May 11Member-onlyUnity Shader Graph: Creating Your First ShaderThis article will step you through everything you need to know to create a basic one colored shader using the Unity Shader Graph. If you haven’t already, checkout the previous articles in the series. In this article we will do the following: Create an Unlit shader Create a Material for…Unity3d6 min readUnity3d6 min read
May 10Member-onlyUnity Shader Graph: Getting StartedShaders are the backbone to displaying everything. The Shader Graph is Unity’s answer to creating a visual and intuitive way to create shaders quickly and efficiently. This article is going to walk you through: Setting up the shader graph in a Unity 2022.2 URP project Explain the different parts of…Unity3d5 min readUnity3d5 min read
May 9Member-onlyUnity: Introduction to Shaders for BeginnersShaders are one of the most important parts of graphical visualization. In the most simple terms, they are scripts that allow you to use math to determine the color of each pixel rendered. However, as we look closer at shaders we realize how complex they can get and how much…Unity3d7 min readUnity3d7 min read
May 8Member-onlyUnity: Creating Custom EditorsCreating a custom editor in Unity can be as easy as making your variables public, but for those of you looking for more control Unity has options. The Unity engine allows anyone to create more unique and dynamic editor experiences beyond the basic layout that can be seen when exposing…Unity11 min readUnity11 min read
Feb 25Member-onlyUnity: Post-Processing — Creating a Simple GlowCreating a glow can add a lot. It can draw attention or make an object more noticeable in the scene. One great use case is for science fiction blaster shots. This article is going to be a quick guide to making a capsule glow like a blaster shot from Star…Unity4 min readUnity4 min read
Nov 22, 2022Member-onlyUnity: The Command PatternThe Command Pattern is a GoF, or Gang of Four, design pattern. This design pattern’s goal is to encapsulate method calls allowing you to decouple the class that invokes a method from the class that holds the method. The Command Pattern also allows you to “undo” or “redo” commands. This…Unity5 min readUnity5 min read
Nov 21, 2022Member-onlyUnity: The Singleton PatternThe Singleton pattern is a design pattern created by the Gang of Four, GoF. The purpose of this pattern is to create a single instance of a class that can coordinate actions across a system. This article will explain how to create the Singleton Pattern in C#, and how to…Unity5 min readUnity5 min read
Nov 18, 2022Member-onlySTUPID Versus SOLID ProgrammingSOLID is an acronym that stands for the five fundamental concepts in software design. Similarly STUPID is also an acronym that stands for 6 of the most common ways programmers write bad code. This article will attempt to explain both in an easy to understand way. STUPID STUPID stands for the…Game Development4 min readGame Development4 min read
Nov 17, 2022Member-onlyUnity: Debugging Part 3 — Try/CatchBugs are inevitable and if you don’t know how to debug, then you will be doomed. …Unity4 min readUnity4 min read
Nov 16, 2022Member-onlyUnity: Debugging Part 2 — Break PointsBugs are inevitable and if you don’t know how to debug, then you will be doomed. …Unity6 min readUnity6 min read
