Playing a video from the internet on a screen

Something we talked about in the introduction of this recipe was the fact that games are able to produce magical moments by combining different interactive elements and putting them together. What those magical moments actually are will vary depending on who you ask, and you'll probably get as many different answers as people you question. To me, something that kept me amazed in the early days of 3D games was looking at an in-game television – I found it extremely cool to be able to watch a screen within a screen! Honoring that memory, we'll tackle how to create an interactive display and how to link any videos that you might want to play in it. I hope you find it as useful as I find it entertaining! Take a look at the following screenshot:

Getting ready

We usually say that you don't need a lot to follow these recipes. While that is mostly true, we're at a point where we'll actually need to create one of the assets we'll be using – the TV screen...