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Unity Guide for newbies - Part II

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Unity Scene - Hierarchy Window A key area of the Unity interface is the Hierarchy Window, which is tied to the Scene View. When you click on a GameObject in the Hierarchy Window, it becomes active in the Scene View.  The Hierarchy Window lists all the objects in your game (like characters, music, effects, etc.) in alphabetical order. But you can also group certain objects together by creating a hierarchical order and assigning Parent and Child categories. What is Hierarchy Window? The  Hierarchy  window contains a list of every GameObject (referred to in this guide as an “object”) in the current Scene. Some of these are direct instances of Asset files (like 3D models), and others are instances of Prefabs, which are custom objects that make up most of your game. As objects are added and removed in the Scene, they will appear and disappear from the Hierarchy as well. By default, objects are listed in the Hierarchy window in the order they are made. You can re-order the o

A newbie's guide for Unity - For Unity beginners

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Working in the Unity Scene and Game Views -  One of the first things you need to learn to begin building a game with Unity is how to work in the Scene View. You use the Scene View to navigate scenes and edit your Game Objects. What are scenes and Game Objects? You can think of a scene as a level of your game (but it could also be another element, like a main menu, for example). Game Objects are the environment, cameras, lights, and all the other elements in the scene. There are two main views in Unity -  As you build your game, you can switch from the Scene View to the Game View to preview how it will look in its platform-specific final build. Learn how to preview and test your game as you work. That makes it really fast and easy to try things out. Check this videos out -  http://app.response.unity3d.com/e/er?utm_campaign=engine_global_activation_Onboarding%20beginners%20flow&utm_content=03-onboarding-beginners-tutorial2&utm_medium=email&utm_source