diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+[Ll]ibrary/
+[Tt]emp/
+[Oo]bj/
+[Bb]uild/
+
+# Autogenerated VS/MD solution and project files
+*.csproj
+*.unityproj
+*.sln
+*.suo
+*.tmp
+*.user
+*.userprefs
+*.pidb
+*.booproj
+
+# Unity3D generated meta files
+*.pidb.meta
+
+# Unity3D Generated File On Crash Reports
+sysinfo.txt
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Christian Putzke
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# asteroids
+The classical game Asteroids made with the Unity Game Engine.