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Teminology Question

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Daitomodachi, Jan 5, 2014.

  1. Daitomodachi

    Daitomodachi

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    Hello Guys. I know this is kind of a silly question, but I'm a little confused by some terminology. I understand Unity is considered a game engine, but what do you call assets or pieces of code used in a Unity that game developers re-used for future games?
     
    Daitomodachi, Jan 5, 2014
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  2. willemsenzo

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    I call them assets :)
     
    willemsenzo, Jan 5, 2014
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  3. CharlieSamways

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    CharlieSamways, Jan 5, 2014
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  4. SevenBits

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    Prefabs or prefabricated content.
     
    SevenBits, Jan 5, 2014
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  5. lazygunn

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    I call previous reused work prefabs, makes sense

    I call non-art based asset store things 'extensions'
     
    lazygunn, Jan 5, 2014
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  6. Meltdown

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    Pieces of code that are re-usable are usually called helper libraries, as they help the developer achieve something more quickly than if they had to re-write it from scratch each time.

    Developers write this code as a library that is easily re-usable and extendable.
     
    Meltdown, Jan 5, 2014
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