André LaMothe
André LaMothe is a computer scientist, author, hardware engineer, and game programmer,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> known for writing books about game development.<ref name="Hyper">"XGameStation--The Ultimate Console? Just Make Games Yourself," Hyper 120, October 2003, page 26.</ref><ref name="Make">"Let the X Games Begin" by Alex Handy, Make Magazine, issue 04, 2005, pages 48-50.</ref><ref name="AuthorBio">"André LaMothe," Baker & Taylor Author Biographies, January 3, 2000, accessed 5/20/2023.</ref>
Game design and programming
LaMothe is an independent game designer<ref name="Make"/> who was CEO of Xtreme Games<ref name="AuthorBio"/> and also developed video games for Microsoft Windows.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the gaming industry LaMothe has a reputation as the "Yoda of game design," encouraging and teaching other programmers.<ref name="Make"/> He and Alex Varanese also designed the XGameStation Micro Edition as a game development tool for hobbyists and students.<ref name="Make"/><ref>"XGame Station, Retro-Education" by Alex Handy, Game Developer Magazine, January 2005, page 5.</ref>
LaMothe is also the hardware evangelist for the upcoming Intellivision Amico<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the founder of Nurve Networks LLC<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and iC0nstrux.com.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Writing career
LaMothe is an author of multiple books on computer programming and game design, including Windows Game Programming for Dummies.<ref name="Hyper"/><ref name="AuthorBio"/><ref name="Make"/> Other books include Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus, which tackles the development of a 3D software engine across 1600 pages.<ref>"Review of Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus" by Jeremy Jessup, Game Developer Magazine, October 2003, page 11-12.</ref>
Many of his game development books were released in the 1990s and early 2000s. He has been described as having "an uncanny knack of shaping some of the most difficult and mind-bending programming concepts into a palatable form."<ref>"Review of Windows Game Programming for Dummies by André LaMothe," PC Zone, issue 87, March 2000, page 100.</ref>
Selected bibliography
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- Game Programming for the Propeller Powered HYDRA
- Game Programming Starter Kit