Creating a GameObject
To create a GameObject, click on the GameObject menu and select Create Empty or click the Create Other drop-down and select from Unity’s premade GameObjects. An empty GameObject will be empty, except for a Transform Component. The Transform Component is automatically attached to any GameObject and cannot be removed. Figure 2.6 shows the GameObject menu and its contents.
Figure 2.6 The GameObject menu—Create Other
Let’s create an empty GameObject that we will build upon for our first game sprite in Chapter 3, “Creating 2D Sprites”:
1. Left-click the GameObject menu and select Create Empty (or use Ctrl + Shift + N for the ...
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