Make the Ball Move

Both paddles answer your keys now. The ball has been sitting at the center of the field since you made it. This chapter gets it moving, and it starts with a script of its own. A ball does not behave anything like a paddle, so it gets its own file rather than a copy of PaddleController.

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Topics in Make the Ball Move

  1. Understand Colliders
  2. Add a Kinematic Rigidbody
    1. Why Not Use Physics
  3. See What the Ball Touched
    1. Write Your Own Method
  4. Bounce Off the Walls
    1. Stop the Double Bounce

All 54 topics in the Your First Unity Game