Unity scripting

1. Scripting overview

   MonoBehaviour scripts, the Unity API and script compilation.

2. Creating and using scripts

   Attaching MonoBehaviour components and public fields in the Inspector.

3. Event functions

   Awake, Start, Update, FixedUpdate and execution order.

4. Coroutines

   IEnumerator, yield instructions and timed behavior.

5. ScriptableObject

   Data containers independent of GameObjects.

6. Prefabs

   Prefab assets, instances, variants and Instantiate.

7. Scenes and GameObjects

   Scenes, GameObjects and components.

8. Script serialization

   SerializeField and Unity serialization rules.

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• ARCore
• Godot GDScript
• Godot scenes and nodes
• Meta Quest SDK
• Meta Spatial SDK
• OpenXR
• Unity ECS, Jobs and Burst
• Unity physics
• Unity rendering pipelines
• Unity UI, input and animation
• Unreal Engine Blueprints
• Unreal Engine C++ gameplay framework