Unity 5 2D: Texture Rendering

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Free Online Course: Unity 5 2D: Texture Rendering provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Unity 5 2D: Texture Rendering is taught by Jesse Freeman.

Overview
  • Unity developers use textures all the time. This course explains how textures work under the hood at the pixel level, so you can learn how optimize textures for 2D games.

    Get introduced to Texture2D and learn how to work with raw images and manipulate pixel data at run time for 2D games. This course covers how to create texture renderings from scratch. Learn how to access pixel data, read color data, add pixels, and remove pixels. Discover how to further customize Texture2D files for use in a game.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    • What you should know
    • Pixel Vision 8
    1. Introduction to Texture2D
    • Introducing Texture2D
    • Using raw images
    • Accessing Texture2D pixel data
    • Reading color data
    2. Using Pixel Data
    • Detecting mouse position on Texture2D
    • Accessing pixel data under the mouse
    • Creating a color picker
    3. Pixel Data in Texture2D
    • Clearing texture
    • Drawing pixels on Texture2D
    • Erasing pixels on Texture2D
    • Saving Texture2D as a PNG
    Conclusion
    • Next steps