Unity Books or Courses for Java Developer

Hello Colleagues,

I am a Java Developer who usually deals with Web Services.
But I would like to dig into Unity and Game Development for fun and for my own project.

Could you recommend a book or a course explaining development with Unity, taking into account the experience in programming?

 

Probably just the same tutorials as anyone else would use:

https://unity3d.com/de/learn/tutorials

You already know how to program, but most of these tutorials go over Unity features and the editor and that's what you'll want to know.

The language that unity uses for script (C#) is extremely similar to Java so you're in luck there too.

 

Thanks for your answer! I’ll run thought them.

 

If you want a good start, this is the best one in my opinion:

https://learn.unity.com/project/ruby-s-2d-rpg

Will give you a deep but not too fast dive into the (mostly) full spectrum of unity development

 

Hello GamDevCouple_I,

Thanks for your response!

I have already finished the mentioned course.
It provides crucial experience but is there any course with best practices related to a project structure, code style etc. ?

 

None that purely deal with that, but I would study the project included with this:

https://learn.unity.com/project/3d-game-kit?courseId=5c616a81edbc2a0021b1bd11

The structure is actually really good, also check out this one: https://learn.unity.com/project/joh...3d-beginner?courseId=5c616a81edbc2a0021b1bd11

Again both of those have good project and code structure.

To be honest though its more about finding a style and structure that works for you, there are no right or wrongs in that respect, just something that works and something that doesnt. So definately dont feel like it isnt something you can learn as you go, I personally would start making a (very) small game to test your skill and learn style and structure through applied learning

 

I've found that most intro to unity material has far too much "this is a variable" and "an if statement can be used to ... ". If you're even a mediocre Java coder you're probably fine on the coding side.

You'd want a general intro to how game engines are put together. Unity's at https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UnityManual.html is decent. My intro to it, sort of, is at https://answers.unity.com/questions/1252826/is-unity-for-beginners-if-not-what-else-should-i-k.html (it originally had spaces. The format in UnityAnswers was since mangled). The I've got a "unity for programmers" at http://www.taxesforcatses.com/codeNotes/UforP.shtml, which somewhat assumes you know C#.

You should be able to find a quick "C# for Java programmers" somewhere. I've got http://www.taxesforcatses.com/codeNotes/csForCpp.pdf, which is from a C++ coder's perspective, but hits plenty of the features. Some on-line sources love to use the latest cute stuff in C# 6.0 and so on, which can look intimidating, but you won't need any of it (if you did, it would have been added sooner).

 

Didn't @jhocking have a book written specifically to bring programmers into the Unity environment? Not sure if its still live.

 

He released a second edition last year.

https://www.manning.com/books/unity-in-action-second-edition

 

Yeah, my book is specifically designed to skip the "this is a variable" stuff and assume you already know how to program. To help decide if it's worth getting, look at the sky-high ratings on GoodReads.

You can order the book directly from the publisher's site, or order the book on Amazon to get both the physical book and a coupon to download the ebook!

 

Thanks a lot for your experience and each thing you suggested.
I have started a course on udemy. It seems there is a lot of practice that is actually required.
Then I would proceed to learn courses on learn.unity.com.

Thanks all!