game_development

Game Development

Technical Requirements for C++ Game Developer

Core Skills

C++ Programming

• Modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20) with OOP patterns
• Template metaprogramming
• Memory pools and custom allocators
• Cache-friendly data structures
• Bit manipulation and optimization

Game Engines

• Unreal Engine (blueprints, C++ API)
• Unity (C# with native plugin development)
• Custom engine architecture
• Entity-Component-System (ECS) design
• Scene graph and rendering pipeline

Graphics Programming

• DirectX 11/12 (Windows)
• Vulkan (cross-platform)
• OpenGL (legacy support)
• Shader programming (HLSL, GLSL, SPIR-V)
• GPU profiling and optimization

Physics & Math

• Linear algebra and 3D mathematics
• Physics engines (PhysX, Havok, Bullet)
• Collision detection algorithms
• Animation systems and skeletal animation
• Pathfinding (A*, navmesh)

Tools & Technologies

Development Tools

• Visual Studio with game development workload
• Profiling tools (Intel VTune, NVIDIA Nsight)
• Asset pipeline tools
• Version control for large binary files
• CI/CD for automated builds

Platform SDKs

• Windows SDK
• PlayStation/Xbox SDK (console development)
• Nintendo SDK
• Mobile platforms (iOS/Android NDK)
• WebAssembly (emscripten)

Networking

• Client-server architecture
• Prediction and reconciliation
• UDP-based game networking
• Matchmaking and lobby systems
• Anti-cheat mechanisms

Domain Knowledge

• Game design patterns (singleton, observer, state machine)
• Asset management and streaming
• Audio middleware (FMOD, Wwise)
• UI/UX implementation
• Performance budgeting and profiling