Stop! Hammer time

Now that you've seen some of what Unity can do, it's time to download the program and kick the tires! The free version of Unity is available for a low price of... well, free (at the time of this writing) from the Unity 3D website.

  1. Go to http://unity3D.com.
  2. Click on the Download button.
  3. Download the latest version of the Unity 3D authoring tool for your platform—Mac or PC. If you are given the option, make sure to download the sample project along with the program.
  4. Follow all the onscreen prompts until the Unity authoring tool has finished installing.
  5. Launch Unity!

Fight Some Angry Bots

After a quick registration process, Unity is ready to go. With any luck, the AngryBots Demo will automatically open. If it doesn't, and you're faced ...

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