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Question by Rushmik · Feb 07, 2013 at 10:14 AM · windowapplicationtransparentdesktop

Can a "desktop pet" be made with Unity?

I am confident I can make a virtual pet simulator, but is it possible to have said pet roam around the screen whilst the user browses the web or attempts to work?

The main obstacles I imagine are:

  • Creating a transparent game window

  • Forcing said window to always stay on top

  • Adapting the window boundaries based on how much is visible

  • Moving the window to simulate the subject's movement

  • Clicking through transparent areas of the window? (say, if a pet and a ball exist and the user wishes to open a desktop shortcut between the two)

I have been searching and brainstorming ways to do something similar to this and thought I would ask here, as Unity would be my preferred development platform by far. If it is impossible in Unity but possible in another language, I would also love to know.

Thanks in advance for any leads!

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In fact can be done. (bilibili Portal: av2954524) Unfortunately, I do not know how to do it. Excuse me How many obstacles you have solved. ----------来自谷歌翻译/手动滑稽

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Answer by tanoshimi · Jul 24, 2017 at 09:14 AM

I wrote a blog article on this a couple of years ago: https://alastaira.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/creating-windowless-unity-applications/

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thank you very much! Your share has a great help to me. thanks again! ------还是来自谷歌翻译

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But do you know how to achieve the mouse click and penetrate transparent, and interact with the computer desktop?

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