Sprout Viz Using KeyShot for ID-Led Visual Content Creation
Sprout Studios has announced their latest business venture building on their expertise in product design and visualization. Sprout Viz is a new Industrial Design-led visual content creation studio using KeyShot to deliver high resolution, photorealistic, computer-generated imagery (CGI) and animations. In the works since prior to events that shifted the…Read More
Animation Showcase on freely streaming shorts to animation artists
The Animation Showcase is the new streaming service made exclusively for the animation industry. This dedicated platform shows work from studios big and small, from industry giants to up-and-coming independents. Participating film-makers can expect an engaged audience of animators, artists and studios, as well as directors and producers from the…Read More
Using the New KeyShot Light Manager
With KeyShot 10, we introduce a new Light Manager to control all your scene lighting from one locations. Today, we’ll learn about the Light Manager features and how you can use it to better manage all types of scene lighting.Read More
Grow with the Unity Certified Instructor (UCI) Program
Have you considered using your Unity skills to help other professionals? Be part of a supportive community of instructors, share knowledge and grow. Apply to join the Unity Certified Instructor Program and take your training skills to the next level. Who are Unity Certified Instructors? The UCI Program was created…Read More
Create state-of-the-art car cockpits with Elektrobit’s EB GUIDE and Unity
The growing prevalence of high-performance computing platforms in cars combined with the increasing sizes and numbers of displays are driving demand for more immersive in-vehicle human-machine interface (HMI) experiences. To make these advanced user interfaces (UIs) possible, Unity is collaborating with Elektrobit (EB), whose EB GUIDE platform powers in-car UIs…Read More
How to Create Mesh Material with KeyShot RealCloth
KeyShot RealCloth allows you to create visually accurate woven materials inside KeyShot. It’s a game-changer for visualizing everything from complex flannel and fleece to muslin and more. However, it can be used to create other woven materials and with KeyShot 10, there are even more possibilities. Here, we’ll take a…Read More
Explore, learn and create with the new HDRP Scene template
We are excited to share our brand-new template for the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP), which helps beginners get started with multi-room lighting setups, physically based lighting intensities, and much more. The scene has been created by a small group of game industry veterans composed of 3D environment artists, VFX…Read More
Become a better Unity developer with these tips from the community
Every Tuesday, Unity users share their best tips on Twitter with the #UnityTips tag. We’ve put together a list of the top tips from the past four months to help you enhance your visuals and improve your workflows. Get ready to take your Unity skills to the next level! Enhance…Read More
Your Questions: Cloud Content Delivery and Addressables
The Addressable Asset System is a vital feature for many Unity users – particularly those with lots of content to manage. We’ve noticed some questions about using Cloud Content Delivery to deliver those assets to players, so here’s a quickstart guide. Cloud Content Delivery (CCD) binds together an extremely powerful…Read More
Where can animation families find resources and community in 2021?
Since 1952, The Animation Guild (IATSE local 839) has represented animation artists, writers and technicians. The Guild functions as a traditional labor organization — it negotiates wage minimums and improved working conditions such as employer-paid pension and health benefits, and acts as an advocate for its members. The Guild’s goal…Read More
The most wonderful (real)time of the year – Season 2
Every year, people of all ages celebrate the festive month of December with a beloved holiday tradition: watching their favorite animated programs. In 2020, animated entertainment expanded far beyond seasonal specials to take over our screens all year long. In fact, with much of the live-action film and television production…Read More
Best Tutorials of 2020
Planning to scale up your skillset over the holidays? This collection of our most-watched tutorials from 2020 is a great place to start. As the year comes to an end, there’s no better time to reminisce about what we’ve been up to in the last 12 months. So we’ve compiled…Read More
Happy holidays from the Unity ML-Agents team!
On behalf of the Unity ML-Agents team, we want to wish everyone and their loved ones a happy holiday and new year! As we close out 2020, we wanted to take a moment to highlight a few of our favorite community projects in 2020, recap our progress since our v1.0…Read More
The road to 2021: The many dimensions of the 2D team
We recently shared our roadmap plans for 2021. Now we invite you inside Unity to meet some of the teams working towards these goals. In this third post of the series, we introduce you to the 2D team. Our Unity 2021 roadmap explains some of our focus areas for next…Read More
How the Game Growth program accelerates your game
Unity’s Game Growth program was designed to help indie developers find the right players for their game. Find out more about our industry-leading approach to user acquisition, using data science, machine learning, and automation. You’ve created a mobile game. Now what? How do you make sure it reaches its maximum…Read More
Find best-in-class third-party products with the Unity Verified Solutions Partner (VSP) program
Verified Solutions Partners (VSPs) are vetted and endorsed by Unity – which means they can help you make your workflows even more seamless as you build and scale your experiences with confidence. Last year, we launched the Verified Solutions Partners (VSP) program to answer a common question we receive from Unity…Read More
Pixyz 2020.2 – Advanced optimization for all
With the release of 2020.2 products from our partner Pixyz, Unity customers within multiple industries can benefit from new functionality that combines advanced game-inspired optimization with expanded and improved interoperability. For more detail, please refer to the documentation pages for Pixyz. Note that Pixyz Batch also benefits from all non-UI…Read More
Breakout assets of 2020
2020 saw some crazy things, including a few new standout assets you may not have seen. Each year, thousands of new and updated assets arrive at the Unity Asset Store, from 3D models to full-featured game templates. Experienced developers know how powerful these assets can be, helping them to save…Read More
Unity 2020.2 TECH Stream is now available for download
With more than 400 improvements, Unity 2020.2 TECH Stream continues our commitment to workflow, stability, and performance enhancements. Check out some of the key highlights below. We had plans for 2020. We were going to do things better to make Unity better for you. And we did. We reexamined our…Read More
Automate your playtesting: Create Virtual Players for Game Simulation
It’s easy to automate playtesting by creating a Virtual Player (a game-playing agent), then using Game Simulation to run automated playtests at scale. Read on to discover three case studies describing how iLLOGIKA, Furyion, and Ritz Deli created Virtual Players – offloading nearly 40,000 hours (~4.5 years) of automated playtesting…Read More