Installation - Unity Tutorial

- Okay guys, welcome back. So it's time to jump straight in now. Now, the first thing I want to do is ensure that you have the correct software. My personal preference is to use the Unity 3D gaming engine to develop applications and games. And this is because it's multi-platform. I can build WANs inside the software and then I can employ to various devices. So it doesn't really matter if my client or myself has an Android device or iOS device, a couple of changes here and there, and we don't have to rebuild the entire thing over again, which is fantastic. So, first thing that I want to do is simply grab myself and throw myself in the corner, there we go. And here we are looking at Google. So, if you just go across to the Unity3d.com website, here we go, this is, as I said it's the end of September 9, 2018, and the page may change every now and again, the image will definitely change, but this is the Unity 3D website. Now, on the left-hand side here, there's a blue button that says, "Get Unity." And in the top right-hand corner we have this little icon here that is for creating an account, which we will need, but, if you don't have Unity, I want you to do this when you actually install the software, and if you do have Unity, then you've no doubt already got one. So, first things first then, let's come across over here and click and "Get Unity." So this will take us through to the loading page, this has recently switched around and, think it's basically down to the marketing they're trying to push the Plus account. But, like I said, there is a free version here which is what I'm going to be using today to basically show you how this works. Now, if you've already got Unity, and you just want to upgrade to the latest version, scroll all the way down to the bottom, and here is the link to the software that you guys will need. Now, I'm not actually going to upgrade my version of Unity, and the reason for this at the moment is because I'm halfway through a project. And that can sometimes interfere with the code, as the libraries have been upgraded, and I don't want to break my project that I'm currently working on. So just bear that in mind, guys, if you do currently have Unity, don't jump straight in and upgrade unless you've completed the project that you're currently working on. Now, for everybody else, all I want you to do is click "Try Personal." And this is totally fine to use as software until you earn over 100,000 U.S. dollars. So, once you've built your fantastic GPS application, and made $100,000, then you'll need to upgrade to the different licenses. But I'm sure you'll not be too bothered at that point. Now, all you have to do, is click get Unity here, accept the terms, and I'm on a Mac today so it's asking me to download for Mac, but this automatically switches if you're using Windows. Now, I'm not going to teach you how to install software, I'm sure you guys already know how to do this. But what I will say is, if I just grab the software store for a second, I just want to make sure one more thing is included. So if I just open this up. What we're going to use as the background of our GPS app is Vuforia. Now, it's not a Vuforia course, but it's the easiest way to kind of use a background camera, as Vuforia is now integrated fully within Unity itself, which is fantastic. Now, if you don't know what Vuforia is, it's an augmented reality software that has been integrated recently as a partner with Unity. Which is fantastic. Okay, so, if I just jump down and grab my installer for a second that's bouncing away, there we go, it's already running, let's just install anyway, I know it's already running in the background. What I want to show you guys is about three clicks in, so one, two, three. Here we go, look. We are faced with a list of different modules that can be installed. Now I just want you to make sure that this one is ticked because that's the software I'm going to use for the background camera. Now, all the rest of it is Unity and Visual Studio if it's a fresh install, and depending on what you're installing, Android or iOS, tick the relevant libraries, and then install the software by clicking "Continue." Okay guys, so get the software installed, get Visual Basic if you don't already have it, and make sure Unity's ticked. I'd recommend the Documentation as well, mine's unchecked because it's already installed on my software and hard drive. Tick whatever you guys fancy, just bear in mind, it does get a little bit large. So, only install the Facebook and Windows side if you're actually wanting to use that one right now for example. Okay guys, I'll see you in the next video.