Oskar Magnusson

Game Programmer

My name is Oskar Magnusson and I am a game programmer studying at The Game Assembly.

At the moment I have an internship at Studio Gobo where I work as a technical designer. Main part of my job description is to work as a bridge between design and the technical implementation of the design. I work closely with the designers to help them creating tools, fixing problems and implement features. I work on large projects in big teams with over a hundred people in them which makes communication within the team essential. Every feature that is developed must go through a strict review where it is very important to make sure nothing is half done.

The internship is a part of my education at The Game Assembly. The education is focused on programming and has a practical approach. A main part of the education is about learning to program games from the ground up and then apply that knowledge with a team that specialize in other areas of game development and together make a game. We made a lot of different games as a part of the education, one of them got nominated for best technical execution at the Swedish game awards.

I've always had a great interest in game development. Therefore, after high school I choose to study game development and programming. First at Södertörns högskola where I studied game design and scripting. It was a very broad education so I learn a lot about the different areas of the game industry. After that I felt that I wanted to specialize in programming and therefore I applied to The Game Assembly which is a more practical school.

With my wide perspective from different parts from game development I can easily see the big picture of game development. The best part is when you are specialized in one area where you can contribute to the game together with other people and can create new and exciting experiences.

As a kid i used to make games in a program called Click & Play and later moved on to Game Maker where I made small fun games for my friends to enjoy. As I grew older I tried to develop games with new types of programs.

As a person I am driven by the result of a project. Therefore I am a team player and know the importance of working and helping each other to make the best product possible.