How to Build Realtime Updating Leaderboards in #unity
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Why Leaderboards?Leaderboards are one of the oldest social features in video games that are used to increase the level of competition amongst players. Global scoreboards generate longer gameplay times and appeal to the majority of player segments. In addition, leaderboards help increase player engagement and retention by motivating them to achieve a higher rank. If a player slips down in the ranks, they will usually try to re-assert their position at the top.You can build leaderboards that update in realtime by using #pubnub. Realtime scorekeeping is important since it gives users instant feedback which increases gamer satisfaction.Setting Up UnityTo start out, check out my GitHub and clone/download the repo. If you don’t already have Unity installed, install it here. The repo contains an (...)