AbouttheReviewers
ChrisAvellishaslovedgameseversincetheAtariera.HebeganwithNeopetswayback
intheearly2000s,makinggamesandapplicationsinFlashbeforemovingontoworking
foraFacebookgamecompany.Christhenproceededtowebdevelopmentandeventually
camebacktogamesusingUnity.HeiscurrentlyworkingforcodeSpark,Inc.onThe
Foos,anaward-winninggamethatteacheskidscomputerscience.Inhissparetime,Chris
enjoysstudyingJapanese,playingboardgames,doingartandanimation,playingonhis
PlayStation,andworkingonmobilegameswithUnity.Youcancheckouthisworkat
http://www.chrisavellis.com/.
LuísPedroFonsecaisaninteractivedeveloperfromOporto,Portugalwithoveradecade
ofexperienceinworkingwithamultitudeoftechnologiesrangingfromUnitytoFlash
andHTML5.Forseveralyearsnow,hehasfocusedstronglyongamingandmobile.At
thesametime,Luísworkedforhigh-profilecompaniessuchasFOXBroadcasting
Company,Microsoft,RiotGames,EMC,andmanyothers,creatingawiderangeof
interactiveprojectsthatareexperiencedbymillionsofusers.
YoucanfindmoreaboutLuís’workonhispersonalblogatwww.luispedrofonseca.com.
IwouldliketothankeveryoneatPacktforthechancetoworkonthisbook.Iwouldalso
liketothankmyfamily,especiallymyfiancé,forsupportingmethroughthelongnights
andweekendsofworkthatgointomymanysideprojects,suchasthisbook.
FabianRastorferisthefounderandCEOofFabraz,acompanythatexcelsindigital
designanddevelopment.FabiangraduatedindesignandtechnologyfromParsonsSchool
ofDesignandwasthecreatorbehindthehitiOSgameCannonCrashawhichwas
criticallyacclaimedandfeaturedbyApplenumeroustimes.Hissecondgame,TheWild
WildPixel,alsogainedsignificantappraisalfromthepressandwasgiventhegreenlight
onSteam.Hisnewesttitle,PlanetDiver,willbereleasedinlate2015.Fabianisalsothe
steadyhandbehindTheTaleofAeria,whichiscurrentlygainingover2,000viewsaday.
HehasdonedesignworkforZahaHadid,BazLuhrmann,ConanO’Brian,Wired,
ProHelvetia,PhotoshopCreative,Samsung,Citibank,Maybelline,SonyMusic
Entertainment,Google,andmore.Fabianisallaboutentertainmentandexperimentingin
everypossiblemedia.
RanpariyaAnkurJ.{PAHeartBeat}isaprogrammerbyheartandpassionandagame
programmerbyprofession.Hehasavastexperienceinworkingwithdifferent
programminglanguagesandanother6yearsofexperienceinprogramming,wherehe
workedwithvarioustechnologiesandlanguages.Ankurisatechnofreakandisalways
keenontryinghishandatsomethingnew.Hebelievesthat“weneverlose;weeither
WIN,orweLEARNsomething”.AnkurhasalsoreviewedCreatingE-LearningGames
withUnity,PacktPublishing.
Iamverythankfultomywifeandyoungerbrotherforgivingmethespaceandtimeto
reviewthisbook,evenwhenitmeantthattheyhadtocompromiseontheirownwork.
Withouttheirsupport,itwouldhavebeenveryhardtocompletethereviewingofallthe