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Learn Unity3d - How To Series
Recently I have launched short clip series where you can learn different things in unity3d. The journey has started with unity UI controls, Inn-Sha-Allah many more to come. Stay tuned to my blog!
Unity3d How To Series Video Tutorials:
C or HTML - What should i choose? A guide for beginners.
You are newbie in programming field and interesting to start learning but confuse with language like C and html. A lots of newbie confused that how to start with programming or which language I should select either C or html? In this post, i will try to clear all your confusion about c and html.
First thing I want to tell you that don't mix both things (C & html). They are separate : How ? You need to understand that if you are willing to learn programming then you should choose C And If you are willing learn to learn rendering language then, its HTML. Still confusing? No problem! You need to understand the difference between programming language and rendering language. Programming language allow you to do mathematical and logical operations.
For example, you provide two numbers to C language (programming language) 4 , 3 with positive (+) operator then, C will perform a mathematical operation and it will return 7. The statement should be like this 4+3 and the answer will be 7. It simply add both numbers and return the result but if you try to perform same operation with HTML then the result will 4+3. What? 4+3? This is exactly the same what we provide! Yes, it is same that's why we called it rendering language. It simply render the content you provide. It didn't apply mathematical operation. while in programming language you are able to perform mathematical and Logical operator (we are not going deep in logical operator like "AND", "OR").
How to solve "npm not recognized as internal or external command"
You have downloaded and installed npm and then, typed npm command but getting the error
First, download and install npm from here [chose Windows Installer(.msi)]. If you have tried npm command after installation, you will get this error "npm not recognized as internal or external command". In order to solve this problem, follow below steps:
"npm not recognized as internal or external command"OR You want to know how to download and use npm? Then, you are at the right place! This short post will teach you the simple steps in order to successfully install and run npm. So, here are the steps.
First, download and install npm from here [chose Windows Installer(.msi)]. If you have tried npm command after installation, you will get this error "npm not recognized as internal or external command". In order to solve this problem, follow below steps:
- Go to MyComputer Properties.
- Click Advanced System Settings from the Left bar of Window.
- Now you have System Properties window. Click Advanced
- Then, Click Environment Variable... button
- Now you have Environment variable window: From User Variable, Select Path
- Click Edit
- Now in Variable Value, add the path of where you have installed npm. Like I have installed it in C drive (C:\Program Files\nodejs\). If you have installed in other drives then please act accordingly.
- OK all open dialogue
- Now the final step, Restart your computer.
- Congrats you have done, now you can use npm commands
Unity Tips and Tricks (Editor, Performance, Build Tips and Tricks) Part IV
In our previous post we shared different coding tips and tricks related to Unity game engine. In this post, we gather different tips and tricks related to Unity Editor, Performance and Unity Build.
Unity Editor Tips and Tricks
Easter weekend side project: a tabbed inspector for Unity! It wastes much less screen real-estate inside the layout. #unitytips #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/brRcQxGEnh
— Lazlo (@lazlobon) April 5, 2021
Unity Kids, Remember to cull your animators #unity3d #unitytipshttps://t.co/jTK3vPboUT pic.twitter.com/hLGobJDl6M
— Oddur Magnusson (@oddur) June 15, 2021
Since Unity 2020 (I think!) exists something called Focused Inspectors: open as many inspectors as you want by right-clicking a group of GameObjects and/or Assets then selecting "Properties"! 🥳https://t.co/oUiGOo6jDj@unity3d #unitytips #gamedev pic.twitter.com/71UPU4EHXV
— David 🎮💃🐐 (@drnlab) June 15, 2021
As far as #unitytips go this ain't flashy, but is one of my all-time faves
— Temmy (@Hi_ImTemmy) June 9, 2021
Empty game objects. The problem? They're invisible. Easy to forget and lose in the scene view. Oh no!
The answer? Give them an icon. Your life will be a million times better and so will mine thankyou pic.twitter.com/yf1FZM0X97
ICYMI In @unity3d you can easily predict the trajectory of an object simulating the Physics.
— ToughNutToCrack (@tntcproject) November 2, 2020
If you are interested: https://t.co/hHUODTGFnx#gamedev #unitytips #tntc #unity3d pic.twitter.com/93eiBqDdn6
#unitytips : When looking for that invisible trigger or annoying collision...🔍
— Alex Strook 👻 (@AlexStrook) December 10, 2020
Windows > Analysis > Physic debugger... So useful!! pic.twitter.com/Sl2ONfFgrT
You can view the content of multiple folders at the same time by highlighting both of them and then press enter #unitytips #gamedev pic.twitter.com/XNKqrmCH7g— Fer (@theferfactor) January 22, 2019
C# interfaces can be tricky in @unity3d since an interface reference will NOT be null even if the Object is destroyed.
— Luke Thompson (@six_ways) November 17, 2020
Use this base interface + extension method trick to make it easy! #unitytips #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/6CXOcgPNA1
Today's post will be about #unitytips, I use ctrl+shift shortcut quite a lot when designing a level, it enables auto snapping of a dragged object to other objects and terrain, it save a lot of time previously spent on a placement.#gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/L3zyFRpxvb— The Serpent Rogue (@TheSerpentRogue) May 1, 2019
Also new in Unity 2019.3 is this cool new column in the hierachy enabling/diabling object picking. ITS SO GOSHING HELPFUL #UnityTips pic.twitter.com/F5DPQ1kfEQ— Lotte 'just an idiot' May 💖🍓🌈🐹🎮☕🍫🍩 (@LotteMakesStuff) August 21, 2019
Want to improve your project navigation workflow? #unitytips Try using (custom) labels and reduce the time wasted looking for related asset files! #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/GhdOq4SfTA— Vectronom | Ludopium (@ludopium) August 13, 2019
Hit Play, then... wait. Sound familiar?— UnityDocs (@UnityDocs) November 26, 2019
There's a new "Configurable Enter Play Mode" feature in 2019.3 which can massively reduce the time you wait.
But there are some important things to note if you use it! Read the docs here:https://t.co/jq2m4qcHC0#unitytips pic.twitter.com/gODeX4w6kI
Want to improve your #unity3d editor? Take a look at these #unitytips:— Diego Giacomelli (@ogiacomelli) January 7, 2020
Hierarchy Window Group Headerhttps://t.co/2bqelTsh2F
Hierarchy Window GameObject Iconhttps://t.co/BCj2l3vAug
Hierarchy Window Layer Infohttps://t.co/ofrHu8FoJR
Gist Importerhttps://t.co/um2eYFRnsk pic.twitter.com/cOhP4OeyiM
We like to use several layers in Unity for our environments so that we can easily toggle walls, floors, ceilings and more on and off while we're building levels. #madewithunity #unitytips #gamedev pic.twitter.com/7XpUGSzt1I— Team Stallion (@TheTeamStallion) January 7, 2020
.@unity3d just a beginners tip to change the cursor in game mode here is a clip #unity3d #unity2d #UnityTips pic.twitter.com/i20Cw48lRP— Jackhammer Games (@ArnavBajaj9) January 9, 2020
Organize your prefabs from all over your asset folders into custom Favorites, using labels ("l:[label]")! #unitytips #gamedev #Pine pic.twitter.com/KCEqQxy6oU— Twirlbound (@Twirlbound) September 26, 2017
Want 2 Inspectors open in #Unity3d? Select asset & lock 1st inspector. Add a 2nd inspector by adding a new tab in an open panel! #unitytips pic.twitter.com/eQCRXuoK8J— WaggleWords (@WaggleWords) September 26, 2017
Use animation events to call a function at a specific point during your animation.#unitytips #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/hvnDpTZ2cM— Hjalte Tagmose (@hjaltetagmose) September 26, 2017
You can do this! #unitytips pic.twitter.com/ETRQZQao0P— Raul S. Sorban (@raulssorban) September 28, 2017
Performance/Optimzation Tips and Tricks
You can optimize your audio clips by following the rules below in its import settings: #unitytips #unity3d— David López (@_davidlopez29) April 15, 2020
-Frequently sounds : Decompress on Load
-Periodical or special sounds: Compressed In Memory
-Background: Streaming pic.twitter.com/2kseFUFL4p
One thing i figured out to reduce the iOS App size of a unity game, is to set the compression to LZ4HC in the build setting, are there any other tips on reducing the app size? #unity #unitytips #IndieGameDev pic.twitter.com/DIpVgnfHif— fleischshake (@fleischshake) April 17, 2020
To improve performance and reduce draw calls, try to use GPU Instancing if possible. It optimises copies of the same Mesh, useful for repeating objects like grass, but allows for different parameters so doesn't have to look identical.https://t.co/TQXwrwUwMD#unitytips #unity3d— keyboardP (@keyboardP) January 3, 2020
Profile 1st— Mohammad Faizan Khan (@voiceoffaizan) September 29, 2017
Don't spend time trying to optimize some obscure code or reducing the size of a texture unless u knw its a bottleneck#UnityTips
Profile again, n aftr applying ur optimizations 2 see if they had the intended effect. this might uncover more bottlenecks#UnityTips https://t.co/MYmHJU5Jl9— Mohammad Faizan Khan (@voiceoffaizan) September 29, 2017
Old but Gold: Edit the collision matrix to save performance in a game with physics!#unitytips #madewithunity #unity3d #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/RdxPew1pJm— LeadFollow Games (@LeadFollowGame) September 19, 2017
Unity Build Tips
#UnityTips reduce the size of your build by identifying the large files in the Editor Log (Window>Console>OpenEditorLog) #GameDev #IndieDev pic.twitter.com/Jxyhe51Ykg— Nicoplv (@nicoplv) September 12, 2017
See Also:#unitytips unity remote just wont work with iOS even if everything is connected? make sure you have the iOS build module loaded! pic.twitter.com/10GIsamM94— KevKev (@Der_Kevin) September 12, 2017
Unity Tips and Tricks (Unity Coding Tips and Tricks) Part III
In our previous article we presented different unity tips and tricks related to Unity scene organization, managmgent and inspector etc. In
this article we have gather differnt coding tips and tricks form twitter.
Unity3d Coding Tips and Tricks
Let's talk about @unity3d, and the execution order of its event functions—such as 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝 and 𝚄𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎.
— Alan Zucconi (@AlanZucconi) March 8, 2021
Trust me when I say that ...IT'S WAY MORE COMPLICATED THAN YOU THINK. 😬#gamedev #unitytips #madewithunity
🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/jTcX0lp15R
With the latest @unity 2020 LTS you can use some of the new features in C# 8.0! One of my favorites is a switch expression which greatly reduces the syntax required. It's not a full replacement for switch statements but works well for linking data together. #UnityTips pic.twitter.com/tAB3mxfxvN
— Dan Miller (@DanMillerDev) May 11, 2021
If you want to destroy an object in @unity3d, but want to wait a few seconds, you can insert a delay as a second optional parameter.#TipTuesday #TopTips #unitytips pic.twitter.com/mTY646t72F
— Gordon Arber (@GordonArber) June 15, 2021
Found a nice property attribute that labels array elements by enum names. This is going to be very useful, no more need to make get methods or dicts as I typically would when I want to map data to enum. Added it to my utils repo: https://t.co/7noj6Ly9l0 #unitytips #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/uN7GRnO7uy
— 😷 Ivan 🌲🏎️💨🌲 (@Nothke) June 9, 2021
Did you know Debug.LogException() in try..catch will navigate right to the proper line which caused the exception (while other Debug.Log* methods will navigate to themselves)?#unitytips #unity3d pic.twitter.com/01Mys6nDXf
— Dmitriy Yukhanov (@dmitriy_focus) June 15, 2021
#UnityTips Of course it is very good to know how to get from degree to radians ( rad = deg * PI / 180 )
— Binary Impact (@BinaryImpactG) October 27, 2020
But you could also use one of the constants from the Mathf library ( Mathf.Deg2Rad )#gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/27zdWocZVH
#UnityTips You can use extension methods to add functionality specific to a particular enum type.
In our example we use an enum to define neighbors on a square tiled board. And we add quality of life methods to the enumeration.#csharp #indiedev #gamedev pic.twitter.com/yUq6s6Vms7
Unity Tips and Tricks (Scene Tips and Tricks) Part II
In our previous article, we gather and present kinds of tips and tricks from twitter but from now, we have a plan to present Unity tips and trick base on categorization (like scene, coding, editor , build etc). Therefore, in this article we are sharing with you some of the tips and tricks related to unity scene management and inspector etc. (we have repeated some of the tips from our previous post).
Scene Tips and Tricks
Wanna improve your Unity3D shadows? Go into your Project Settings > Quality settings then:
— Banious (@Banious42) June 16, 2021
1) Increase the Shadow Resolution
2) Set Shadow Projection to close fit
3) Decrease Shadow Distance as needed.#UnityTips #UnityCertifiedInstructor pic.twitter.com/q0vYK4r1rP
In @unity3d, you can easily fold or unfold all children of an object using alt + mouse click!— ToughNutToCrack (@tntcproject) April 14, 2020
It's pretty useful if have a huge hierarchy.
For more: https://t.co/RtlYMup4M2#unity3d #unitytips #tntc #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/WsPEvWXzOz
When you select a particle system, you can drag the "playback time" field.— Sébastien Dubois (@GFX47) September 26, 2017
Very handy to fine-tune them!#UnityTips #Unity3D #GameDev pic.twitter.com/9tp2Ur6bqv
You can minimize and maximize viewports in Unity using touchpad gestures. Works for every panel, not just scene view! #UnityTips @unity3d pic.twitter.com/7DOjTNRFJh— Ryan Miller (@RyanThinker) September 26, 2017
Tired of remove/add components just for reorder the hierarchy?#UnityTips #unity3d #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/K6xzT9P5Xo— gyd (@kingterrygyd) September 27, 2017
Use the Debug inspector to replace built-in Components without losing their settings (can be done in bulk!) #unitytips #unity3d #gamedev pic.twitter.com/wWnYJb0NLh— Jacob Schieck (@jakerooskii) September 26, 2017
This is one of the most organised hierarchies I've ever created ??— Ciro Continisio ? (@CiroContns) August 27, 2017
(tip: the "-----" divider objs are tagged EditorOnly!)#unity3d #unitytips pic.twitter.com/w7lwzAWOJ3
Double tap the "F" key to automatically follow around your selection in Unity Editor scene view! #UnityTips @unity3d @ReptoidGames pic.twitter.com/aYP8wm19Cx— Ryan Miller (@RyanThinker) September 12, 2017
Hold Alt to mass collapse/expand GUI hierarchies | https://t.co/FHBkCM3HVt— Unity Tips & Tricks (@tips4unity) September 28, 2017
Use Shift + Space to make your scene/game view go fullscreen! @unity3d #unitytips pic.twitter.com/jxCn8tQeOC— Alex Ameye (@MurakamiUnity) August 1, 2017
[Space(10)] adds a spacing above a variable in the inspector | https://t.co/SdoOcoqFyq— Unity Tips & Tricks (@tips4unity) August 15, 2017
One can see and edit structs and classes with the [System.Serializable] attribute in the inspector.— Unity Tips & Tricks (@tips4unity) August 18, 2017
2/ #unitytips How to detect whether your game is using Unity Remote: #unity3d #gamedev #mobile pic.twitter.com/TbxjLfehSW— Shane Celis (@shanecelis) September 18, 2017
MonoBehaviour.InvokeRepeating does not stop on deactivated GameObjects.— Unity Tips & Tricks (@tips4unity) August 17, 2017
Match game camera to scene camera. Select the camera in the hierarchy then GameObject -> Align With View | https://t.co/v3cHEf9B9p— Unity Tips & Tricks (@tips4unity) September 6, 2017
Move scene camera to the position of camera. Select the camera then GameObject -> Align view to selected | https://t.co/v3cHEf9B9p— Unity Tips & Tricks (@tips4unity) September 7, 2017
Hold [V] to grab & drag objects by their vertices, as well as snap them to other vertices. | https://t.co/oyiNy1Uelr— Unity Tips & Tricks (@tips4unity) September 17, 2017
See Also: Unity Tips and Tricks Part IThis is one of the most organised hierarchies I've ever created ??— Ciro Continisio ? (@CiroContns) August 27, 2017
(tip: the "-----" divider objs are tagged EditorOnly!)#unity3d #unitytips pic.twitter.com/w7lwzAWOJ3
Unity3d Training and Certification in Pakistan
Unity3d, the amazing cross platform game-engine developed by
Unity Technologies,
helping thousands of users to develop games, simulations, architecture,
gamification, VR, Mobile and Console applications. In
April 2016, Unity announced it own certification program with this objective and background:
In talking with members in the Unity community, one of the common, recurring themes we have encountered is a need for a way to reliably assess an individual’s Unity knowledge and skills against a benchmark of proficiency.
In an effort to respond to all of these needs, we developed the Unity Certification Program, and at GDC 2016 we were thrilled to announce that the first level, Unity Certified Developer, is now available!
In order to make accessible its certifications in different countries,
Unity Technologies has partner with different training institutes. You can find its partner list
here.
Initially there was no affiliated partner exists in Pakistan but
yesterday, i received an email from unity and I am pleased to share with you that,
CETA has become the first and only Unity authorized institute in Pakistan.
"We are proud to announce our first Authorized Training Center in Pakistan: Center for Enterprise and Technology Advancement (CETA). You can now learn and get certified all at the same place!" |
Now congrats for all Unity fans in Pakistan, CETA is giving Game Development Training in collaboration with Unity for the first time in Pakistan. Remember, its certification valid only for 2 years but it is expected that it will teach you a lot as its course-ware seems comprehensive.
Advice for Junior Programmer
Neither I am an expert programmer nor I have too much experience but I love to code and want to improve my skills. One of the way to achieve my this objective is, sharing my knowledge and experience with others. Therefore, here are some of the rules which I have adopted and it can be helpful for Junior or new Programmers. Honestly writing, I am still struggling to act on my own rules :). In my opinion! these rules are difficult but it will finally help you to become a good programmer:
- Don’t copy-paste code ever, even you know the Syntax/Logic. Write Yourself Always.
- Develop or Contribute to Open Source Projects.
- Join Programming Forums Stack overflow, Codeproject, etc. Spend some time there to solve problems.
- Start Building Robust Portfolio (preferably research-based)
- Write a Blog, share your hard-work and experience (You even can make money online through it)
- Prefer Good Mentor over Big Company. A good mentor will develop your skills.
- At first, don’t ask everything from a senior, try yourself first.
- Don’t allow seniors to write code for you, get instruction but write yourself.
- Code for other developers. I mean code in a way that other programmer can understand it easily.
- Use comments always. You will forget your own code next month.
- Always welcome new technologies. Don't hesitate to work on new techs.
- Aim every day, love your work.
- If you don’t like the working environment or find a good opportunity then, Quit. Don’t waste your time.
Is Programming for everyone?
From my personal experience of teaching and as a programmer and lead (for particular time period), I found that programming is not for everyone. but this is usual and common, as
- Not everyone can be a Doctor
- Not everyone can be a Mathematician (this is 100% true for myself :)
- Not everyone can be an Architect
- Not everyone can be a Lawyer
- Not everyone can be a Leader etc., etc.,
Therefore, no exception for programming field. It is a skill that require motivation, hardworking, dedication along with Good Mentor/Teacher and will. There are significant programmer who are self-taught and there are also significant programmer who don;t know how to program despite good teaching and mentoring. Some people learn programming syntax easily but become fail to provide/think solution of a particular problem. Some people even fail to learn syntax and afraid with the syntax.
Immediately Start Earning with Programming
Most of the novice are willing to learn and earn quickly through programming. So I decided to provide them step by step solution. Novice in the programming field is want to know that which programming language will allow them to earn immediately.?
My simple answer to them, start with HTML and CSS. HTML/CSS is easy to start with but remember, it is not a programming language but actually a rendering language. HTML allows you to structure web pages and it will render your desired content on the web page while CSS use to design your web page (It is actually a makeup for your HTML).
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