NGUI for Unity

The NGUI plugin for Unity makes user interfaces so much more efficient and attractive. Learn all about it in this step-by-step tutorial that includes lots of practical exercises, including creating a fun 2D game.

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: Charles Bernardoff

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|Oct 2025

E-Book €24.99Institutions €114.95

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An easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial focusing on practical situations and manipulations, guiding you to create a concrete Graphical User Interface and a simple 2D game. If you are a Unity 3D developer looking forward to learn NGUI for Unity, then this book is for you. Prior knowlege of C# scripting is expected. Additional knowledge of Unity 3D Editor, GameObject and creating/adding scripts to GameObject would be beneficial; however, no prior knowledge of NGUI is required.

What you will learn

Download and import NGUI
Construct a basic user interface: buttons, sprites, text inputs, lists, sliders, and more
Enhance your UI using clipping, draggable panels, content alignment, animations, and localization
Use C# with NGUI to save options, implement volume modification, launch animations, and change variables
Build a scrollable viewport with a draganddrop system
Create tooltips and notifications
Add your sprites and fonts to customize your main menu
Move elements through code and handle collisions to create a game

NGUI for Unity

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