Unity Web Player is a small browser add-on designed to run 3D online games in a web browser window. Let's look at what kind of program this is that allows you to play 3D games without installing them.
How does Web Player work?
By installing the latest version of the plugin and restarting the browser, the user will be able to run any games developed or ported to the Unity engine. Even those using DirectX and OpenGL. Such games are produced by both well-known brands, for example, EA Games, and inconspicuous studios working in the genre of indie, browser-based strategies and puzzles.
All game files are stored on servers owned or leased by the application developer. During startup, the necessary data is transferred to the computer in finished form, that is, rendered scenes, calculated physics, etc. The browser only visualizes and reproduces the received information. For the Web Player plugin to work properly with 3D applications, you need a high-speed Internet connection. For VKontakte games the traffic will be less.
Compatibility
The web player is a multi-platform application and runs on:
- Windows 8.1;
- Windows 7;
- Windows 10;
- MacOS v10.7 and later.
Free operating systems are not yet included in the list of compatible ones.
Users of the most popular Internet browser Chrome often ask which browser supports the Unity plugin, because for some reason it does not work on Chrome. The answer lies in the question: there is a Russian version of the add-on for Opera, FireFox, Safari and IE. Unity support was removed from Chromium-based browsers back in version 42, released in April 2015, which means that fans of Chrome, Yandex, Amigo, etc. will not be able to enjoy 3D shooters, RPGs and colorful social networking games developed on Unity engine. The developers have not yet gotten to Maxtone and UC Browser.
Advantages and features of using the add-on
If you need to download Unity Web Player for games on the VKontakte social network, you can download the extension as an installation file from the link at the bottom of the page.
Using Unity, the user will be able to play any games and run applications on VK and Odnoklassniki without problems. You can also play a dynamic shooter in full screen mode without downloading installation files using the plugin. Moreover, even on a weak computer, because all calculations are performed by the server.
The application is able to independently find and download the update, saving the user from routine work. Operating Unity Web Player will not raise any questions even for beginners, because the application does not have any settings or even an interface, starts and unloads from RAM automatically and consumes few resources.
