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Engineering Fast-Paced Multiplayer Games with Gabriel Gambetta

Jun 11, 2024
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Gabriel Gambetta, a Senior Software Engineer at Google, discusses client-server game architecture, rubber-banding, raytracing, rasterizers, and more. He shares his journey in game development and the challenges of rendering fast-paced multiplayer games. The conversation also covers topics like transitioning from AAA to indie games, networking programming exploration, and the unexpected success of a popular networking tutorial series.
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  • Transition from game development to computer graphics expertise at Google.
  • Importance of server-side authority in multiplayer game architectures.

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Gabriel's Diverse Journey in Game Development and Transition to Google

Gabriel Gambetta shares his transition from early aspirations in game development in Uruguay to becoming an expert in computer graphics. Starting with a venture into creating games in the early 2000s, he accidentally established a game company, delving into the shareware industry. The success of their games led him to pursue full-time game development. Eventually, his path led him to Google due to shifts in his passion for game development and personal life changes.

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