Iain is joined by guest host Stacey Mulcahy, and runs down his extensive top ten list of favourite Unity3D assets. Stacey shares her experiences teaching code to beginners discussing the various merits of Processing, Scratch, P5.js and Unity3D.
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I’ve transcribed all the Unity3D tools with links mentioned in the podcast for convenience.
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Largely 2D-related tools
– 2D Toolkit (sprites)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/908
– JSON .NET For Unity (JSON utility)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/11347
– Master Audio: AAA Sound (for managing and using audio assets)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/5607
– SmoothMoves (timeline animation)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/2844
vs.
– Spine2Unity (editor tool for external animation app)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/48096
— Spine Animation Tool:
+++ //esotericsoftware.com/
– Universal Sound FX (Sound Library — royalty free, 4253 sound effects)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/17256
– ProBuilder Advanced (Build and Edit Geometry)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/3558
– InControl (Gamepads Controller mapping, ie: Dual Gamepad input)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/14695
– DOTween Pro
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/32416
– prime31 Suite of Tools (Lots of native integrations, social media, etc)
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/search/page=1/sortby=popularity/query=publisher:270
– playfab (backend game platform – store scores, friends, etc)
+ //playfab.com/
– Building BuildR Procedural Generator
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/7292
– ProCamera2D
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/42095
– Text Mesh Pro
+ //www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/17662
– Spriter
+ //brashmonkey.com/