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Welcome back to Keep it Real-time: Your biweekly roundup of recent news and resources from Unity in (almost) real-time.?

Today, learn what’s new with web runtimes and discover our latest UI demos. Then, find out how creators are using real-time 3D for social good, and consider applying to our Unity for Humanity 2024 Grant.

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Take your browser games to the next level

Unity has a long history with web runtimes and, at Unite 2023, we unveiled our latest offerings. In this deep dive, you’ll find details on support for mobile browsers, an early look at what WebGPU can do for advanced graphics and rendering on desktop browsers, and more about how our partnership with Meta will bring Unity titles to the Instant Games platform.

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Using real-time 3D for social good?

The Unity for Humanity Grant, first launched in 2020 to support social impact creators and their critical work, is now open for 2024 applications. When it comes to the longevity of real-time technology, the cheat codes are clear: equity, inclusivity, and sustainability. Next year, we will award a total of $500,000 USD across multiple projects, including a wellness-focused grant in collaboration with award-winning singer-songwriter, NYT bestselling author, and mental health pioneer, Jewel, and her Inspiring Children Foundation.

Read the story and explore some of the ways past grantees are tackling global challenges.

New UI Toolkit demos for programmers and artists

UI Toolkit provides a set of tools for developing performant and scalable runtime UI for games and applications, custom extensions for the Unity Editor, and runtime debugging tools. The new demo QuizU, for programmers, and the updated UI Toolkit Sample – Dragon Crashers for artists and designers, are two very different projects, each with extensive supporting instructional content.

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Want more? Check out these popular resources

• Unity 2023.2 Tech Stream is now available – The Unity 2023.2 Tech Stream is the latest release of our 2023 development cycle. Find out what’s new in this highlight roundup.?
• The development process of an Evil Wizard boss fight – Rubber Duck Games guides readers through the journey, from design and prototyping to animation, testing, and more for Evil Wizard.?
• Unite 2023 – Revisit highlights from the Keynote with this coverage from one of our 15th Unity Award winners, Code Monkey, on YouTube .

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