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John Rose is currently a gameplay programmer at Nihilistic Software. He has worked on children’s titles, first-person shooters, and action/adventure games as both a designer and a programmer. He is a contributing author to the 2004 book Software Engineering for Game Developers.

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Reminder: Why You Joined Game DevelopmentReminder: Why You Joined Game Development
byJohn Nelson Rose
Aug 26, 2019
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WTF is a Classic Game?WTF is a Classic Game?
byJohn Nelson Rose
Jul 9, 2019
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The Order/Chaos Spectrum
The Order/Chaos Spectrum
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Retro Games as a Revivalist Movement
Retro Games as a Revivalist Movement
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Why Killing Is Awesome
Why Killing Is Awesome
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Addressing Conflict: Tension and Release in Games
Addressing Conflict: Tension and Release in Games
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Games in Small Places
Games in Small Places
Feb 18, 2010
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The Single Antagonist
The Single Antagonist
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Fewer Mechanics, Better Game
Fewer Mechanics, Better Game
Apr 15, 2008
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