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16 Highlights from 2016 on the Unity blog

December 29, 2016 in Community | 3 min. read
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We’re nearing the end of 2016 now. Everyone’s enjoying their winter festivities, and gazes are shifting to all we have in the works for 2017. But before we wrap up for the year, we’d like to take a moment to thank the wonderful Unity staff members that share their expertise and news on the blog. We all hope you’ve found their contributions both helpful and interesting. So, before we go, we’d like to highlight 16 of our favorite blog posts published in 2016. Don’t see your favorite among our list? Post it in the comments so others can find it too!

Happy holidays from Unity!

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Experimental feature: VFX Toolbox Image Sequencer

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Unity expands 2D offerings with Anima2D

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Developing the new input system together with you

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Demo team magic

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Adam Demo executable and assets released

Adam production design

Adam assets creation

Adam animation

December 29, 2016 in Community | 3 min. read

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