Video game programmer

Video game programmer

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{{Short description|Developer of software for video games}}
{{Short description|Developer of software for video games}}
{{Video game industry}}
{{Video game industry}}
A '''game programmer''' is a [[Software engineering|software engineer]], [[programmer]], or [[computer scientist]] who primarily develops [[codebase]]s for [[video game]]s or related [[software]], such as [[game development tool]]s. [[Game programming]] has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer".[[#Bates|Bates 2004]], pp. 165-171[[#MoNov|Moore, Novak 2010]], pp. 78-84 A game programmer should not be confused with a [[Video game designer|game designer]], who works on [[Video game design|game design]].[[#MoNov|Moore, Novak 2010]], pp. 74-75
A '''game programmer''' is a [[Software engineering|software engineer]], [[programmer]], or [[computer scientist]] who primarily develops [[codebase]]s for [[video game]]s or related [[software]], such as [[game development tool]]s. [[Game programming]] has man6rhrhhryruurjns disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer".[[#Bates|Bates 2004]], pp. 165-171[[#MoNov|Moore, Novak 2010]], pp. 78-84 A game programmer should not be confused with a [[Video game designer|game designer]], who works on [[Video game design|game design]].[[#MoNov|Moore, Novak 2010]], pp. 74-75


== History ==
== History ==