Behind the Black Box: Sessions with Game Engine Professionals

Game engine development is a field shrouded in mystery. To answer some of the tougher questions, our team of graduate students went straight to the source. Ten engine professionals with unique backgrounds recount their experiences on engine development in the games industry. Their responses provide insight into the use of graphics, physics, memory, and networking, among other topics critical to programming for game engines. Their experiences provided our team with a wealth of information that elucidated our biggest unknowns.