
ShowFeed = !ShowFeed;
}
// Shows the feed window based upon the value of showFeed
if(ShowFeed)
{
// creates the window
FeedWinRect = GUILayout.Window(2, FeedWinRect, theFeedWindow, "New Feed", GUILayout.Width(FeedWidth));
}
}
#endregion
#region Custom Functions
IEnumerator PostFeed()
{
// Sets updating to true
Updating = true;
// Creates a WWWForm in order to fill in the details that will be submitted to the php script
WWWForm theFeed = new WWWForm();
// Adds the Title
theFeed.AddField("title", NewFeed.Title);
// Adds the message
theFeed.AddField("message", NewFeed.Message);
// Adds the name
theFeed.AddField("name", NewFeed.Author);
// Sends the form and gets the reply from the server
WWW feedPost = new WWW(NewFeedURL, theFeed);
// Returns control to rest of program until it is finished downloading
yield return feedPost;
// if there are no errors runs through the function
if(feedPost.error == null)
{
FeedBack = feedPost.data;
Updated = true;
}
// if there was an error
else
{
// sets all the error messages
ErrorFree = false;
// Logs an error
Debug.LogError(feedPost.error);
FeedBack = feedPost.error;
}
// sets the values of the variables to there off state
Updating = false;
// Destroys the feedPost...
feedPost.Dispose();
}
#endregion
#region GUI Functions
// The feed window GUI
void theFeedWindow(int WindowID)
{
// Starts a scroll view
ScrollPosition = GUILayout.BeginScrollView(ScrollPosition, GUILayout.Width(FeedWidth), GUILayout.Height(FeedHeight));
// if it is not error free create a label with the error code
if(!ErrorFree)
{
GUILayout.Label("Error: " + FeedBack);
}
// if it was updated then clear the inputs and put a label with the answer from the server
if(Updated)
{
GUILayout.Label(FeedBack);
NewFeed.Author = "";
NewFeed.Message = "";
NewFeed.Title = "";
}
// if it is currently updating then display that in a label or else display the input area
if(Updating)
{
GUILayout.Label("Feed is being updated...");
}
else
{
GUILayout.Label("Enter Your Name:");
NewFeed.Author = GUILayout.TextField(NewFeed.Author);
GUILayout.Label("Enter The Title:");
NewFeed.Title = GUILayout.TextField(NewFeed.Title);
GUILayout.Label("Enter Your Message:");
NewFeed.Message = GUILayout.TextArea(NewFeed.Message);

if(GUILayout.Button("Submit"))
{
Updated = false;
StartCoroutine(PostFeed());
}
if(GUILayout.Button("Reset"))
{
NewFeed.Author = "";
NewFeed.Message = "";
NewFeed.Title = "";
}
}
// ends the view
GUILayout.EndScrollView();
}
#endregion
}</csharp>

== XML Structure ==
<xml><Feeds>
<Feed>
<Title></Title>
<Date></Date>
<Author></Author>
<Message></Message>
</Feed>
</Feeds></xml>

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[[Category: Utility Scripts]]
[[Category: C#]]
Author: Ward Dewaele (Roidz)

Special thanks to BLiTZWiNG & NCarter for help & testing.

==Description==
Custom inputmanager that allows you to change inputs from keyboard,mouse and joystick (including axes) on the fly.
Unity's default inputmanager only allows you to change the inputs at start.

== Usage ==
Go to the link and download the custom inputmanager. Extract the rar file with Winrar or a simular tool.
This will extract a unity project folder that you can open in unity.

You can start using the script right away if you please or you can test the example scene first.
The script is well commented and should be selfexplaining.

If you would still have problems/questions mail me at ward.dewaele@pandora.be

== Link ==
[http://roidz.weebly.com/ Unity Custom InputManager]

== Legal Notice ==
Although i tried to make sure this script works fine i am not liable for any damage resulting from use of this script/software.

Even this is completely free to use, this does NOT mean that you can resell it or claim as
your own creation. Credits are not needed but welcome.

© Ward Dewaele (Roidz)

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]]> http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/unify-wiki-unity-custom-input-manager/feed/ 0 http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/infiniteunity3d-sneak-away-to-ipark-the-virtual-ipark-done-by-mixed-dimensions/ http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/infiniteunity3d-sneak-away-to-ipark-the-virtual-ipark-done-by-mixed-dimensions/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:51:03 +0000 Mani http://infiniteunity3d.com/?p=9132

I’ve got a secret. Last week I got a chance to sneak away to the first of the Unity 3D Incubators from Mixed Dimensions. You may recall that Mixed Dimensions brought us our first virtual mall on Facebook back in May. I was met in the lobby in real time by a member of the Mixed Dimensions team and escorted to a room where I got to enjoy sketching on a sharedwhiteboard as well as changing colors of paint brushes. I plan to share my videos from this immersive experience created in the Unity Engine by the Mixed Dimensions team but for now here’s a video that they have shared on the Mixed Dimensions YouTube Channel . Subscribe to keep up to date on the latest participants in the Unity 3D Virtual Incubators.

Meanwhile keep your eyes on this video Virtual iPark

this video introduces the first virtual incubator online and as an application on facebook, the virtual iPARK allows incubation of companies virtually and adds support to meetings, training, conferences and more through a set of tools including a whiteboard.

Tags: facebook mall, Mixed Dimensions, MXD, Unity Incubator, virtual iPark, Virtual Mall

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]]> http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/infiniteunity3d-sneak-away-to-ipark-the-virtual-ipark-done-by-mixed-dimensions/feed/ 0 http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/infiniteunity3d-today-i-watched-in-awe-as-my-students-at-the-creative-circus-heard-their-first-client-pitches/ http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/infiniteunity3d-today-i-watched-in-awe-as-my-students-at-the-creative-circus-heard-their-first-client-pitches/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:31:49 +0000 Mani http://infiniteunity3d.com/?p=9131

This post is in BETA

Today was the first day of Polishing Your Application. It’s a multidisciplinary training exercise at the Creative Circus during which my 3rd quarter students in the Interactive Development Program got to hear students from our Art Direction Program Pitch Ideas. I was amazed at the talent coming from the Creative Team but even more amazed at how my students naturally fell in to collaborative roles. They quickly realized that they needed to help each other across projects based on their areas of strength. As time passed the delegated communicating with each Creative Team’s best communicator to a liaison for that project.

Our Creative Circus Art Directors in-training pitched everything from a re-branding Idea for British Knights as dance shoes (and by dance I mean The Nightclub) to A Championship Poker Experience. We witnessed as the Interactive Developers for the first time got to see what it’s like when a creative mind is at work. The liaisons from both sides of the divide will be communicating project progress which will give each of our Interactive Developers a constant window into the world of the Creative Team for each project. This relationship will be carried through the life of the project and result in less lapses in responsibility for communication.

Keep in mind that throughout this exercise students from the Creative and the interactive departments are forming effective working relationships with colleagues that will be the rising stars in the industry. There’s no doubt that WHO you know plays a role in your future success. There’s also no doubt that the best time to form a good working relationship with a Rock Star is while she is in the process of becoming one and helping her up along the way.

In the background the students in the Interactive Development Department at the Creative Circus are also getting a healthy helping of Social media Savvy. As they carry on discussions in the social sphere they are not only learning the leverage social media as a means of building their brand they are already building their brand. They are accumulating feedback and connections with rising stars and a public history of sharing outstanding work.

Every developer can help the success of his endeavors and collaborations by learning effective self branding and by spotting trends. That’s why ID Students will get to spend an entire quarter learning trend spotting as well as a quarter learning personal branding and brand extension.

It’s very rewarding to watch the students naturally discover effective working plans and patterns and make such significant discoveries before even having completed half of our program. I’m very excited about what the future holds.

Tags: Berwyn, client pitch, marvelopers, Polishing Your Application, the creative circus

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]]> http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/08/infiniteunity3d-today-i-watched-in-awe-as-my-students-at-the-creative-circus-heard-their-first-client-pitches/feed/ 0 http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/07/infiniteunity3d-unity-engine-3-new-features-audio-features-by-tornado-twins/ http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/07/infiniteunity3d-unity-engine-3-new-features-audio-features-by-tornado-twins/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:25:49 +0000 Mani http://infiniteunity3d.com/?p=9124 Unity3d is quickly releasing version 3.0 – one of the most anticipated releases of Unity3D we’ve ever had.
This version can publish to PS3, XBOX360, Android Phones, ipad, iPhone, Mac, PC and Wii!! UN-BE-LIEVABLE!
Here’s an overview of the new audio features. Check out Unity 3 What we know so far for more info on this upcoming gamechanger.

Also drop by Unity Prefabs to check out some of the timesaving Prefabs produced by the Tornado Twins Subscribe to the Tornado Twins YouTube for more Unity Engine 3 New features

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]]> http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/07/infiniteunity3d-unity-engine-3-new-features-audio-features-by-tornado-twins/feed/ 0 http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/07/unity-technologies-rfp-unity-to-award-60-android-smart-phones-to-schools/ http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/07/unity-technologies-rfp-unity-to-award-60-android-smart-phones-to-schools/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:02:08 +0000 Unity3D News Pipe http://blogs.unity3d.com/?p=3152

Hello Unity Community. This is my first blog post and I’m happy to be sharing some very exciting news. I joined Unity almost two months ago to assist with commercial and institutional licensing. In my short time here, Unity has maintained a whirlwind pace of product announcements, resource partnerships, tech demos and conference appearances. It has certainly been an exhilarating start to a new job.

Prior to joining Unity I spent a number of years working with colleges setting up game design and game programming courses around the world. In 2005 there were only 30 schools that offered any sort of accredited game development courses. Fast-forward to 2010 and hundreds of higher education institutions are now offering, not just courses, but full-fledged degrees in 3D simulation and electronic game production. During this time, Unity has rapidly become the most popular game engine in use at these schools. Every month dozens of professors and program directors contact us asking for more information about adopting Unity Pro and Unity iPhone.

Unity is also firmly committed to supporting the Google Android platform. We strongly feel that competition in the mobile handset and tablet PC markets will create lucrative opportunities for mobile developers. Last week we announced a huge opportunity for Unity developers who want to expand their business to Android: we are giving away 500 Nexus One Android phones (details available here.) However, in our eagerness to kick start Unity Android game production, we do not want to skip over the important role schools play in shaping the next generation of application designers. That is why I am pleased to announce that today Unity is opening an RFP (Request For Proposal) to select up to three schools whose programs will each be awarded 20 copies of Unity Android Pro, Unity Pro and 20 Nexus One Phones.

The full details of the RFP can be accessed here. For additional questions please post comments in the space below or contact us directly at education@unity3d.com .

Disclaimers

We will try to ship phones to most places. Although accredited colleges and universities worldwide are eligible, Unity Technologies can only ship phones to addresses in the US, Canada, EU / EEA states, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. If Unity Technologies cannot ship a phone(s) to a school because of taxes, embargoes, FCC restrictions, customs duties and / or fees levied by the destination country or any other reason, Unity Technologies may still grant the software portion of the award. Unity Technologies reserves the right at all times to cancel or alter to the award criteria and reclaim any awarded materials

All participating schools agree that this promotion shall be governed by the laws of the state of Denmark.

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]]> http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/07/unity-technologies-rfp-unity-to-award-60-android-smart-phones-to-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/06/unify-wiki-3sideprojdiffuse/ http://www.bydesigngames.com/2010/07/06/unify-wiki-3sideprojdiffuse/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:56:19 +0000 Unity3D News Pipe Summary: /* ShaderLab - WorldTextureDiffuse.shader */

---

[[Category: Unity 2.x shaders]]
[[Category: Cg shaders]]
[[Category: Pixel lit shaders]]

Author: [[User:Slin|Nils Daumann]].

==Description==
[[Image:3SideProjDiff_preview.JPG|thumb|A model using this shader]]

The shader projects the texture from three sides at the mesh it is applied to. This works especially very good for simple, kinda organic objects. The object it is applied to will only be effected by per pixel lights.
This shader basicly removes the need for a decent uv map. The texture will be tiled.

Works on fragment program capable cards (Radeon 9500+, GeForce FX+, Intel 9xx). Supports fog and shadows.


==Usage==

[[Image:3SideProjDiff_setup.JPG|Typical setup]]

* Color is the general color of the material.
* Texture is for color (Tiling and Offset have no effect).
* Tile factor specifies how much the texture is tiled.

==Download==
[[Media:WorldTextureDiffuse.zip]]


==ShaderLab - WorldTextureDiffuse.shader==
<shaderlab>
Shader "World Texture Diffuse"
{
Properties
{
_Color ("Main Color", Color) = (1,1,1,1)
_MainTex("Texture", 2D) = "white" {}
_TileFac("Tile factor", Float) = 5
}

SubShader
{
Pass {
Name "BASE"
Tags {"LightMode" = "None"}
Blend AppSrcAdd AppDstAdd
Fog { Color [_AddFog] }

CGPROGRAM
#pragma vertex vert
#pragma fragment frag

#pragma multi_compile_builtin
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest

#include "UnityCG.cginc"
#include "AutoLight.cginc"

uniform sampler2D _MainTex;
uniform float _TileFac;

struct v2f
{
V2F_POS_FOG;
float3 worldnormal;
float3 worldpos;
};

v2f vert(appdata_base v)
{
v2f o;

PositionFog( v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog );

o.worldnormal = mul(_Object2World, float4(v.normal, 0.0f)).xyz;
o.worldpos = mul(_Object2World, v.vertex);

return o;
}

float4 frag(v2f i) : COLOR
{
float2 s = float2(_TileFac, -_TileFac);

float2 tex0 = i.worldpos.xy/s;
float2 tex1 = i.worldpos.zx/s;
float2 tex2 = i.worldpos.zy/s;

float4 color0_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex0);
float4 color1_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex1);
float4 color2_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex2);

i.worldnormal = normalize(i.worldnormal);
float3 projnormal = saturate(pow(i.worldnormal*1.5, 4));

float3 color = lerp(color1_, color0_, projnormal.z);
color = lerp(color, color2_, projnormal.x);

return float4(color.rgb*_PPLAmbient, 1.0);
}
ENDCG
}
Pass {
Name "BASE"
Tags {"LightMode" = "VertexOrPixel"}
Blend AppSrcAdd AppDstAdd
Fog { Color [_AddFog] }

CGPROGRAM
#pragma vertex vert
#pragma fragment frag

#pragma multi_compile_builtin
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest

#include "UnityCG.cginc"
#include "AutoLight.cginc"

uniform sampler2D _MainTex;
uniform float _TileFac;

struct v2f
{
V2F_POS_FOG;
float3 worldnormal;
float3 worldpos;
};

v2f vert(appdata_base v)
{
v2f o;

PositionFog( v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog );

o.worldnormal = mul(_Object2World, float4(v.normal, 0.0f)).xyz;
o.worldpos = mul(_Object2World, v.vertex);

return o;
}

float4 frag(v2f i) : COLOR
{
float2 s = float2(_TileFac, -_TileFac);

float2 tex0 = i.worldpos.xy/s;
float2 tex1 = i.worldpos.zx/s;
float2 tex2 = i.worldpos.zy/s;

float4 color0_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex0);
float4 color1_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex1);
float4 color2_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex2);

i.worldnormal = normalize(i.worldnormal);
float3 projnormal = saturate(pow(i.worldnormal*1.5, 4));

float3 color = lerp(color1_, color0_, projnormal.z);
color = lerp(color, color2_, projnormal.x);

return float4(color.rgb*_PPLAmbient, 1.0);
}
ENDCG
}
Pass
{
Name "PPL"
Tags { "LightMode" = "Pixel" }

Blend AppSrcAdd AppDstAdd
Fog { Color [_AddFog] }

CGPROGRAM
#pragma vertex vert
#pragma fragment frag

#pragma multi_compile_builtin
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_fog_exp2
#pragma fragmentoption ARB_precision_hint_fastest

#include "UnityCG.cginc"
#include "AutoLight.cginc"

uniform sampler2D _MainTex;
uniform float _TileFac;

struct v2f
{
V2F_POS_FOG;
LIGHTING_COORDS
float3 normal;
float3 worldnormal;
float3 worldpos;
float3 lightDir;
};

v2f vert(appdata_base v)
{
v2f o;

PositionFog( v.vertex, o.pos, o.fog );
o.normal = v.normal;

o.worldnormal = mul(_Object2World, float4(v.normal, 0.0f)).xyz;
o.worldpos = mul(_Object2World, v.vertex);

o.lightDir = ObjSpaceLightDir(v.vertex);
TRANSFER_VERTEX_TO_FRAGMENT(o);

return o;
}

float4 frag(v2f i) : COLOR
{
float2 s = float2(_TileFac, -_TileFac);

float2 tex0 = i.worldpos.xy/s;
float2 tex1 = i.worldpos.zx/s;
float2 tex2 = i.worldpos.zy/s;

float4 color0_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex0);
float4 color1_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex1);
float4 color2_ = tex2D(_MainTex, tex2);

i.normal = normalize(i.normal);

i.worldnormal = normalize(i.worldnormal);
float3 projnormal = saturate(pow(i.worldnormal*1.5, 4));

float3 color = lerp(color1_, color0_, projnormal.z);
color = lerp(color, color2_, projnormal.x);

return DiffuseLight(i.lightDir, i.normal, float4(color.rgb, 1.0), LIGHT_ATTENUATION(i));
}
ENDCG
}
}

FallBack "Diffuse"
}
</shaderlab>

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---

Author: Sobhan Bahrami

== Description ==

This tutorial is for "Adding HP to your Enemy and Explode it!!"

ok you have to Do following things to get the result :


Add this script to your enemy: Make sure your enemy have collisions, rigidbody or box collider.

And you bullet Perfab Most have "Box Collider, rigidbody.

'''Note : Please Do not Made an Illegal Copy Of this Article .'''

thanks , S. Bahrami

== JavaScript==

<javascript>

var damage = 5; // take 5 hit of damage every bullet collision.
var health = 100; //can have more than 100 of health.
var explosion : Transform; // The explosion perfab

function OnCollisionEnter(collision : Collision)
{
if (health <=0)
{
Destroy(gameObject); // destroy the object of the scene
var exp = Instantiate(explosion, gameObject.transform.position, Quaternion.identity); //Start the explosion.
BroadcastMessage("IsGone"); // Show the message notification.
}
health = health - damage; // get down the damage.
}

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---

[[Category: C Sharp]]
[[Category: MonoBehaviour]]
[[Category: GUI]]
Author: rkite
==Description==
Creates a GUI Dropdown list that looks and works like the Hierarchy window in Unity, using a heirercy basied on the parent/child releastionship of the objects transforms.

==Functionality==
The script finds objects that start with whatever text is typed in the text field and updates the dropdown list to show only matching items.
If the text field is blank it expands the whole list.


[[Image:DropMenu.png]]

==Usage==
1.) Attach this script to a [http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/GameObject.html GameObject] in your project.

2.) Set the root to the GameObject that is the top of your hierarchy.

3.) Set dropSkin to a [http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/GUISkin.html GUISkin] with 3 [http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/GUISkin-customStyles.html Custom Styles] for each level of your Hierarchy. Each set of three Custom Styles should have the Content Offset adjusted for the level of the hierachy. Its kind of a pain but I have not found a better way to do this yet. If your hieracrhy has 10 levels you need 30 custom styles to give you the proper indented look.

4.) Give the [http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/GUISkin-customStyles.html Custom Styles] the approprate texture for Normal, Hover and Active.

==C# - DropDownList.cs==

<csharp>/* Usage:
* Add script to an object in the game.
* root = the transform of
* dropSkin = the GUISkin used to set the look of your list.
* The GUISkin must contain 3 Custom Styles for each level of the Hierarchy
* Element 0 = the settings for element with children
* Element 1 = the settings for element with no children
* Element 3 = the settings for selected element with children
*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class DropDownList : MonoBehaviour
{
private Rect DropDownRect; // Size and Location for drop down
private Transform currentRoot; // selected object transform
private Vector2 ListScrollPos; // scroll list position
public string selectedItemCaption; // name of selected item
private string lastCaption; // last selected item
private int guiWidth; // width of drop list
private int guiHight; // hight of drop list
private bool textChanged; // if text in text box has changed look for item
private bool clearDropList; // clear text box
public bool DropdownVisible; // show drop down list
public bool updateInfo; // update info window

public Transform root; // top of the Hierarchy
public GUISkin dropSkin; // GUISkin for drop down list
public int itemtSelected; // index of selected item
public bool targetChange; // text in text box was changed, update list

public class GuiListItem //The class that contains our list items
{
public string Name; // name of the item
public int GuiStyle; // current style to use
public int UnSelectedStyle; // unselected GUI style
public int SelectedStyle; // selected GUI style
public int Depth; // depth in the Hierarchy
public bool Selected; // if the item is selected
public bool ToggleChildren; // show child objects in list

// constructors
public GuiListItem(bool mSelected, string mName, int iGuiStyle, bool childrenOn, int depth)
{
Selected = mSelected;
Name = mName;
GuiStyle = iGuiStyle;
ToggleChildren = childrenOn;
Depth = depth;
UnSelectedStyle = 0;
SelectedStyle = 0;

}
public GuiListItem(bool mSelected, string mName)
{
Selected = mSelected;
Name = mName;
GuiStyle = 0;
ToggleChildren = true;
Depth = 0;
UnSelectedStyle = 0;
SelectedStyle = 0;
}
public GuiListItem(string mName)
{
Selected = false;
Name = mName;
GuiStyle = 0;
ToggleChildren = true;
Depth = 0;
UnSelectedStyle = 0;
SelectedStyle = 0;
}

// Accessors
public void enable()// don't show in list
{
Selected = true;
}
public void disable()// show in list
{
Selected = false;
}
public void setStlye(int stlye)
{
GuiStyle = stlye;
}
public void setToggleChildren(bool childrenOn)
{
ToggleChildren = childrenOn;
}
public void setDepth(int depth)
{
Depth = depth;
}
public void SetStyles(int unSelected, int selected)
{
UnSelectedStyle = unSelected;
SelectedStyle = selected;
}
}

//Declare our list of stuff
public List<GuiListItem> MyListOfStuff;

// Initialization
void Start()
{
guiWidth = 400;
guiHight = 28;
// Manually position our list, because the dropdown will appear over other controls
DropDownRect = new Rect(10, 10, guiWidth, guiHight);
DropdownVisible = false;
itemtSelected = -1;
targetChange = false;
lastCaption = selectedItemCaption = "Select a Part...";

if (!root)
root = gameObject.transform;

MyListOfStuff = new List<GuiListItem>(); //Initialize our list of stuff
// fill the list
BuildList(root);
// set GUI for each item in list
SetupGUISetting();
// fill the list
FillList(root);
}

void OnGUI()
{
//Show the dropdown list if required (make sure any controls that should appear behind the list are before this block)
if (DropdownVisible)
{
GUI.SetNextControlName("ScrollView");
GUILayout.BeginArea(new Rect(DropDownRect.xMin, DropDownRect.yMin + DropDownRect.height, guiWidth, Screen.height * .25f), "", "box");
ListScrollPos = GUILayout.BeginScrollView(ListScrollPos, dropSkin.scrollView);
GUILayout.BeginVertical(GUILayout.Width(120));

for (int i = 0; i < MyListOfStuff.Count; i++)
{
if (MyListOfStuff[i].Selected && GUILayout.Button(MyListOfStuff[i].Name, dropSkin.customStyles[MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle]))
{
HandleSelectedButton(i);
}
}
GUILayout.EndVertical();
GUILayout.EndScrollView();
GUILayout.EndArea();
}
//Draw the dropdown control
GUILayout.BeginArea(DropDownRect, "", "box");
GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
string ButtonText = (DropdownVisible) ? "<<" : ">>";
DropdownVisible = GUILayout.Toggle(DropdownVisible, ButtonText, "button", GUILayout.Width(32), GUILayout.Height(20));
GUI.SetNextControlName("PartSelect");
selectedItemCaption = GUILayout.TextField(selectedItemCaption);
clearDropList = GUILayout.Toggle(clearDropList, "Clear", "button", GUILayout.Width(40), GUILayout.Height(20));
GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
GUILayout.EndArea();
}

void Update()
{
//check if text box info changed
if (selectedItemCaption != lastCaption)
{
textChanged = true;
}

// if text box info changed look for part matching text
if (textChanged)
{
lastCaption = selectedItemCaption;
textChanged = false;
// go though list to find item
for (int i = 0; i < MyListOfStuff.Count; ++i)
{
if (MyListOfStuff[i].Name.StartsWith(selectedItemCaption, System.StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
{

MyListOfStuff[i].enable();
MyListOfStuff[i].ToggleChildren = false;
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle;
}
else
{
MyListOfStuff[i].disable();
MyListOfStuff[i].ToggleChildren = false;
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle;
}
}


for (int i = 0; i < MyListOfStuff.Count; ++i)
{
// check list for item
int test = string.Compare(selectedItemCaption, MyListOfStuff[i].Name, true);
if (test == 0)
{
itemtSelected = i;
targetChange = true;
break; // stop looking when found
}
}
}

// reset message if list closed and text box is empty
if (selectedItemCaption == "" && !DropdownVisible)
{
lastCaption = selectedItemCaption = "Select a Part...";
ClearList(root);
FillList(root);
}

// if Clear button pushed
if (clearDropList)
{
clearDropList = false;
selectedItemCaption = "";
}
}


public void HandleSelectedButton(int selection)
{
// do the stuff, camera etc
itemtSelected = selection;//Set the index for our currently selected item
updateInfo = true;
selectedItemCaption = MyListOfStuff[selection].Name;
currentRoot = GameObject.Find(MyListOfStuff[itemtSelected].Name).transform;

// toggle item show child
MyListOfStuff[selection].ToggleChildren = !MyListOfStuff[selection].ToggleChildren;

lastCaption = selectedItemCaption;
// fill my drop down list with the children of the current selected object
if (!MyListOfStuff[selection].ToggleChildren)
{
if (currentRoot.childCount > 0)
{
MyListOfStuff[selection].GuiStyle = MyListOfStuff[selection].SelectedStyle;
}
FillList(currentRoot);
}
else
{
if (currentRoot.childCount > 0)
{
MyListOfStuff[selection].GuiStyle = MyListOfStuff[selection].UnSelectedStyle;
}
ClearList(currentRoot);
}
targetChange = true;


}

// show only items that are the root and its children
public void FillList(Transform root)
{
foreach (Transform child in root)
{
for (int i = 0; i < MyListOfStuff.Count; ++i)
{
if (MyListOfStuff[i].Name == child.name)
{
MyListOfStuff[i].enable();
MyListOfStuff[i].ToggleChildren = false;
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle;
}
}
}
}
// turn off children objects
public void ClearList(Transform root)
{
//Debug.Log(root.name);
Transform[] childs = root.GetComponentsInChildren<Transform>();
foreach (Transform child in childs)
{
for (int i = 0; i < MyListOfStuff.Count; ++i)
{
if (MyListOfStuff[i].Name == child.name && MyListOfStuff[i].Name != root.name)
{
MyListOfStuff[i].disable();
MyListOfStuff[i].ToggleChildren = false;
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle;
}
}
}
}

// recursively build the list so the hierarchy is in tact
void BuildList(Transform root)
{
// for every object in the thing we are viewing
foreach (Transform child in root)
{
// add the item
MyListOfStuff.Add(new GuiListItem(false, child.name));
// if it has children add the children
if (child.childCount > 0)
{
BuildList(child);
}
}
}

public void ResetDropDownList()
{
selectedItemCaption = "";
ClearList(root);
FillList(root);
}

public string RemoveNumbers(string key)
{
return Regex.Replace(key, @"\d", "");
}

// sets the drop list elements to use the correct GUI skin custom style
private void SetupGUISetting()
{
// set drop down list gui
int depth = 0;
// check all the parts for hierarchy depth
for (int i = 0; i < MyListOfStuff.Count; ++i)
{
GameObject currentObject = GameObject.Find(MyListOfStuff[i].Name);
Transform currentTransform = currentObject.transform;
depth = 0;

if (currentObject.transform.parent == root) // if under root
{
if (currentObject.transform.childCount > 0)
{
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = depth;
MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle = depth;
MyListOfStuff[i].SelectedStyle = depth + 2;
}
else
{
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = depth + 1;
MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle = depth + 1;
MyListOfStuff[i].SelectedStyle = depth + 1;
}

MyListOfStuff[i].Depth = depth;

}
else // if not under root find depth
{
while (currentTransform.parent != root)
{
++depth;
currentTransform = currentTransform.parent;
}
MyListOfStuff[i].Depth = depth;
// set gui basied on depth
if (currentObject.transform.childCount > 0)
{
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = depth * 3;
MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle = depth * 3;
MyListOfStuff[i].SelectedStyle = (depth * 3) + 2;
}
else
{
MyListOfStuff[i].GuiStyle = depth * 3 + 1;
MyListOfStuff[i].UnSelectedStyle = depth * 3 + 1;
MyListOfStuff[i].SelectedStyle = depth * 3 + 1;
}
}
}
}
}
</csharp>

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Hope you like it

Great demo of using the particle systems. Music’s got me wanting to grab a glo-stick!! Thanks for sharing this.- Mani

Tags: amit1532, particle systems, tunnel

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subscribe to Decane Games on YouTube to stay in the loop.

Tags: .mod, cloth, Decane Games, mod music, Music, sound, Unity 3, Videos

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Like everyone else who’s excited about mobile development, and in particular using Unity to create awesome games for the iPhone, we’ve been following the development of the iOS 4.0 Terms of Service closely. While we’ve had some reason to believe Unity using C# and JavaScript would be okay, Apple has not confirmed anything and in general very little information has been forthcoming. However, as of today Apple is still approving every game we know of and Apple has recently featured several excellent Unity games in the App Store. And all along we’ve continued to invest heavily in our Unity iPhone line, including a number of new features that will be coming soon in the Unity 3.0 release. But as soon as the new terms of service were revealed we also started working on a contingency plan, just in case Apple decides to stop approving Unity-based games. Allow me to explain that contingency plan so everyone out there knows what “plan B” looks like.

As you probably know, Unity is mostly written in optimized C++ with assembly optimizations and Objective-C wrappers thrown in for good measure. Game logic is written by the developer, using C# and JavaScript, both of which are running on top of .NET. The beauty of this scheme is that we’ve been able to sidestep the old scripting-versus-native question as .NET provides for very rapid development (and almost near-instant compilation), while at the same time generating highly optimized code. And on the iPhone we actually ahead-of-time compile .NET to completely static machine code for speed and conformance with the old iOS Terms of Service. Also, on the iPhone it’s easy to drop into Objective-C code to access fresh APIs like the Game Center, Core Motion, etc. This is truly a case of best of both worlds.

Since Unity’s .NET support may conflict with the new terms of service, we are working on a solution where entire games can be created without any .NET code. In this proposed scenario all the scripting APIs will be exposed to and can be manipulated from C++. This is of course not ideal as there are thousands of code examples, snippets, and extensions created by the community can no longer be copied into your project, .NET assemblies can’t simply be dropped in, and C++ is more complex than JavaScript or even C#.

But honestly, it’s not as bad as one might imagine. One still has the full benefit of the asset pipeline, the shader language, an array of tools and of course the engine and its optimizations. We are also working on maintaining the elegant workflows of the JavaScript and C# in Unity: “scripts” will still be able to be edited live, variables will still be shown in the inspector, and a number of other sweet features that one doesn’t usually associate with C++ development. Essentially we are creating a .NET based C++ compiler that will allow us to write purely managed C++ code in the Web Player and other Platforms. On iOS C++ code will be compiled by Apple’s Xcode tools. This indeed is a very powerful combination. In the Unity Editor, you have fast compilation times and a completely sandboxed environment. On the device you have native C++ performance and low memory overhead. This combines the key strength of scripting languages and C++ code.

When you combine those with the fact that when it comes to straightforward game logic, C++ really isn’t as complex as it’s often made out to be (and as it can be) hopefully you can see that life won’t be so bad after all. To help demonstrate my point, let’s look at a few different examples.

Here is a simple JavaScript function to rotate an object around the world origin:

And now here is that same bit of code written in C++:

As you can see the code required isn’t all that different in simple case scenarios, but what about a more complex example?

Here is a bit of JavaScript that peeks accelerometer and looks for user touch input on an iOS device, then uses that to fly a craft and fire a missile in the game:

And again, here is that same set of code in C++:

Again, the code doesn’t get that much more complicated just by writing it in C++ versus JavaScript, and the difference is even smaller compared to C#.

We continue to be excited about the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad as platform targets for Unity developers. While we don’t think C++ is the best language to write game code, using C++ as a scripting language has memory and performance advantages on low-end devices. This is a great feature to have for developers who want to squeeze the last ounce of memory & performance out of their games.

We still can’t believe Apple will force developers into choosing a specific language for development. And as mentioned, Apple is still approving every Unity-based game we know of. In case the situation changes, rest assured that we are working this Plan B.

We’ll be ready to talk more about this as well as share some time-line information with you soon, while of course waiting to find out if any of this will actually be necessary.

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Creating game play environments : Considering ‘off-screen’ space.

First off, I am in no way an ‘expert’ in the area of photography and film, but the theory of ‘off-screen’ space is a concept that is simple to get your head around and can improve the way in which you consider your game play environments. If you wish to contribute your thoughts to this theory, then feel free to do so.

Each of my projects to date has had one thing in common, they’re usually large scale environments. The first two projects were based upon real-world locations, the Natural History Museum was a confined, static space, whilst Westminster Bridge required not only an accurate replication of the interactive game play environment, but also the surrounding area. Whilst replicating the obvious landmarks was important, from the outset of the project I knew that in order to succeed in my intentions I needed to spend a significant amount of time supporting the centerpiece of the map by creating the surrounding areas.

In order to fully justify the necessity of the surrounding environment to enhance the central, playable area, we can look into the world of film theory, and in particular ‘off-screen’ space.

“One of the many elements shared by film, television, and videogames is the use of on-screen and off-screen space in the creation of a diagetic world…Technical as well as aesthetic factors influence the design and use of space in the video game.”
Wolf, Mark J.P. – The Medium of the Video Game, University of Texas Press (2002)

Defining off-screen space.

In the simplest of terms, ‘off-screen’ can be attributed to 6 areas around a framed scene, to the left and right, top and bottom, behind the camera, and behind the set.

When relating to the composition of a video game environment, we can consider the ‘set’ as the immediate interactive area of the environment. When applied to designing game play environments, this area differs depending on the genre, or overall purpose of the environment. For example, a game like Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks, 2008) has a constantly changing ‘set’, but if the overall world is designed correctly, we can still define each area around the set. However, a racing game has a defined space in which the player is can interact with the environment, meaning that composing the space around the set is made slightly easier as all viewing angles and possibilities are pre-determined.

The ultimate goal of successfully utilizing the ‘off-screen’ space is to make the player feel that there is more to the scene than is currently visible. Expansive outdoor environments in games use visual cues, and games such as Fallout 3 rely on them as a way of encouraging the player to explore.

At this point it’s worth noting that audio cues are also a fundamental part of effectively using off-screen space, but for now I’m only going to look at the visual aspect.

Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks, 2008) relies on distant landmarks to encourage the player to explore the wastelands.

Static Environments

In static environments, as previously mentioned, the ‘set’ is more clearly defined, so that when it comes to designing the environment we can control exactly what the viewer will be seeing. When composing the final renders for the Natural History Museum scene, I carefully chose angles that not only showed off the key elements of the space, but also made use of ‘off-screen’ space to give the illusion that there was more to environment than that what existed in frame, when in fact behind the camera there was nothing.

The key part of this render is the dinosaur, however almost each other part of the shot alludes to the off-screen space. The cylindrical pillars closest to the camera are cut off from about quarter of the way up, however the pillars further away from the camera, which are not cut off, suggest to the viewer that there is more to the scene than is currently visible.

From this angle we have a closer view of the dinosaur, which again is not in it’s complete form. The repetitive archway structures are not directly framing the scene, which is also a way of effectively using off-screen space.

Interactive Game play environments.

The difficulty with designing the off-screen space in game play environments is that the immediate interactive area is constantly changing. Depending on the genre of game, considering the off-screen space is a different process. Games with a structured linear path and defined game play environments can rely on the fact that they know what the player can see at all points of the game. A game such as Grand Theft Auto 4 however is at the mercy of the player , meaning they must design an environment which always effectively uses the ‘off-screen’ space.

CTF-Westminster (UT3 Map).

As previously mentioned, designing a UT3 map around Westminster Bridge meant I needed to not only carefully consider how the player would interact with the environment, but how the game play environment would be supported by the non-interactive areas.

When designing the Westminster map, it was clear that the size of the non-interactive areas around the map would have to be substantially larger than the interactive areas.

If we look at the above screenshot we can see that a significant part of the south bank is represented. However, the area in which the player can interact with the environment is significantly smaller. The areas highlighted in pink in the image below signifiy the interactive areas of the environment.

When viewed from a different angle, we can see that the view down the river offers the opportunity to create a strong supporting area around the map. The main goal of this project was to successfully create a well-realised large scale environment based on a real world location.

‘Off-Screen’ space as a narrative device.

Another way of effectively using off-screen space is by using it in a way that is in context with the narrative of the game, whilst also being in context with the artistic design.

Portal (Valve Software, 2008)

Throughout the early ‘test chamber’ environments in Portal there are a series of ‘observation’ rooms that overlook the progress of the player. The observation rooms are important on a number of levels. Firstly, they are in context with the environment, whilst also offering an aesthetic value by acting as a break to the tiled walls of the test chambers. They are also the only use of ‘off-screen’ space available during the early stages of the game. The most important role they play though is by acting as a subliminal cue into the overarching narrative through the fact that the observation chambers are always empty, which help to enhance the solitary nature of the experience. As the player progresses through the game, they are also rewarded the opportunity to view the test chambers from the other side of the glass, which in context to the unfolding plot, signifies the initial importance of their inclusion in the environment.

Half-Life 2 (Valve Software, 2004)

Staying with Valve, one of the most iconic moments of Half-Life 2 is provided through the effective use of off-screen space. The towering Citadel is the ever present structure as the player makes their way through City-17, and is the first thing that the player sees as they enter the streets of City-17. The size and scale of the building signify the importance of the citadel. Through placing the Citadel in the off-screen space of the game world makes the player feel as though they are part of an oppressive world and constantly being watch.

Canabalt (Adam Atomic, 2009)

Looking at traditional 2D platform games, we can see that it is also possible to use off-screen space as a way of driving narrative. The background environment in Canabalt justifies the motivation of the player in their impossible escape through the city. Without the background, the player is simply jumping from one collapsing building over another.

Russ Morris is a recent graduate from London South Bank University and is currently working as an independent developer, as well as looking for work in the games industry. His work and contact details can be found at www.therussmorris.co.uk

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Flammable Barrels	14
Coroutines in Unity3d (C# version)	14
unity3d texture experiments	14
Unity3D City Simulation after one day	13
Unity3D and Max Creating Music From Interactions!	13
Leveraging YouTube to Get Your Indie Game More Attention	13
Daiquiri Game Framework For Flash From Three Melons- Check the Flash 10 FPS	13
Amazing Jibe Slideshow from ReactionGrid w Unity3D	13
Infinite Unity 3D Index #infiniteunity3dindex	13
Rag Doll on iPhone Video Demo	13
Create your own Project Natal game in Unity3D	13
Unity Indie Developer Advice from the Unity Technologies Site	12
BucketboT – Level III Platformer made with Unity	12
Making a character respawn in Unity 3d game engine #12	12
Unity3D In The iDome-Peripheral Vision and Stereo Sound FTW!	12
Android & NVIDIA Tegra 2 Prototype Tablet running Unity 3D Game	12
Unity Technologies Releases Unity Asset Server 2.0	12
Is Your Windows Version of Unity3d v2.5 Crashing on Vista?	12
Car simulation with Maya & Papervision3d	12
Game AI Project Unity3d – oDesk: Using some concepts from these books below I would like to have an AI toolkit cre…	12
Area44 game on Facebook	11
FlashDevelop for Unity Scripts!!	11
Customizing your Unity 3D Workspace	11
Unity 3D is number 4 out of the top 10 game engines!	11
Paper simulation in with AS3Dmod and Away3D	11
Flash-esque Event System for Unity pt. 2	11
Sneak Peek of Unity3D iPhone Tutorial from Unity Blog	11
Augmented Reality Driving with Unity	11
2D Platformer 3 level runthrough Unity 3D	11
Affective Gaming and Haptic Feedback in Unity	11
More Paradise Paintball, More Exit Games! Photon C-Based Engine Multiplayer	10
Ardunio to Unity Compass via Seeduino	10
New Tutorials Just Released AI Part 2	10
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This is still in draft version- You’ll wanna delicious this one and check on it later.

In an effort to support our developers during their road to the next Casual Game Viral Chart Topper we’ve collected the Infinite Unity 3D Game Developer Affiliates List. This showcases some opportunities to support your Unity developer community by spreading the word of their products but also provides a chance to make some money on the way to your next Viral Video Game Blockbuster built with Unity! Keep in mind that in the long run you should support the community while maintaining your integrity. If you don’t like a product make a decision to either review it as you honestly feel or not review it at all.

Another thing to consider is that as indie developed games grow to other platforms there’s an increased likelihood that you’ll be able to support your colleagues while making revenue on products that are available at larger more recognized distributors. plan ahead and get your blog, brand and your credibility in place now rather than in 5 years when it’s too late.

If you are thinking to yourself “What the hell am I gonna do with 4 bucks a day in commison? Well I don’t know about you but $120 a month… or $1,460 a year is not an awful return on a single well-written article. Besides. The goal is to build up a library of products that you believe in. The products that you endorse become as much the face of your brand as the ones that you produce.
So let’s run that math again. So let’s say you have 4 products that you know well.

If you’re thinking- “Wait I don’t get much traffic to my site.” Remember that you can register to Infinite Unity3D and become an author. We get between 30-60,000 monthly pageviews and allow review articles and affiliate articles.

One of my favorite affiliate products is still in beta testing so keep an eye on this one and I’ll leak it to you when I get the green light!
Please tweet description of your affiliate product with the hashtag #infiniteunity3daff to be added to the list below

1. Unity Prefabs- sell Unity Prefabs from the Torndado Twins Store and earn commission
2. Unity Creative and 3D Attack
3. Code Recipe Asset game store Everything under $10!! This is the indie game developer chop shop. If your game didn’t do as well as you expected chop the pieces and let the parts live on- and get paid for it that way of course!
4. IndieGameMarket.com Sell your assets and models
5. Big Fish Games Sell downloadable games from the Big Fish Arcade- They pay their affiliates 70%
6. TurboSquid.com affiliate program
7. Animeeple.com Upload and sell motions in the animeeple marketplace
8. VTC Computer Software training pays 20% commission for sales of their video material to their affiliates. Note that VTC carries Introduction to Game Development with Unity 3D
9. Lynda.com online video training program pays affiliates between 10-50%
10. Amazon Associates program- If you’re more into book review and online games then Amazon has an affiliate program that pays 6% per book sale and up. Consider writing a review of Unity Game Development Essentials by our community member Will Goldstone The good thing about amazon is that any purchase made after the user lands from your click even to other products is credited to you. I had someone purchase a robot last year after reading an unrelated post! This made me happy.
11. Best Buy’s affiliate program is a good option if you’re into selling games and game accessories on your site. This can be effectively accomplished by doing game and console reviews as you are in the process of building your indie masterpiece
12. Google Affiliate Network – I have only recently noticed the affiliate program from google so I’m not really familiar with it yet.
13. Gamestop has an affiliate program and sells a good number of used games and accesories
14. GameFly affiliate program pays $15-$25 per person that signs up for a free trial.

Well that’s all good and fine but what about the indie game developer. I’d say consider a program like or clickbank. After paying the affiliate fee you are well on your way to going viral. I plan to have my upcoming game #itsthebaby! as an affiliate product with 50-75% payout. It’s the marketing program that pays for itself. In the world of digital goods you’re not losing 50% when you give someone that commission. You’re gaining 50% that you would’ve never gotten. The sales made by your affiliates would have never actualized without that person.

Finally FTC regulations require you to have a Disclosure statement. I’m not a lawyer and can’t advise you about writing that but recommend you google.

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In the latest blog post from Unity Technologies they discuss a new feature of Unity 3.0. It seems that they’ve added the ability to use .mod sound assets just like other assets.

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Rezzable brings Unity & Open Sim together.