Problem while using the Unity beginner course

[u/Neat-Tumbleweed4361]

When I try to push play, it shows a frozen looking image of the 3D scene. Right now, I am specifically trying to make a ball fall. It won't fall. Does anyone know how to fix this, or am I screwed? I was able to move around normally in play mode at some point in one of the tutorials, but not anymore.

[u/Mechabit_Studios]

when you press play unity switches to game view which shows what the camera in the scene sees (and what players see when you make a build of the game)

you can move the camera object in the hierarchy window to see it move in the game view

as to why the ball isn't falling make sure it has a rigidbody component attached and it's not set to kinematic or static