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Presentation of an Existing Game Engine

Group Size: 1-3 people
Deliverables: 5-10 minute class presentation + slides + 2 page report
Judged on: Validity and correctness, clarity and completeness, extent of research and personal insight, exposition and argument

Announce your group and post your engine choice here

At least describe…

…how this engine differs from other engines (why did it get built in the first place?)
…the language that the engine mainly written in. Strenghts / weaknesses of using this language.
…the language (if any) that is used for scripting. Strenghts / weaknesses of using this language.
…the tools that are included. Do thay emphasize any kind of data over other? Can you create data with external tools?
…what platforms are supported and how seamless the transition between platforms is.
…the kinds of good third party components can you use. Are there some already included?
…the community of developers. What kind of support could you expect?
…the software licensing schema. How much do you expect to pay in license fees if delivering a single game title using this engine?
…what genres of games you would consider building with this engine (or why you would not use it at all), and what genres are not appropriate for this engine.

Groups

Blender Game Engine	Vífill, Gunnar, Baldur
Source Engine	Helgi, Guðmundur
Hero Engine	Ingi
ID Tech 3/4	Ólafur Unason, Finnur
ID Tech 1	Birgir, Sigurður
Unity 3D	Daníel, Jökull
Unreal Engine	Ólafur Waage, Georg, Hrafn
CryENGINE	Jóhann, Gísli, Brynjólfur
Build Engine	Jón, Þorsteinn

Undecided

Ágúst, Árni, Eyjólfur, Ingþór, Kristján, Oddur, Rúnar