All Unity Articles


Structs in Unity (how and when to use them)

Jan 18, 2024

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John French
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Learn how Structs in Unity work, how to use them, and when to use a Struct instead of a plain C# Class, in my complete beginner’s guide.
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How to use Delta Time in Unity (and when not to)

Jan 16, 2024

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John French
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Learn how Delta Time in Unity works, and when you should and shouldn’t use it, in my complete beginner’s guide.
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Namespaces in Unity (how they work and when to use them)

Jan 12, 2024

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John French
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Learn what Namespaces are in Unity, what they’re for, how they work, and when to use them, in my beginner’s guide.
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Serialize Field in Unity (how it works and when to use it)

Jan 11, 2024

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John French
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Learn what Serialize Field does in Unity, and if you should be using it instead of public or private variables, in my beginner’s guide.
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How to change the SkyBox in Unity

Nov 17, 2023

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John French
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Learn how Skyboxes in Unity work, how to change them and how to make your own custom skybox materials in my complete beginner’s guide.
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How to make a light flicker in Unity

Oct 26, 2023

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John French
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Learn how to create a flashing light, a flickering bulb and a soft dancing flame light effect in Unity, in my beginner’s guide.
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Dialogue Systems in Unity

Aug 02, 2023

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John French
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Learn how to create a dialogue system in Unity, how to store and display text and how to create branching, multiple-choice conversations.
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Enums in Unity (how they work and how to use them)

Jul 24, 2023

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John French
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Learn how enums in Unity work, how to make your own, and how you can use them to create options, states and dropdown menus in the Inspector.
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Enemy AI in Unity

Jun 19, 2023

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John French
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Learn the different methods for building an AI system in Unity, including pathfinding, targeting, movement prediction and decision-making.
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How to make an explosion in Unity

May 11, 2023

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John French
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Learn how to use explosions to move objects in Unity, using 2D and 3D physics, in my beginner’s guide.
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How to use the new Random Audio Container in Unity

Apr 24, 2023

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John French
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Learn how to use Unity’s new Random Audio Container to generate natural, randomised sounds, without writing a script.
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Prefabs in Unity (variants, nested prefabs and unpacking explained)

Apr 16, 2023

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John French
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Learn how Prefabs in Unity work, how to create variants of a Prefab and how to nest prefabs together in my complete guide.
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How to add a background image in Unity

Apr 05, 2023

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John French
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Learn how to add your own background image in Unity and how to make infinitely scrolling parallax backgrounds, in my beginner’s guide.
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How to make an inventory system in Unity

Mar 28, 2023

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John French
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Learn how inventory systems and items work in Unity, and how to make your own, in my beginner’s guide.
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Addressable Assets in Unity

Mar 03, 2023

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John French
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Learn how Addressable Assets work in Unity, how they compare to using Resources or Asset Bundles, and if you should use them in your project.
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