Mathematics for Computer Games Development using Unity

A Beginner's Guide to Essential Mathematics, Data Structures and Algorithms used in Game Programming applied in Unity

Created by: Penny de Byl
International Award Winning Professor & Best Selling Author

Created by: Penny Holistic3D
Academic, Author & Game Development Enthusiast

What Will I Learn?

• How to use bitwise operations to optimise processing and storage in games.
• Everything there is to know about vector mathematics and how to navigate in 2D and 3D space.
• The principles and practice behind collision detection with lines, line segments and ray casting.
• The beauty of affine transformations and the fundamentals in transforming game objects.
• What a quaternion is and how it is used to rotate game objects.
• How to build a mathematics library in C# from scratch.

Requirements

• Familiarity with the Unity Game Engine
• Confidence in programming with C#
• Mathematics skills to high school level (basic trigonometry and algebra).

Target audience

• Beginner game development students who want to be able to understand the mathematics behind game engines.
• Skilled programmers keen to move into 2D and 3D game development spaces.
• Game development enthusiasts who want a deeper understanding of how mathematics is applied in games.
• Anyone with an appreciation of mathematics who wants to investigate how it is applied in computer game environments.