In a game, players, enemies, and obstacles are bound to hit each other at some point. When that happens, a collider is necessary to handle these events. A collider detects collisions between GameObjects. The Collision class holds specific information about the collision that can be sent to the Collider class and used in specific cases…
If you are using a GameObject that needs to interact with Unity’s physics engine, then you need a Rigidbody component added to it. A Rigidbody component allows you to control a GameObject‘s position and movement and mass through realistic physics calculations already built in Unity. There are many properties and functions associated with Rigidbodys, and…
When you play a game with an endless number of the same enemies attacking you, how do you think that works? Did the developer make each of those enemies separately? Or did they use something like a prefab in Unity? A prefab is a specific GameObject that can be reused as many times as needed…
Scripting in Unity allows a developer to manipulate GameObjects to perform specific actions. Learning scripting is integral to creating a fun and interactive experience for a player. There are several functions, or methods, in Unity that handle much of the code execution. Unity also has best practices for when and why you would use a…
GameObjects are central to the development of most apps made in Unity. So what is a GameObject? GameObjects are the main objects in Unity. They are containers that can represent characters, lighting, cameras, scenery, and more. You can add Components to GameObjects to increase their functionality. Because GameObjects are such an important topic in Unity,…
Not much is probably going on in your game if there is no movement. It is an integral part of most games. Fortunately, Unity makes it easy to get GameObjects moving very quickly. You can then tweak specific variables to get exactly the kind of movement you want. Basic movement in Unity can be done…
Unity projects generally will have multiple scenes, and at some point in your app, you will have to change in between those scenes. To change scenes in Unity, use the UnityEngine.SceneManagement namespace in your script file. Then in your class, use SceneManager.LoadScene() to load the scene you added to the build index. In order to…
A scene in Unity stores the content of your game. Every game in Unity has a scene, and most games have multiple scenes. Because of this, you will need to learn how to load between scenes. Buttons are used a lot when transitioning to a new scene. In Unity, to load a scene on a…
Would you like to make one object orbit another object in Unity like the earth revolves around the sun? To make an object orbit, or revolve around, an object, use the RotateAround() function on the gameobject that is revolving around another object, or point. Specify parameters for the target the gameobject will revolve around, which…
In a previous article, we showed how you can move a platform in Unity by using the function MoveTowards() and the function Mathf.PingPong(). You can find that article here. Another way to move a platform is to us an animation. This allows you to have some more complex movements fairly easily. Create an animation for…