Make something move in Unity (in 5 minutes)

If Unity has ever felt confusing, this will fix that.

You’re not learning Unity today.
You’re just going to see something move.

Step 1: Create a new project (1 minute)

Open Unity Hub
Click New Project → 3D (Core)
Name it anything
Click Create

Step 2: Add a cube (30 seconds)

In the Hierarchy:
Right-click → 3D Object → Cube
Press F to focus it

You now have a GameObject.

Step 3: Add this script (2 minutes)

Select the Cube
Click Add Component → New Script
Name it: Spin

Replace everything inside with this:

using UnityEngine;

public class Spin : MonoBehaviour
{
    private void Update()
    {
        transform.Rotate(0f, 90f * Time.deltaTime, 0f);
    }
}

Save the script.

Step 4: Press play (10 seconds)

Click Play.

The cube spins.

What just happened (this is important)

You didn’t “learn programming.”

• You ran code
• You controlled an object
• You saw a real result

That’s the hardest part of Unity.
Everything else builds from here.

Stop here

Tomorrow, we build on it.

Dan