Lance Talbert

Lance Talbert is a budding game developer that has been learning to program since the age of thirteen. He is currently in college studying computer application development, but has taken several courses in computer programming ranging from C++ to HTML in the past. Lance spends most of his spare time creating projects in Visual Studio or building his own games. Lance has released one game titled War Ender and is currently working on two others, titled Impressions and "Future." Beyond programming and game development, Lance also has interests in writing, acting, and composing music. You can keep up with Lance by following him on twitter as well as through his gaming blog. You can also view his game development updates here: https://www.warendergame.com/.

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Lance Talbert 13 December 2019

Debugging in Unity

C# programming

Developers probably spend as much time debugging as they do writing code. In this article, Lance Talbert demonstrates how to use the debugging features in Unity. … Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 04 November 2019

Creating a Shader in Unity

C# programming

The visual elements of games are very important, and there is a lot to learn before you create the next best seller. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to create a shader, one tool in the game programmer’s toolbox.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 27 September 2019

Using the iTween Plugin for Unity

C# programming

Video games often contain animation of the objects and characters, but how is that accomplished? In this article, Lance Talbert explains how a Unity plugin called iTween can make creating animation easy. … Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 20 August 2019

Customizable Characters in Unity

C# programming

One of the hallmark features of video games is the ability to choose or even customize your character. In this article, Lance Talbert shows how easy it is to let the player create custom characters for your game, especially when you can take advantage of premade image assets available online. … Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 08 July 2019

Using Attributes with Unity

C# programming

Attributes in Unity allow you to add features like strings and menu items to objects. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to add attributes that can then be tested while in editing mode. … Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 03 June 2019

Building a Level Editor in Unity

C# programming

A level in a game is the player’s world. It’s possible to create levels that the player can manipulate. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to create a project that gives the player the ability to make changes to the level.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 12 March 2019

Breaking the 4th Wall with Unity

C# programming

Even when creating games, your code has access to environment variables and document files. In this article, Lance Talbert shows how to access files to convince the player that maybe the game knows more than it should.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 11 February 2019

Basic Modding with Unity

C# programming

It's even more fun to play a game when you can customize it, but creating such a game is more difficult for the game developer. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to add some simple modifications to games you create with Unity and VS. … Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 16 January 2019

Introduction to Mobile Development with Unity

C# programming

In today’s world, some people do not need computers because they can do everything on their smartphones. Playing games is no different and is one of the most popular uses for the mobile devices (who makes phone calls, anymore?). In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to create a game that will run on an Android device.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 13 November 2018

Voice Commands in Unity

C# programming

Today, we use voice in many ways. We can order groceries, ask to hear certain musical recordings, and much more with voice commands to our devices. In this article, Lance Talbert demonstrates how to add voice commands to video games.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 17 September 2018

Introducing the Unity Job System

C# programming

Performance is important to video game players. If a game is slow, the player may experience unintended difficulties in timing, positioning, and much more. Unity added a job system with the 2018.1 update which allows multithreaded code which can improve performance. In this article, Lance Talbert walks you through using the new job system.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 01 August 2018

Creating a Simple AI with Unity and C#

C# programming

The characters in many games today seem lifelike. Under the covers, an application controls the behavior. In this article, Lance Talbert walks you through setting up a game with some simple artificial intelligence built in using Unity and C#… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 05 July 2018

What’s new in Unity 2018.1

C# programming

Unity is the tool to use when creating games with C#, however, it has had many limitations. With the release of Unity 2018.1, many enhancements have been added to improve performance and the look of the game. Lance Talbert talks about these enhancements and how Unity programmers can take advantage of them. … Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 07 June 2018

Using Unity UI and C# to Create a Tic-Tac-Toe Game

C# programming

The user interface, such as buttons and messages, in a game is very important. In this article, Lance Talbert shows how to create a working Tic-Tac-Toe game using Unity and C# consisting of user interface elements. … Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 18 April 2018

Extending the Unity Editor with C#

C# programming

The next step in learning how to create games in C# using Unity is to add extensions to get custom functionality. Lance Talbert shows you how to create an extension that changes the properties of many objects at once.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 29 March 2018

Pathfinding with Unity and C#

C# programming

Unity makes it simple to create an object that follows a path. In this article, game programmer Lance Talbert shows how to use C# to control the object's path.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 17 February 2018

Procedural Generation with Unity and C#

Have you ever wondered how game developers create the worlds in which the game lives? In this article, Lance demonstrates the basics of creating a map using a procedure in C#.… Read more

Lance Talbert 24 January 2018

Using C# Functions in Your Animations

C# programming

Animation is a very important feature of games. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to add animations to your Unity project that take advantage of C# functions.… Read more

C# programming

Lance Talbert 09 January 2018

Introduction to Game Development with Unity and C#

C# programming

The easiest technologies to use are often the most difficult to create. Take video games. Objects in games must obey the laws of physics among countless other details. Developers can spend their time with details like these, or take advantage of game engines so they can concentrate on what the game does instead. Lance Talbert explains how to get started developing games in C# with the game engine Unity.… Read more

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