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gamedev

gamedev noun: a game developer.

Noun

gamedev (countable and uncountable, plural gamedevs)

  1. (countable, informal) A game developer.
    • Gamedevs share code, war stories, screenshots, videos, and links to their games, and the conversation regarding tools, languages, and algorithms is very active.2012, Christer Kaitila, The Game Jam Survival Guide: Build a Game in One Crazy Weekend and Survive to Tell the Tale!, Packt Publishing, →ISBN, page 87
    • Come and be inspired by your peers’ game audio journeys both present and future, join the conversation, network with other gamedevs and party by the seaside. […] Descriptor: A tour of the most common pitfalls unprepared gamedevs encounter on dialogue projects for videogames.2017 June, Develop, number 183, pages 32–33
  2. (informal, uncountable) Game development.
    • My first real gamedev job … we were three guys … Now I work for a big company, doing AAA titles, but I feel bitter, yes there is some excitement, but then the teams are 100-150 people, you got not one platform but 4-5 (old-gen + next-gen), and one of it launch title. It’s a hell ride. (Chaos...2007, SwanQuake: The User Manual, Liquid Press / i-DAT, →ISBN, page 116
    • Assembly also hosts a gamedev competition which attracted 19 entries this year.2010 October, Paul Grenfell, “Assembly 2010”, in Game Developer, volume 17, number 9, page 5, column 2

Examples of gamedev in a sentence

  • Ettouney hopes this may encourage jaded gamedevs to experiment more: […]2018 March, Edge, number 316, page 73:
  • Kent, a member of the Columbus-based Central Ohio Gamedev Group, hopes to continue the business through college but wants to focus on school.2017 May 20, Emily Mills, “Singer, video game enthusiast, young mechanic follow their dreams”, in News Journal, Mansfield, Oh., page 4A...
  • I believe it can provide you a lot of value, so all I ask from you is a few minutes of your time, so I can share with you why it can be beneficial to you and your gamedev journey.2020, Wlad Marhulets, 100 Game Design Tips & Tricks, Unfold Games, LLC, →ISBN, page 80:
  • The gamedev community is really a small world of really cool people.2020 February 1, Mark Melnychuk, quoting Samantha Ramsay, “Digital dreams: Meet Regina’s independent video game developers”, in Regina...

Forms of gamedev

pluralgamedevs

Questions about gamedev

What does gamedev mean?
Gamedev means a game developer.
How do you use gamedev in a sentence?
Ettouney hopes this may encourage jaded gamedevs to experiment more: […]
What part of speech is gamedev?
Gamedev is a noun.
What is the plural of gamedev?
The plural of gamedev is gamedevs.

Words near gamedev in the dictionary

  1. gamed on
  2. gamed out
  3. gamed the system
  4. gameday
  5. gamedays
  6. gamedev
  7. gamedevs
  8. gamefic
  9. gamefics
  10. gamefish
  11. gamefishes

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