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• Unity was a proud sponsor of the 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration October 15, 2019
  We had an amazing time at #GHC19. Read on to discover our favorite moments from the event, what inspired our team the most, and a few pieces of advice for women entering the tech world. Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) is the “world’s largest gathering of women technologists.” Every year, over 25,000 people meet to celebrate […]
  Paul Saiedi
• Introducing the new Input System October 14, 2019
  The Input System is available in preview for Unity 2019.1 and later. This new system focuses on ease of use and consistency across devices and platforms. Install it via the Package Manager, give it a try, and join us on the forums with any feedback you have. Unity’s current built-in input management system was designed […]
  René Damm
• Improve workflows, validate decisions, and avoid errors with Presets October 11, 2019
  With Presets, you can customize the default state of just about anything in Unity – Components, Importers, Managers – without coding. Presets can benefit development teams of all sizes, from streamlining repetitive tasks or validating design decisions, to enforcing standards and project templating. In this post, we’ll dig into many of the features provided by […]
  Marc Tanenbaum
• Customizing Snaps Prototype assets with ProBuilder October 7, 2019
  We recently introduced Snaps, asset packs designed to help bring your projects to life. Read on to learn how you can benefit from using Snaps to lay out your levels quickly and easily and how to modify the assets to use them in your game. What are Snaps Prototype assets? Snaps Prototypes are modular prototyping assets […]
  Matt Schell
• Unity acquires ChilliConnect October 3, 2019
  You’ve heard us talk about bringing LiveOps to your game management, and at Unity, we believe in having a choice when looking for the right tools to fit your needs. Today we’re excited to confirm that Unity has acquired ChilliConnect, the live game management services company. With the addition of ChilliConnect to the Unity ecosystem, […]
  Luc Barthelet
• Labs Spotlight: Project MARS October 2, 2019
  Project MARS, Mixed and Augmented Reality Studio, is a new Unity toolset specifically designed to help our creators make better spatial experiences and games that can run anywhere in the world. It has two key parts: a Unity extension and companion apps for phones and AR head-mounted displays (HMDs). We are at a fascinating inflection […]
  Timoni West
• Speed up mobile iteration with the new Device Simulator September 27, 2019
  When you’re creating content for mobile devices, you have to test and tweak your project to make sure it works with a huge variety of device characteristics. Even if you have access to all of your targeted hardware, getting a sense of how your content will look on each of these devices is time-consuming. That’s […]
  JC Cimetiere
• Unity Roadmap @ Unite Copenhagen 2019 September 26, 2019
  At Unite Copenhagen, we talked about what’s on our roadmap for our upcoming Unity 2019.3 and 2020.1 and presented our vision for what you should expect in 2020. Check out the video of the talk below, and read the finer details in this PDF copy of the slide deck from the talk.  Unity’s evolution […]
  Will Goldstone
• Connecting design and construction with Unity Reflect September 25, 2019
  Check out the first project leveraging Unity’s new architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) product, Unity Reflect. Designed by award-winning architecture firm SHoP Architects, 9 DeKalb is a residential tower set to become the tallest structure in Brooklyn, and Unity Reflect is helping project stakeholders accelerate communication and construction planning for this landmark project. Since announcing […]
  Nick Davis
• Shaping the world with real-time 3D: Unite Copenhagen keynote highlights September 23, 2019
  Unite Copenhagen is officially here, and we’re thrilled that the action is taking place just down the street from where the first lines of Unity were written 15 years ago. We kicked it off with a keynote full of game-changing announcements and breathtaking demos.  Read on for all the juicy details – and don’t forget […]
  Community Team