To create a new Animation Controller right-click on the Assets folder in the project, select the Create option, and then select Animation Controller from the list:
Rename the file to dudeAC and double-click on it:
When you double-click on it, a new panel will open up called Animation, as shown in the following screenshot:
The Animation Controller basically controls the flow of the animation. There are three states that are added in by default; these are Entry, Any State, and Exit:
- The Entry state specifies which animation will be played at the start of the scene. So, in most cases the first animation that gets played is the idle animation.
- The Any State specifies which animation needs to be executed irrespective of the previous animation that is being played.
- The Exit state is the animation that is played at the exit of the scene.
Let's set up the states for the player, which...