Alan Zucconi

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the fourth, and final part of the new tutorial dedicated to extending Unity into the fourth dimension. In this instalment, we will see different techniques to create various 4D objects, such as tesseracts, hyperspheres and 600-cells (the 4D equivalent of an icosahedron). All

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the third part of the new tutorial dedicated to extending Unity into the fourth dimension. In this instalment, we will tackle the most important issue: rendering 4D objects! The first three articles are now public, and the rest of the series is available on Early Access to al

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the second part of the new tutorial dedicated to extending Unity into the fourth dimension. In this instalment, we will start writing the code necessary to represent and manipulate 4D objects. The first two articles are now public, and the rest of the series is available on E

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the first part of a new tutorial dedicated to extending Unity into the fourth dimension. In this instalment we will start exploring hyperspace, from its representation in movies and games, to the best tricks to imagine and visualise what a 4D object would look like. The first

Hi everyone! 👋 It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce a new tutorial series! As you probably know by now, I like to write content that is a bit unexpected... and what is more unexpected than a complete tutorial to turn Unity 3D into Unity 4D? 😎 This series is dedicated to extending

Hi everyone! 👏 If you follow my work, you know that in the past I have talked extensively about video games and maps. This month I want to show you how you can create your very own interactive web-based map with Unity and LeafletJS. 🗺️ If you have a game and would like to create a zoomable slippy

Hi everyone! 👋 A few weeks ago I posted a long article talking about the rise of generative AI, and what it meant for the many people involved in creative jobs (like artists and game developers). To balance things out, I wanted to talk about some more "classical AI" techniques which are still very

Hi everyone! 👋 The ones of you who have been following my blog for some time, might remember my longest series ever about iridescent shaders in Unity. The series focused on diffraction grating, which is one of the main optical phenomena responsible for iridescent reflections. The last two posts, ho

Hi everyone! 👋 The second part of the tutorial series about topographical maps in Unity is finally out! This article will cover the edge detection, which is the first step necessary to create real-time maps: Part 1: Topographical Maps: Terrain Shading Part 2: Topographical Maps: Edge Detection This

Hi everyone! 👏 A few hours ago Reddit exploded on discovering that Valve has been re-using the same flickering code for almost 25 years, from "Half-Life" to "Portal". The same code also appeared in "Quake" and "DoomED". This bite sized tutorial explains how the code works. A Unity package to replic

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the third (and final!) part of the tutorial series about one of my favourite Mathematical tools: linear interpolation! Part 1: Linear Interpolation Part 2: Piecewise Interpolation Part 3: Color Curve Correction This tutorial relies on Piecewise Interpolation (covered in Part

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the second part of the tutorial series about one of my favourite Mathematical tools: linear interpolation! Part 1: Linear Interpolation Part 2: Piecewise Interpolation Part 3: Color Curve Correction Part 3 is available for preview for $5+ patrons. This tutorial covers a power

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the first part of a new tutorial series about one of my favourite Mathematical tools: linear interpolation! Part 1: Linear Interpolation Part 2: Piecewise Interpolation Part 3: Color Curve Correction Part 2 & 3 are available for preview for $5+ patrons. The tutorial covers th

Hi everyone! 👋 This is the second part of the tutorial on catenaries. The second, and final post, has finally been made public! Catenaries for Gamedev Part 1. The Mathematics of Catenary Part 2. Implementing Catenaries for Games Two Unity packages are available for this tutorial: The Standard packa

Hi everyone! This is the second part of the online series dedicated to the creation of 360° videos. In this article, you will learn how to create them in Unity. Part 1. An Introduction to 360° Videos Part 2. How to Create a 360° Video in Unity Three additional articles are going to be released at a

Hi everyone! 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

Hi everyone! The is the last part of the series dedicated to the study of epidemics: From an Outbreak to an Epidemic. In this post we will explore different techniques to simulate the spread of diseases through commuting. You can read the rest of the series here: Part 1. The Mathematics of Epidemics

Hi everyone! If you did not have a chance to see it, last week I went live on YouTube from my Gamedev Graveyard. Given such a warm reception, I am doing my best to make this into a weekly event! In last week's episode, I showed a very cool prototype I made a few days ago. It is about repairing sci-f

Hi everyone! The is the second post for the series dedicated to the study of epidemics: Simulating Epidemics. As the title suggests, we will explore how to create SIR-like models in Unity, to simulate how a disease can spread in a community. You can read the rest of the series here: Part 1. The Math

Hi everyone! As announced a few days ago, I did my first live stream on Twitch! If you are interested but did not manage to catch it live, I have now uploaded it on YouTube! I will stream again this week (Thursday at 6pm London Time), but this time it will be on YouTube. All future live streams will

Hi everyone! I know most of you are currently at home in lockdown. I am trying to post much more content, hoping this will keep us all busy. This Thursday (9th April) at 5pm London time I will be live streaming on Twitch for the very first time at https://www.twitch.tv/alanzucconi! It will be a fair

Hi everyone! It is impossible to deny that the recent pandemics of COVID-19 has changed the world we live in. As a Science Communicator—one which family has been affected—I feel is important I take this opportunity to add my contribution to the current discourse. This new series will focus on unders

Hi everyone! The final part of the tutorial about Journey sand rendering is finally here! In the final instalment, I will focus on how to recreate the ripples that wind creates on sand dunes. I have kept this as the last tutorial as it involves more Maths, compared to the previous ones. I hope you h

Hi everyone! The fifth part of the Journey Sand Shader series is now available for everyone. In this part, Journey Sand Shader: Glitter Reflection, I wanted to focus on one of my favourite effects. Many games, from Astroneer to Slime Rancher, feature glittery reflections just beneath the surface of

Hi everyone! For months I have been teasing you about the Journey Sand Shader tutorial series. It has finally arrived! This is a six-part series which will cover how to create the stunning sand effect seen in Journey. The tutorial will guide you, step by step, introducing all the necessary concepts.

Hi everyone! The third part of the series about interactive 3D maps is now available! The third part will focus on terrain shading, and how to achieve the correct lighting on meshes that have been deformed using a vertex shader. This is an online course in three parts: Part 1: Interactive Map Shader