Using the Blackboard in Unity Behavior | Unity Tutorial @LlamAcademy

Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

In this video you'll learn all about the Blackboard in Unity Behavior including how to create new variables on the Blackboard, assign values in the Inspector, and assign values in your code!

The Blackboard pattern is a powerful and common way to provide data to your AI. Learn how to use Unity Behavior's Blackboard to level up your AI!

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📚 Resources:
🟠 Learn Unity Behavior (Playlist): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLllNmP7eq6TR0v1XC7UnIPvH5chSepES2
🟠 Unity Behavior Docs: docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.behavior@1.0/manual/index.html

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Chapters:
00:00 Topic Introduction
01:06 Limitations of Unity Behavior's Blackboard
01:58 Where to get the sample
02:17 Using the Blackboard
04:21 Adding new Variables to Blackboard
05:18 Changing Blackboard Values at Runtime with Code
07:00 Reading Values from the Blackboard with Code
08:30 Closing Demo, Thoughts, & How to Support LlamAcademy

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