Mastering Unity 2D Game Development - Second Edition

Chapter 3. Getting Animated

Unity has a powerful built-in animation system. In this chapter, we will discuss animating using a sprite sheet to create the walk cycle for our main character.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

• Overview of animation features
• Sprite sheet animation
• Animation Controllers
• Access animators from scripts

Fundamentals of sprite animation

In this section, we will discuss, in general, the features included in Unity that can be used to create a sprite sheet animation. There are three main features that will be used to create a fully animated sprite character: Animation clips, Animation Controllers, and Animator components.

Animation clips

Animation clips are the heart of the animation system within Unity. All animations ...