Week 4: Dec. 6 - 10, 2021

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the Profiler to analyze a scene and identify where optimization bottlenecks are occurring.

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:

• Deduce the script method that uses the most CPU time (vs. a script method that does not) by using the CPU profiler in the Profiler window
• Differentiate a loop that efficiently goes through a collection once in an Update() call from many loops that go through the same collection in an Update() call
• Recognize possible issues that might cause performance problems (e.g., too many RigidBody components, too many Colliders, too many shadows, etc.), given a scenario
• Investigate performance issues caused by poly count, texture sizes, or too many objects on the screen by using Unity's Stats window
• Identify unnecessary nested if statements

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• Evidencing your progress
• Updating your portfolio and resume
• Preparing for interviews