freddieje@gmail.com Author

I've been developing games professionally since 2010 in the mobile space. I started out doing native Objective-C development for iOS (the hard way) and that has made me realize the amazing benefits of Unity regarding multi platform deployment, 2D and 3D workflows, the amazing community and low (free) cost of entry. I have recently shifted my focus from releasing games to providing top notch 3D and 2D tutorials.

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Unity 2020 Lighting for Beginners (blog)

Introduction Accompanying GitHub Project File: https://github.com/theunitygamedev/Unity2020LightingTutorial Have you ever seen that...

September 8, 2020

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UNITY DEV LOG – 3D Meditation App – Chapter 2 – Finding Inspiration in Assets (Blog)

I wish I had a proper studio so I can afford a couple of full-time artists, one for 2D and another for 3D assets.  I had the good...

August 17, 2020

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UNITY DEV LOG – 3D Meditation App – Chapter 1 – The Idea (Blog)

The Metro is loud.  I tried meditating but found that I was not enlightened enough to cut out the background noise of the hustle and...

August 14, 2020

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Analysis of a Failed Game. No Skills or Has the App Store Changed?

Watch this video to learn more about my recent release, Jump Zoo, and my thoughts on the lowly 17 downloads during the first two days. Some...

May 24, 2019

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The Dip by Seth Godin – Excellent book to help developers decide when to complete a gaming project and when to kill it.

I love these short 100 page books.  You can read them in a day or two.  So as all of you indie game developers can attest, sometimes it...

July 17, 2018

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Head First Design Patterns – Excellent Book to Push Your Game Development OOP Design Skills in Unity to the Next Level

I am always on the lookout for a good book to take my game development skills to the next level.  I also want an easy, fun read.  Head...

July 17, 2018

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