In this article, I will go over some of the common components and terminology you will come across when developing in Unitys’ AR environment. When you set up your environment of AR development (in my example I set up ARcore for Android) you will have 4 game objects in the…

In this article, I will explain how to get started with AR development using ARcore and Unity. To get started Unity does make it pretty easy. You can download the AR template and Unity will set most of the environment up for you. There are a few things to change…

In this quick article, I will go over the different aiming features available in in Unitys Cinemachine. When you create and place a virtual camera into your scene Unity creates a game object with “CinemachineVirtualCamera” component attached (and attaches a “CinemachineBrain” component to your main camera if there is none…

In this short article, I will go over what light probes are and how to use them in Unity. In Unity, baked lighting can make scenes look very visually appealing. …

In this article, I will go over how to add light layers in the Unity High Definition Render Pipeline. Light layers are a way of setting light sources to only affect specific objects in Unity, for example you can set a light on a layer and set it to effect…

In this article, I will show you how to mix two texture maps in Unity HDRP. In my project, I want to mix dirt and cobblestone materials on a plane to add another layer of realism to the material. The first step is to create the new material to use…

In this article, I will go over Decals in Unity HDRP. A decal is a texture that can be projected over the material, think like a sticker in photoshop, graffiti on a brick wall or blood splatter on the ground. Adding a decal to an object in Unity is pretty…

In this short article, I will show you how to upgrade your project from the Lightweight Render Pipeline (LWRP) to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). The first step is to create a backup package. I go over how to do this in my previous article. Next, open a new…

In this short article, I’ll explain how to set up occlusion culling in Unity. Occlusion Culling is a very useful tool we have to help boost performance in our games. …