Ben Zeigler

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I'm a professional game programmer who has mostly worked within the MMO space. I would consider my specialties to be server infrastructure and networked gameplay.


44 Answers

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Is it reasonable to write a game engine in C?
jul 15 '10 at 8:20
35
How do you prevent inflation in a virtual economy?
jul 22 '10 at 7:36
22
Automated testing of games
jul 17 '10 at 4:58
17
What makes aiming in a console first person shooter feel good?
jul 22 '10 at 7:59
17
STL for games, yea or nay?
jul 14 '10 at 22:00
14
What are some good MMO middleware server packages?
jul 14 '10 at 21:11
11
Creating meaningful and engaging quests
jul 21 '10 at 7:40
10
How do game developers target multiple platforms (Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Linux)?
jul 26 '10 at 3:20
8
How to have a successful beta test with a small team?
jul 24 '10 at 3:58
8
How public should you make your betas?
jul 22 '10 at 3:44
8
What happens to a license if both the publisher and the developer are bankrupt?
jul 21 '10 at 18:52
8
Approaching the Fun Factor in Game Design
jul 17 '10 at 4:26
7
Enemy evolution in shoot-em-ups
aug 15 '10 at 2:46
7
Multi-disciplined: Strength or Weakness?
jul 22 '10 at 23:08
7
Managing a complex game storyline or quests system
jul 21 '10 at 20:39
7
Balancing a game about gladiatorial robot combat
jul 17 '10 at 4:42
6
Enemy Spawning method in a Top-Down Shooter
aug 13 '10 at 23:11
5
What are good solutions for serialization in C++?
aug 5 '10 at 23:04
5
Why use asset manifest files?
jul 25 '10 at 7:38
5
What are good questions for design interns?
jul 21 '10 at 23:50
5
How does one go about building Alien Swarm?
jul 21 '10 at 23:46
5
Where can I find fonts which I can distribute with an open source game?
jul 15 '10 at 8:24
4
Scaling HUD with variable resolution
jul 24 '10 at 20:13
4
How to know when your game concept is simply not fun and to stop
jul 22 '10 at 3:48
4
What are some good audio pieces that worked well for puzzle games?
jul 19 '10 at 19:30
4
How can one implement hot-swappable C++ modules?
jul 14 '10 at 21:39
3
What technical questions do you need to be prepared to answer before presenting an idea to venture capitalists?
sep 16 '10 at 0:23
3
Is there a common invitees/players ratio during closed beta?
aug 23 '10 at 18:45
3
MMO Performance
aug 4 '10 at 21:35
3
ESRB rating my game?
jul 28 '10 at 19:47
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