Gameplay Programmer Interview Questions

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Fill in the Armor and Weapon classes. Add members and methods that you think would be useful for these kinds of objects. What you add is totally up to you; it's more meant to show your personal coding style and how you think about what kind of functionality you'd want to add to the game. This part is very subjective, so don't worry about it -- there is no wrong answer.
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Gameplay Programmer

Interviewed at Digital Extremes

4.6
Mar 16, 2024

Fill in the Armor and Weapon classes. Add members and methods that you think would be useful for these kinds of objects. What you add is totally up to you; it's more meant to show your personal coding style and how you think about what kind of functionality you'd want to add to the game. This part is very subjective, so don't worry about it -- there is no wrong answer.

On the prior aptitude test I completed. Why did I choose the algorithm that I did? And explain my thoughts? The some math questions about how I might program an explosion. All the way from the naive answer of a simple distance check. To how would you detect when an explosive projectile makes impact with a complex surface. How would you make sure it didn't lag through. How would you detect whether a entity was or was not behind cover from the explosion.
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Intermediate Gameplay Programmer Profile

Interviewed at Digital Extremes

4.6
Nov 17, 2022

On the prior aptitude test I completed. Why did I choose the algorithm that I did? And explain my thoughts? The some math questions about how I might program an explosion. All the way from the naive answer of a simple distance check. To how would you detect when an explosive projectile makes impact with a complex surface. How would you make sure it didn't lag through. How would you detect whether a entity was or was not behind cover from the explosion.

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