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Dr. Edward Lavieri
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Dr. Edward Lavieri is a veteran software engineer and developer with a strong academic background. He earned a Doctorate of Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, an MS in Management Information Systems (Bowie State University), an MS in Education (Capella University), and an MS in Operations Management (University of Arkansas). He has been creating and teaching computer science courses since 2002. Edward retired from the U.S. Navy as a Command Master Chief after 25 years of active service. He is the founder and creative director of three19, a software design and development studio. Edward has authored more than a dozen technology books, including several on Java.
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Scripting with C# in Unity


Let's get our feet wet by jumping right in and start scripting. The following are the steps to create a new script in Unity using C#:

  1. Launch Unity.

  2. Open the game project.

  3. From the top menu, navigate and select Assets | Create | C# Script.

  4. You'll see the script in the Project view and you'll be in script name edit mode. Name the script testScript. We'll delete this script when we are finished:

    The script is now visible in the Inspector view.

  5. In the Project view, under Assets, double-click on the script. This will launch MonoDevelop and provide you with the ability to edit the script:

  6. Add the following line of code in MonoDevelop in line 8:

    print("Hello Little Farmer Colt!");
  7. Your script should now match the following screenshot:

  8. In the MonoDevelop top menu, navigate and select File | Save or File | Save All.

  9. Close the MonoDevelop window.

  10. Review the script using the Inspector view to ensure that your changes were saved, as shown in the following screenshot:

  11. Click on the Main...

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Dr. Edward Lavieri

Dr. Edward Lavieri is a veteran software engineer and developer with a strong academic background. He earned a Doctorate of Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, an MS in Management Information Systems (Bowie State University), an MS in Education (Capella University), and an MS in Operations Management (University of Arkansas). He has been creating and teaching computer science courses since 2002. Edward retired from the U.S. Navy as a Command Master Chief after 25 years of active service. He is the founder and creative director of three19, a software design and development studio. Edward has authored more than a dozen technology books, including several on Java.
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