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The Player Character: Part 1

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Beginner
+10 XP
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In the previous tutorial, you explored the Unity Editor and imported the Assets for this Project. Now you’re ready to begin work on the player character!
In this tutorial, you’ll:
  • Create a Prefab for your player character
  • Begin to animate the character
  • Make sure your character reacts to physics
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be ready to write your first script to control John Lemon’s movement.
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