ABSTRACT
X INTRODUCTION Programmers-also known as engineers, or more colloquially, codersdevelop and modify the software environments, apparatuses, and technical assets that enable games to be built, compiled, executed, and played. Th is work may occur within a commercially available game development suite (e.g., Unreal Engine ; Unity D ), a proprietary development environment, or a combination of the two, and can involve scripting as well as programming. Additionally, programmers are tasked with optimizing the software’s process performance-including the development of patches and hotfi xes-as well as additional post-release content.
