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# Introduction to Unit 5

Preview how this unit will help you design effective game UI as the main way users interact with your application.

A well-designed UI is the primary means of interaction between players and the game.

In this tutorial, you’ll get a quick overview of what to expect from this unit about UI.

## 1. Overview

In this unit, you’ll learn how to create user interfaces (UI) in a Unity project. Then you’ll apply those new skills and add UI to your own game.

A well-designed UI is the primary means of interaction between players and the game.

![Image from Unity UI Samples on the Asset Store](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20230829/learn/images/fd9d0c48-3e24-401f-ba12-457b5b35e865_UI_Menu.png)

In this tutorial, you’ll get a quick overview of what to expect from this unit about UI.

## 2. What you’ll do

## Complete the UI project

To learn how to implement user interfaces in Unity, you will first work through a new project step-by-step, learning all of the necessary skills along the way. In this tutorial, you’ll learn a bit more about what UI design is and the tools available in Unity to help you create UIs.

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20230829/videos/18fb1572-4185-4e45-8e53-afd9c71c98eb_full-ui-menu.mp4)

## Add user interfaces to your own game

After you’ve completed the UI project, you will have all the skills you need to implement UIs in your game. At a minimum, you will add the following elements:

- A play button that activates the game.
- A title text element that disappears after you start the game.

By the end of this unit, your game should look something like this:

![](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20230829/learn/images/5c8d5c23-b941-4962-afb8-963be7b647ac_rollaballtitlescreen.png)

## 3. Next steps

Now that you have a good understanding of what to expect from this unit, you’re ready to get started. Next, you’ll get started on the UI  project to learn how to user interfaces in Unity.