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