Unity Tutorials from the Interaction Station
Here is a collection of tutorials by the Interaction Station for getting started with Unity. All videos are on Microsoft Streams, so you'll need to login using your myWDKA account.
Getting Started Tutorials
Starting a new project and working with the interface
Start here to get the basics of creating a new project and working with the interface
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/c52a75d1-bc2d-4eb0-98e5-74d9aede03e9
Materials In Depth
Materials control the appearance of your 3d objects.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/2dfef468-c07a-4b4a-afd3-f2784d287143
Sounds
Create some background 3d audio.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/d227acb0-0db0-4e48-ad40-851318c37892
Creating Animation Inside Unity
Use Unity's built-in animation system to animate properties like position, scale, rotation and more.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/ac7a7424-c18b-4e19-8861-603ae2b18ec1
Quixel Bridge to Unity
Quixel Bridge is an amazing resource with a massive library of 3d scanned objects and surfaces that you can use in your Unity projects.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/30312406-234d-4d90-8222-994c7da36238
HDRI Lighting
HDRI lighting allows you use 360 panoramic images to light your scene. Use this to quickly get realistic lighting a reflections.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/4dcfc954-fc17-4001-b2ee-1d2644052d1c
Post Processing
Post Processing has a number of effects to make your final scene look even better. You can do things like color grading, add motion blur and more.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/862d6f13-aa79-4532-9f2a-b23064f2f516
First Person Controller from the Asset Store and Quick Pro Builder Intro
Easily add a first person controller into your game, to allow you walk around your scene. We also look at probuilder, an addon for Unity that lets you create complex 3d models inside the Unity engine.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/0d0cfd43-93ac-4a71-8ce1-f84d8ecdf891
INTRO TO SCRIPTING:
Learn how to use Visual Studio to edit C# scripts in Unity.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/01217de1-2bb7-47bf-a7d3-02a12f6a5a85
Character Animation
Character Animation Basics
Download 3d characters and animations from Mixamo.com into Unity.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/4a29e7bd-0281-4bb2-aeda-dc83cb619622?list=studio
Character Controller Part 1:
Create your own custom character controller.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/55780405-54df-451b-b801-d8ef911a6f10
Character Controller Part 2:
Create your own custom character controller continued.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/8f4f3451-c55e-46fe-8a18-2f16c5a145eb?list=studio
Step by Step, Enable VR in your Unity Project
Setting up a project for VR Unity 2021.2 and later
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/c4ef83ef-8188-485d-bc02-2023e27a3504?list=studio
In this example I'll be using Unity's XR Interaction Toolkit to enable VR cameras in your scene, as well a quick demo on how to teleport and create grabble objects.
You can find info on how to install the XR interaction toolkit here: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.xr.interaction.toolkit@2.0/manual/index.html https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/c4ef83ef-8188-485d-bc02-2023e27a3504?list=studio
Setting up VR and XR interaction toolkit project in Unity for versions 2019.4,2020.x & 2021.1
Full tutorial here
VR with the Oculus Quest
Publish to Oculus Quest in Standalone (Updated Jan 2022)
How to get ready to publish your Unity scene to the Oculus Quest VR Headset.
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/e5d4b098-9f51-41f9-8e47-cb537e09fcae
If you're not able to able to open the Oculus software on school computers