Unity 3D: Overview

A overview of the Unity real-time 3D engine.

What is Unity?

Unity is commonly considered a game engine. Which is a tool that helps people build games by providing resources that make up the building block of games.

• 2D / 3D scene rendering

• Physics simulation

• Animation

• Interaction management

• Integrated Development Environment

Other game engines: Unreal, Godot, O3DE, CryENGINE, Game Maker Studio

What can you do with it?

Game engines can be used for more than just games. Any application that combines elements that game engines do well at:

• Real-time interaction

• Physics simulations

• 3D scenes and rendering

• Extended reality

Licensing

Unity is free for students, hobbyist and small business under certain restrictions. For larger businesses there is both yearly fees and revenue sharing required.

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Setting up Unity