# Create a Drivable 3D Car with Physics and Game Controls - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/create-a-drivable-3d-car-with-physics-and-game-controls)

> Hi! In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a car interaction using the Game Controls Camera Follow in Spline.

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# Create a Drivable 3D Car with Physics and Game Controls

Spline 3DIntermediate4 min

Hi! In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a car interaction using the Game Controls Camera Follow in Spline.

Check our Physics tutorial to learn how it works: <https://youtu.be/NdBpmhGvvW0>

## What you’ll learn

1. [0:00Introduction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yi%5FscY2GE&t=0s)
2. [0:25Adding the game controls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yi%5FscY2GE&t=25s)
3. [1:25Controlling the camera follow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yi%5FscY2GE&t=85s)
4. [1:55Using custom key actions for rotation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yi%5FscY2GE&t=115s)
5. [2:34Adjusting the speed of the car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yi%5FscY2GE&t=154s)
6. [3:00Exploring camera delays](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yi%5FscY2GE&t=180s)
7. [3:50Outro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yi%5FscY2GE&t=230s)

## Related resources

- [Forest - PhysicsTemplate](https://app.spline.design/academy/tutorials/create-a-drivable-3d-car-with-physics-and-game-controls?redirect-duplicate-template-uuid=a22d47c6-a5c6-4b25-b681-ff43ceb718f9&is-2d-file=false)
- [Game Controls EventDocument](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/game-controls-event)
- [PhysicsDocument](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/physics)

## Overview

- Spline 3D
- 4 min
- Intermediate

## Part of

- [Animation & Interactions in Spline](https://spline.design/academy/collections/animation-interactions-in-spline/create-a-drivable-3d-car-with-physics-and-game-controls)

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