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Everything about Unity (game engine)

Cross-platform video game and simulation engine

Unity is a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies, first announced and released in June 2005 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference as a Mac OS X game engine. The engine has since been gradually extended to support a variety of desktop, mobile, console, augmented reality, and virtual reality platforms. It is particularly popular for iOS and Android mobile game development, is considered easy to use for beginner developers, and is popular for indie game development. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Unity (game engine)A 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Comparative analysis of the performance of Unity and Unreal Engine game engines in 3D gamesInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Shaders y figuras procedurales.The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: 3D MODELLING AND VISUALIZATION BASED ON THE UNITY GAME ENGINE – ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGESCited 61 times
  5. Go sideways: Unity TechnologiesA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: GameMakerA closely related topic

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