Pro Unity Animation is an in-depth guide to the new Unity 3D Mecanim animation system. Also provided with the book are example character assets to use with the suite of tutorials running throughout the book. Pro Unity Animation discusses in detail topics such as guidelines for importing 3D assets and animations from the most popular 3D creation tools, splitting up and sequencing animations, a deep-dive into the Mecanim animation controller, state machines, transitions and scripting, triggering and controlling animations, and using masking and layers. The book also examines working with plugins with Mecanim to further enhance the toolset.

Pro Unity Animation is a tutorial-led book with exercises woven throughout the chapters that teach the core animation concepts through solid, practical examples. While the majority of the book uses humanoid characters in the examples, the book also dedicates time a chapter purely on animating non-humanoid characters to create realistic animation sequences for your games.

Animation is one of the core building blocks of any game development process. This book covers every aspect of Mecanim animation for professional game developers, giving you the tools you need to create great games.