Setting up the Unity environment
Like all projects, we will begin by launching Unity and creating a new project. The first steps will create a project folder which contains several files and directories:
- Launch the Unity application.
- Choose the
Newoption after the application splash screen loads.
- Create a new project by launching the Unity application. Save the project as
Trappist1in a location of your choice, as demonstrated in Figure 2.2:
Figure 2.2: New project window
To prepare for VR, we will adjust the Build Settings and Player Settings windows.
- Open
Build SettingsfromFile|Build Settings. - Select the
Platformfor your target device (iOS or Android).
- Click the
Switch Platformbutton to confirm the change. The Unity icon in the right-hand column of the platform panel indicates the currently selected build platform. By default, it will appear next to theStandaloneoption. After switching, the icon should now be onAndroidoriOSplatform, as shown in Figure 2.3:
Figure 2.3: Build Settings...
