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Developer of software for video games
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebases for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer". A game programmer should not be confused with a game designer, who works on game design. Wikipedia →
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Game Ai Pro 360Steve Rabin · 2019
3D Game EnvironmentsLuke Ahearn · 2008
Masters of DoomDavid Kushner · 2003
Game physics engine developmentIan Millington · 2007- 📕Clockwork Game DesignKeith Burgun · 2015
Artificial intelligence for gamesIan Millington · 2006
Avventura negli U.S.A.Elisabetta Dami · 2019- 📕Principles of Game Audio and Sound DesignJean-Luc Sinclair · 2020
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