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# Authoring a simulation
Build your first simulation in HyperSkill Studio: the scene, the tasks, and playing it back.
## Overview
## Building your first simulation
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### Create the simulation
Select **Create New Sim** in the top right corner of the My Sims page, which opens by default when you launch the app. Name the simulation, choose a virtual space from the list, and press **Create**.
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### Learn to move around
The camera controls are the same ones a learner uses. See [Controls](/start-here/controls.md).
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### Choose a task type
Click the dropdown to select the task you want.
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### Add your steps
Click the Plus button  to add the first step of your instructions, then fill out the fields of the task. Repeat for every step.
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### Save and play
Click the save icon  to save your changes, then press **Play** to enter experience mode and try it as a learner would.
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Your simulation appears under [**Sims**](https://platform.siminsights.com/simulations) in HyperSkill Platform, where you can share it, duplicate it, and see analytics for every run. See [Your sims and assets](/hyperskill-studio-authoring/your-sims-and-assets.md).
## Going further
* Placing and adjusting objects: [Scene Layout](/hyperskill-studio-authoring/authoring-a-simulation/scene-layout.md) and [Inspector](/hyperskill-studio-authoring/authoring-a-simulation/inspector.md).
* Making the simulation react to what a learner does: [State machine reference](/hyperskill-studio-authoring/state-machine-reference.md).
* Scoring what they did: [Scoring and mastery](/scoring-and-mastery.md).
