Time for action – creating the player capsule

We can create a nice player capsule in just a few steps:

1. Click on Create | 3D Object | Capsule from the Hierarchy panel and name it Player.
2. Select the Player GameObject and click on Add Component at the bottom of the Inspector tab. Search for Rigidbody and hit Enter to add it.
3. Expand the Constraints property at the bottom of the Rigidbody component:
   • Check the boxes for Freeze Rotation on the X and Y axes.

4. Select the Materials folder and click on Create | Material. Name it Player_Mat.

5. Change the Albedo property to a bright green and drag the material to the Player object in the Hierarchy panel:

You've created the Player out of a capsule primitive, a Rigidbody component, and a new bright green material. Don't worry about what the Rigidbody component is just yet—all you need to know right now is that it allows our capsule to interact...