User:ChmmrAvatar2155

About Me
I am a college student, and my interests lie in the field of computer programming and video game design. My experience programming started in eighth grade, during a class in middle school specifically made for them. My passion for game design was only enhanced when I took a summer class to learn C# in Unity (game engine). I've always wanted to make video games, as I grew up playing many great games, and I want other people who are growing up to have as many good games available to them as they can. This has led to follow a major in Computer Science while I am in college. My username, ChmmrAvatar2155, comes from one of my favorite childhood games, The Ur-Quan Masters (also known as Star Control II). The Chmmr are a very interesting race from that game, but I don't want to share many details about them, as it would be hard to without spoiling the game's story. The game is free, and can be downloaded at this site.

I have other hobbies outside of programming and video games. I was a member of the Boy Scouts for nearly six years and completed the requirements to become an Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America). Through that program I did a lot of hiking, including a 50-mile hike along the J-Section of the Pacific Crest Trail. In addition, I like to make art, and I enjoy baking.

My Wiki Interests
In my time on Wikipedia, I do not know for sure what my plans are. As of now, I would like to upload photos of places I hike to the appropriate trail pages. In addition, I would like to share information on lesser-known games, such as the previously mentioned Ur-Quan Masters. In addition, when I end up finishing and releasing my games, I would like to help create and maintain articles about said games.

Article Evaluation
I visited the Unity (game engine) page on Wikipedia, and found three aspects of information in the article worth commenting on, notably a comparison to its competetitors, its sales history, and the potential uses of this program.

Comparison to Competitors
Firstly, Unity is a free-to-use game engine, but there are many other programs that fit that description, such as Unreal Engine and Godot (game engine). I feel it would be very useful to many people to list what strengths and weaknesses Unity has over its competitors. For example, Unity is known by many for its robust documentation and active FAQs compared to its competitors (as seen here), however this is never mentioned in Unity's Wiki page. Similarly, Unity has weaknesses compared to other engines, such as how it is not very well suited for online games.

Sales History
Next, the Unity page has a section talking about its licensing model, in which they include information about how the product is priced to different groups of people. What I think would be useful and interesting information is a detailed graph and/or table that shows the history of the app’s downloads across the app’s existence. The table or graph could also show how many people downloaded the Personal version versus the Business version, to show the program’s popularity to the different audiences. The graph may have areas where the numbers change heavily in either direction, which can provide insight about what external events impacted the program's success. Not only would this be interesting information, but it could also be useful to upcoming creators of other engines to know what business figures to expect.

App Usage
Lastly, Unity may be intended as a game engine, however it has many other uses. The Unity Wiki page has a section on this, however it is not as robust as it could be. It is not very well known, but Unity has been used as a system to teach science using the built-in physics engine, it has been used to help create 3D simulations for the US Military, and even medical treatments for those with conditions such as PTSD. These are all important uses of the application that show its versatility, and I feel the page suffers from these items being missing.

Overall
However, despite these criticisms, the page is very well made in other regards. The citations are all accurate, the information is very up-to-date, and there are no grammatical errors to be found. The article works as-is, however has that little bit of room for improvement.