Becoming a Game Programmer: Career Overview

1. Game programmer Career presentation Judy Qian Jay Park Thu Huynh Bertha Guzman

2. WHAT IS A GAME PROGRAMMER? Software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software

3. Education _Two years of training beyond high school is usually required. _A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

4. PERSONAL SKILLS _Proficiency in Math and Programming (Java, C, C++…) _Understanding operating systems _Communication skills _The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

5. JOBS DUTIES _Write codes for video games using programming languages such as C++, C#... _Support and guide other programmers when needed _Develop network protocols and systems to support online play _Find and fix bugs (errors) in programs.

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8. Program Program2_Lesson5; Uses Crt; Label Return; { avoid it } Var YN : Char; Begin Return:ClrScr; Writeln('Exiting?'); YN := Readkey; Case YN of 'y' : Halt; 'n' : Begin Writeln('What are you going to do here, anyway?); Delay(2000); Halt; End; Else Begin Writeln('Either press ''y'' for yes'); Writeln('or ''n'' for no.. please try again..'); Delay(3500); ClrScr; Goto Return; End; End; {CASE} End. {PROGRAM} Program Program2_Lesson5; UsesCrt; Label Return; { avoid it } Var YN : Char; Begin Return:ClrScr; Writeln('Exiting?'); YN := Readkey; Case YN of 'y' : Halt; 'n' : Begin Writeln('What are you going to do here, anyway?'); Delay(2000); Halt; End; Else Begin Writeln('Either press ''y'' for yes'); Writeln('or ''n'' for no.. please try again..'); Delay(3500); ClrScr; Goto Return; End; End; {CASE} End. {PROGRAM}

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