Add functionality with components

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Foundational

1 Hour

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Overview

Before you begin

Position the Main Camera

Give the Sprite mass

Add a collider

Experiment with falling Sprites

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Introduction to 2D

Summary

In this tutorial, you will see how components add functionality to Sprites. The component you will see in action here, the RigidBody 2D Component, lets a Sprite behave like a physical object instead of floating in space. In this tutorial, you will:

Position the Main Camera to display action in the Game view.
Add physical properties to a 2D GameObject by applying the RigidBody 2D component.
Enter Play mode to preview a Scene in the Game view.
Experiment with 2D physics in Unity.