iestyn.net » unitybrighton http://www.iestyn.net/wp "the concrete world is starting to get ya." Tue, 18 May 2010 11:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 From Flash to Unity: My first Unity game – Iron Man Upgraded http://www.iestyn.net/wp/2010/04/02/from-flash-to-unity-my-first-unity-game-iron-man-upgraded http://www.iestyn.net/wp/2010/04/02/from-flash-to-unity-my-first-unity-game-iron-man-upgraded#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:23:31 +0000 Iestyn http://www.iestyn.net/wp/?p=627 Unity has been on my radar for a few years now, but it was only when it was released for PC that I started to get involved. Over the past few months I’ve been working on a number of prototype games, and this is the first game that’s now live. So here we go! It’s called Iron Man Upgraded, and it was produced for Marvel by BAFTA-winning Brighton studio Littleloud.

Play it in your browser now!

Play it in your browser now!

Moving from Flash to Unity has been a fantastic experience, and the one thing that sticks out the most is that it’s so much fun! There’s also a huge wealth of Unity resources on the web, and the community is incredibly helpful. With the choice between JavaScript, C#, and Boo, it’s not difficult to move from making Flash content in ActionScript 3 to producing exciting projects in Unity. Did I mention there’s a free version of Unity? Go and get it. Now!

Unity has to be the hottest technology out there. With version 3 – out in summer – you’ll be able to export for PC, Mac, web, iPhone, iPad, Android, PS3, Wii, 360.. it’s stunning, and it’s a far cry from anything that could be produced in Papervision / Away3D.

Unity has to be the hottest technology out there. With version 3 – out in summer – you’ll be able to export for PC, Mac, web, iPhone, iPad, Android, PS3, Wii, 360.. it’s stunning, and it’s a far cry from anything that could be produced in Papervision / Away3D.

I have a session in a few weeks at FlashBrighton called ‘An Introduction to Unity’, if you’re local it would be great to see you there! I’ll answer any questions I can.
I’ll also be posting tutorials on Unity, on here and www.unitybrighton.com – so stay tuned!
]]> http://www.iestyn.net/wp/2010/04/02/from-flash-to-unity-my-first-unity-game-iron-man-upgraded/feed 18 Introducing UnityBrighton http://www.iestyn.net/wp/2009/10/30/introducing-unitybrighton http://www.iestyn.net/wp/2009/10/30/introducing-unitybrighton#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:37:50 +0000 Iestyn http://www.iestyn.net/wp/?p=591 I’ve been watching Unity for several years now (thanks to James from Futurlab), but the fact that it was Mac-only was an instant turn-off. Earlier this year they released a PC version, which piqued my interest again, but I was unable to devote enough of my time to the free trial to actually learn anything. However,  as of October 28, 2009, they’ve scrapped the Indie version of Unity and released a free version!

This is great news for anyone who’s been interested in creating content in Unity. Not only is the plugin just over 3MB, but it’s an almost seamless install in all the browsers I’ve tried it in.

What’s so great about Unity? Excellent 3D support, and you can use either JavaScript or C# for development, which makes transition from programming Flash games quite attractive.

Check out the island demo over on lab.iestyn.net

Unity demo

So, this leads me to UnityBrighton.com. Back in March I registered the domain, but did nothing with it. I’m guessing there will be renewed interest in Unity, so I’ve finally got round to setting it up. For now it’s a basic Wordpress blog and a Google groups mailing list. If you’re interested in Unity, please join and say hello!

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