Alan Zucconi

Tag: unity

  • Implementing Catenaries for Games

    Implementing Catenaries for Games

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    This is the second part of the series dedicated to the catenary, the mathematical object used to model hanging wires, cables and chains. This post will show how to implement catenaries in a game engine like Unity. You can find the Unity package to create catenaries in Unity at the end of the post.

  • Inverse Kinematics in 3D

    Inverse Kinematics in 3D

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    This tutorial will teach you how to master inverse kinematics in 3D: the technique that solves the problem of moving a robotic arm to reach for a specific target. You can read the rest of this online course here: A link to download the entire Unity package can be found at the end of this…

  • Improving Floating-Point Precision in C#

    Improving Floating-Point Precision in C#

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    This tutorial continues the journey to understand floating-point arithmetic, and how to improve the precision of modern programming language types. At the end of this article, you will find a link to download a simple C# library that provides a new type which improves the precision of traditional float and double variables.

  • An Introduction to Floating-Point Arithmetic

    An Introduction to Floating-Point Arithmetic

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    This tutorial will introduce you to floating-point arithmetic, and how many modern languages—C# included—represent real numbers. This is a series in two parts: At the end of this article, you will find a link to download a simple C# library that provides a new type which improves the precision of traditional float and double variables.

  • An Introduction to 360° Videos

    An Introduction to 360° Videos

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    This online series will cover everything you need to know about 360° videos; from how to create them in Unity, to how to edit them in Premiere Pro in a format compatible with YouTube. Whether you want to create an immersive 360° video, or a trailer for your VR game, this is the tutorial for…

  • From an Outbreak to an Epidemic

    From an Outbreak to an Epidemic

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    This online course introduces the topic of modelling and simulating epidemics. If you are interested in understanding how Mathematicians, Programmers and Data Scientists are studying and fighting the spread of diseases, this series of posts is what you are looking for. The third, and final part of this course will focus on different strategies that…

  • Simulating Epidemics

    Simulating Epidemics

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    This is the second part of the online course dedicated to the modelling and simulating of epidemics. If you are interested in understanding how Mathematicians, Programmers and Data Scientists are studying and fighting the spread of diseases, this series of posts is what you are looking for. In the second part, we will focus on…

  • Journey Sand Shader: Ripples

    Journey Sand Shader: Ripples

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    This is the sixth part of the online series dedicated to Journey Sand Shader. In this final post, we will recreate the typical sand ripples that appear due to the dune-wind interaction.

  • Journey Sand Shader: Glitter Reflection

    Journey Sand Shader: Glitter Reflection

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    This is the fifth part of the online series dedicated to Journey Sand Shader. In this fifth post, we will recreate the shimmering reflections that are typically seen on sand dunes. Shortly after the publication of this series, Julian Oberbeck and Paul Nadalack made their own attempt at recreating a Journey-inspired scene in Unity. You…

  • Journey Sand Shader: Specular Reflection

    Journey Sand Shader: Specular Reflection

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    This is the fourth part of the online series dedicated to Journey Sand Shader. In this fourth post, we will focus on the specular reflections that make the dunes look like an ocean of sand.

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