Unity Foundations·Practice drills 3

Drill 8: Improve it — Input and player control

Add one improvement and explain the benefit.

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Add one improvement and explain the benefit.

PlayerController.csC#
using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] private float speed = 6f;
    private Rigidbody body;

    private void Awake()
    {
        body = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
    }

    private void FixedUpdate()
    {
        float horizontal = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
        float vertical = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
        Vector3 direction = new Vector3(horizontal, 0f, vertical).normalized;
        body.MovePosition(body.position + direction * speed * Time.fixedDeltaTime);
    }
}
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