Unity Game Developer Skills & Proficiencies to consider before hiring the one

Introduction     

Unity is the most popular game development engine that is used by developers to design and develop entertaining and dynamic games and interactive visualizations. It is a cross-platform gaming engine that lets you create, operate, and monetize 2D and 3D games for various target platforms. However, with the gaming industry on the rise, there is a soaring demand for game developers in the market. Various responsibilities come under the shoulder of a Unity Game developer that we will discuss later in the blog. Unity, the third-party game engine lets Unity developers, artists, and designers create and operate experiences in real-time. It is an extremely flexible, highly extensible, and well documented process. It provides the developers with the flexibility to create interactive prototypes for enhanced user experiences. Its physics, real-time 3D rendering, and animation are great tools that can help you explore and experiment with automation, simulations, and architecture. 

The process of developing a Unity game by Logic Simplified

We have a team of game designers for hire, engineers, coders, and testers who together develop a video game using the Unity game engine. The game development process involves stages such as planning, pre-production, production, testing, pre-launch, launch, and post-launch. It allows the users to develop games in 2D as well and 3D and in languages such as C#, Java, or Boo. A Unity 3D games developer designs and creates high-quality 2D and 3D games and applications using Unity software. 

After the idea is framed and before the development process begins, the team creates a project plan and production roadmap in the pre-production phase where decisions regarding the features and functionalities are finalized. Afterwhich, the game development process begins that includes steps that may vary depending upon the requirement of the game.

1. The process starts by creating a new project in Unity 3D. 

2. You customize the layout using the windows - Scene, Game, Hierarchy, Project, and Inspector.

3. You save the scene and set up the build by choosing the desired platform and player settings.

4. Then create the stage by adding cubes and adding a  plane GameObject.

5. Next, create the player using the GameObjects and add physics by adding components. 

6. Then make the player move by adding and minimizing components. Then start creating a script in the programming language you prefer. Add lighting and fine-tune the camera angle in a way that follows the players and their movements. This is done by creating a script called “cameraMovement”.

7. After all this is done, save the scene and the project. Next, create items and hazards by creating GameObjects and then you test the game.  

Popular and award-winning games like Norman’s Island, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Pokemon Go, Super Mario Run, Temple Run Trilogy, Subway Surfers, and more have been created using the technology provided by Unity. Highly realistic environments and effects, physically accurate and zero-gravity object behaviors and collisions, baked-quality artwork, and other such features and functionalities have allowed developers to use them to the best of their ability to create realistic animations and interactive games in many games. 

At Logic Simplified, the team of talented and creative Unity game developers follow all the guidelines and create immersive games that represent the client's idea 100%. They work with the highest level of precision when it comes to implementing game functionality, transforming game ideas, concepts, with strong coding, programming, and analytical skills.

You may also read: Hire Unity 3D Game Developers to understand in detail the aspects that make us so good at what we do, the development process that we follow, and get an idea of the kind of work we have done in the past.

Cost to develop a Unity game

It is always better to set a budget for your game project by considering all the factors that will go into producing it, especially hiring.

The various factors that influence the cost of developing a game are the operating platforms, pre-development expenses, complexity of the game, story, and others. To get a better understanding of the same, you may read “How To Determine The Unity3d Game Development Cost”.  

We, as a game development company, provide cost-effective solutions to our clients but at the same time, we offer quality game development skills and services by preparing a customized cost and delivery plan for them. 

Hiring the team 

For all hirers, hiring for any position involves finding, selecting, and hiring candidates that suit the role requirements the best and creating the perfect game development team. The team would mainly include game developers, designers, and testers. The specific technologies that are required for the game will determine the kind of experts one needs to hire. The requirements that are looked into are expertise in a certain programming language, a designing tool, UI/UX, audio, 3D modeling, and other unity game developer skills depending upon the job role.  

The must-have Unity Game Developer Skills: Technical

The most important skills that a Unity developer must possess are as follows - 

1. Knowledge of C# programming skills.    

2. Good knowledge of the Unity software and tools that help in scripting, animation, GUI styles, texture, and more.

3. Experience with technologies like Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial intelligence, 2D, and 3D development. 

4. Experience in creating games for console and mobile platforms.  

5. Good knowledge of game physics and particle systems. 

6. Good understanding of Data-oriented programming and Object-oriented programming (OOP).  

7. Experience in working with Entity Component Systems.

8. Good understanding of code versioning tools.

Other than having the applied knowledge and core technical Unity game developer skills, there are other proficiencies that one should look for when hiring a Unity game developer.  

The must-have key proficiencies in a Unity developer    

1. A good game developer is expected to implement game functionality effectively by interpreting design concepts, ideas, and needs into an entertaining and operational game. 

2. Creating games is an intricate and extensive skill. The functionality and versatility of gameplay plays an extremely important role in making a good game. A Unity Developer must have a good understanding to know when and how to focus on the creative side and the coding aspect. Both are equally important like every other minute facet of the game development process.

3. Game development engines nowadays offer a great range of tools and features for the developers to experiment and try new things and using the Unity tools efficiently is what one must know. This can have an astonishing impact on how a game idea turns out. The developer must know how to make the most of the asset store available that offers assets that can be used at various stages of development.      

4. Hard and soft skills of a developer that impacts the development of an idea. The team of Unity developers uses program designs, an extensive experience that includes evaluation of code, testing the performance of the game, identifying errors and problems, and making improvements accordingly.  

5. Knowledge of the Unity framework, writing and maintaining a trusted and reusable code, ensuring the game specifications.

6. Software expertise - Creating a new project, adding and manipulating game objects, organizing and optimizing your work, and importing and using assets from other programs, such as meshes, textures, and audio. Each lesson should refresh your knowledge and prepare you for real questions you’ll face on the exam.

7. Pre-production and scoping are necessary skills that let the developers communicate their abilities to the clients in a way that gives them an understanding of the developer’s work and how a client can trust them with their project. 

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