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VG Careers: Be an Artificial Intelligence Programmer  
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Tags: profession, video games, job, career, artificial intelligence programmer

Don't want to do anything but play video games for the rest of your life? This may be the job for you.

	What?: Write code to make computer-controlled characters act realistically.
	Salary: $60,000 to $80,000/year
	Demand: Huge
	Typical Day: Write a set of rules to dictate how characters react to the player.
	How to get the gig: Should learn C and C++, the programming languages most often used in the industry. Many jobs also require assembly language. Standards change quickly in the industry; need to learn new languages and techniques throughout careers. Bachelor's degree in computer science, cognitive science,or electrical engineering.

Lister: buccicone.2
Source: Gig News

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Comments: very interesting Comment by: kyrious