Unity and Azure Mobile Services

David Douglas@deadlyfingers

3 takeaways…

1 Azure Mobile Services2 Unity plugins for Azure3 Building demo project

1 - Azure Mobile Service

What is Azure Mobile Services?Cloud backend in minutes!

Create Azure Mobile Service- Start free trial

aka.ms/azure_trial- DreamSpark (students)

dreamspark.com- BizSpark (startups)

microsoft.com/bizspark

Create Mobile Service

Create Mobile Service

Create Mobile Service

Create Mobile Service

Create Mobile Service

2 - Unity plugins for

Azure Mobile Services

A couple of choices..

*Requires JSON.NET for Unity asset ($20)

BitRave• Free• Runs across “everything” –

– Windows 8 & WindowsPhone 8 – iOS*– Android*– UnityEditor

Prime[31]• Free (until July 2015)• Well documented• Runs across

– Windows 8 and WindowsPhone 8– UnityEditor*

*Runs, but does not connect in UnityEditor

3 – Building demo project

Download Azure Plugin

http://prime31.com/plugins

Download & Install Azure SDK

http://tinyurl.com/installazuresdk

Add Demo Table

Create New Unity Project

Download & Open the Plugin

7 Prime[31] API functions// Prepares the connection to the Azure servers. This must be called before any other methods.public static void connect( string applicationUrl, string applicationKey )

// Inserts a new item into the databasepublic static void insert<T>( T item, Action completionHandler )

// Updates an item in the databasepublic static void update<T>( T item, Action completionHandler )

// Deletes an item from the databasepublic static void delete<T>( T item, Action completionHandler )

// Queries the databasepublic static void where<T>( Expression<Func<T,bool>> predicate, Action<List<T>> completionHandler )

// Looks an item up to see if it is in the databasepublic static void lookup<T>( T item, Action<T> completionHandler )

// Authenticates a user with the service provider. Note that the service provider must first be setup in the Azure web dashboard! // The completionHandler will return null in the event of a login failure.public static void authenticateWithServiceProvider( MobileServiceAuthenticationProvider serviceProvider, Action<MobileServiceUser> completionHandler )

Unity 4.5.1+

Gotyas!• Download & install the Mobile Services SDK

before using the Prime[31] Azure plugin.http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=257545&clcid=0x409

• Add "P31MetroAzure.dll" to Unprocessed Plugins in Player Settings

Couple more things!!

WinBridge for Windows Store• Windows store

- In-app-purchases- trial upgrade- receipt management- Windows store debugging

• Native message dialogs• Native & hardware-accelerated video playback• 100% open source

Lifetime Dev Center• No more annual fees!

https://devcenterbenefits.windows.com/

LinksPrime31 Plugins

https://prime31.com/plugins

Prime31 Info http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dave_voyles_for_gaming_html5_and_xbox/archive/2014/08/13/prime-31-azure-mobile-services-plugin-for-win8-amp-wp8-unity-games.aspx

Prime31 Video (leaderboard)

http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Developing-2D-3D-Games-with-Unity-for-Windows/09

Prime31 Blog (leaderboard)

http://davevoyles.azurewebsites.net/prime31-azure-plugin-win8-wp8-unity-games-part-2/

Unity Rewards Program

http://www.wpdevcenteroffers.com

Windows Lifetime Store Account

http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2014/09/17/new-dev-center-lifetime-registration-benefits-program/

ThanksQuestions? @deadlyfingers