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Games Industry Programming

Games Industry Programming. Thaddaeus Frogley Lead Programmer. Who Am I?. 1st computer: ZX81 (aged 7) No degree 1st programming job building database front ends in VB for B2B firm Learnt C and got a games job 6 months later. Who Am I?. 17 Years in the Industry

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Games Industry Programming

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  1. Games Industry Programming • Thaddaeus Frogley • Lead Programmer

  2. Who Am I? • 1st computer: ZX81 (aged 7) • No degree • 1st programming job building database front ends in VB for B2B firm • Learnt C and got a games job 6 months later

  3. Who Am I? • 17 Years in the Industry • Mythos Games, Creature Labs, King of the Jungle, Rockstar, Climax

  4. Make Amazing Things

  5. Office Life

  6. Typical Day • Stand Up Meeting • Programming • Peer Reviews • Collaborate with Designers and Artists • Track your progress against a plan

  7. Real Programming • You actually have to think • What you can work out is often more important than what you already know • Constant learning • Rarely boring • Unsolved problems

  8. Real Programming • Efficiency matters • Processor time • Developer time • Memory, network and disk usage • Practical solutions to impossible problems

  9. Skills • Programming: C/C++, HLSL, “scripting” • Debugging • Math and Logic

  10. Skills • Communication: Listen, Explain • Social: Take direction, Accept criticism • Attention to detail

  11. Specialisations • Graphics, Audio, • Animation, Physics, Gameplay/AI, • UI, Tools, • Networking • ... and more!

  12. Tips • Programming Practice • Real Hobby Projects

  13. Questions • Ask now • Or later • Or on twitter:@codemonkey_uk@ClimaxJobs

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