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Unity Flash Cards - Dala

1
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fly through mode

A

right-clicking and using the keyboard controls (ie. q, w, e, a, s, d) to move through the scene.

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perspective view

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objects seen in real-life view; things that are farther away will appear smaller and vise versa for things that are closer.

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orthogonal view

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objects seen on a 2-dimensional plane; objects that are the same size look that way.

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transform component

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component that decides the position, rotation, and scale of every object.

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surface snapping

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Ctrl + shift- used to position one object to a surface.

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vertex snapping

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V- used to position one object to a specific vertex.

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left-handed coordinate system

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uses different axes as opposed to the right-hand coordinate system. 90% there to confuse you.

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vertices

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points

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edges

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joins together vertices

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faces

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different vertices and edges together into a surface.

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unity unit

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~1 meter

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Euler angles

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angles used to measure rotation

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primitives(3D)

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default shapes in unity

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14
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keyboard shortcut used to rename a GameObject

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F2

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shaders

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scripts to determine which colors to which pixels

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materials

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defines how a surface is rendered/drawn onscreen

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textures

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an image

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Start()

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method for initialization in Unity

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MonoBehavior class

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base class for accessing c# scripts

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variable

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allow you to store/retrieve information from computer memory

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implicit conversion

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conversion is done for you by the computer

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explicit conversion

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requires a cast to work; isn’t done by the computer automatically

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concatenate

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to add variables up into a string; joining strings together.

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class

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a blueprint to define an object

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member variables

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variables that belong to a class

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access modifier

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keyword to determine what can access what

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encapsulation

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keeps data safe from outside interference and misuse based off of the access modifier

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object

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instance of a class

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method arguments

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values passed into the method’s parameters

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method parameters

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variable passed into the method definition

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Inheritance

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create an object from which other objects can inherit its values/methods

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Collider

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define the shape of an object for collision purposes

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pseudocode

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explaining an algorithm in plain human language

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localScale

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used in the Transform component to modify scale

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Game Design Document (GDD)

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descriptive document detailing the concept and assets of a video game,

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vector

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geometric object represented on the coordinate system with a magnitude and direction

37
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scaling a vector (vector multiplication)

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changing the size of a vector by multiplying it with a separate variable

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vector’s magnitude

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the length or distance of a vector

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unitary vector

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magnitude of 1

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normalized vector

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changing any vector into a unitary vector

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Vector class

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class used to describe positions

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Update()

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method executed in every frame of the game

43
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refactoring code

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cleaning and organizing code

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speed formula

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distance divided by time

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distance formula

A

speed multiplied by time

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time formula

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distance divided by speed

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Time.deltaTime

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makes the game’s frame rate independent from the computer it runs on

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Transform.Rotate

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determines how an object rotates in-game

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Prefab

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set properties to an object that can be added to multiple instances

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ternary operator

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shorter form of a decision statement; consists of three parts and the character ‘?’ returns a true or false

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Input (Unity class)

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provides API to access the input manager

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Horizontal Axis (Input Manager)

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moves the player about the x axis

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Vertical Axis (Input Manager)

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moves the player about the z axis

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Input.GetAxis()

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method which returns a value based on the key pressed

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Rigidbody class

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forces your game object to obey the laws of PHYSICS

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C# Generics

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classes or methods where the data type can be used as a parameter

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GetComponent

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access a game object component

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FixedUpdate()

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used instead of Update() when using the Rigidbody class

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Rigidbody.AddForce()

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method that applies force to the RigidBody

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Collider class (component)

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used for collision detection; adjusted from the inspector

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Physics.Raycast()

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Searches for a collider and returns a true/false value.

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Static objects

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objects that won’t move

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Kinematic objects

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the object is moving and doesn’t respond to forces; accessed from the transform component

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Trigger objects

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game objects that play an event when you collide with it

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OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)

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called when the trigger encounters another collider

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Awake()

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monobehavior method that happens in the initialization before the Start()

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Static variables

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variable that exists on a class level using the “static” keyword

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SceneManager class

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class that handles the scene management at runtime

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HUD (heads up display) manager

A

2D text display for the user

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Text class

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class used to draw font on the screen

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FindObjectOfType()

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method that returns an object of the specified type

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Physics materials

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changes how an object responds based off of real life forces (friction, bounciness)

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Camera.main

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defaults to the first camera with the “Main Camera” tag

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