Unity Engine

Question 1

Game engine :

Answer 1

A game engine is simply defined as a software framework that is designed specifically for video
game development

Question 2

Unity :

Answer 2

Unity is a cross-platform game engine with a built-in IDE
developed by Unity Technologies.

It is used to develop video games for web plugins, desktop platforms, consoles and mobile devices

Question 3

IDE :

Answer 3

IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment:

Question 4

Unity actually is the union of :

Answer 4

(1) a game engine, that allows game created to run (hence to be played) in different environments,
(2) an application where the “visible pieces” of a game can be put together (the IDE) with a graphical
preview and using a controlled “play it” function, and
(3) a code editor (the one provided is MonoDevelop, but developers can use others; yes I know that code
writing is usually classified as part of the IDE, but for the sake of clarity of what follows, let’s keep it as a
separate piece).