Isaac Madsen
Game Designer Programmer at 41 Games
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIsaac Madsen is a Technical Game Designer and programmer with 8 years of experience crafting playful, thoughtful game systems and rapid prototypes that prioritize puzzle design and player engagement. Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, he bridges creative design and engineering, working closely with artists and developers to turn rough mechanics into polished, fun interactions. His strong programming background includes contributing to OpenSpiel—implementing the Spades game and extending Python bindings—which reflects an interest in rigorous game logic and research-grade systems. A Cogswell Polytechnical College graduate with a 3.97 GPA in Game Design Engineering, Isaac combines academic rigor with hands-on studio experience at 41 Games and Acoustic Masterminds. He’s particularly adept at translating design intent into robust implementation, making him a reliable collaborator for both prototyping new concepts and shipping polished gameplay.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Game Design Engineering, 3.97 GPA, Bachelor of Science - BS, Game Design Engineering, 3.97 GPA at Cogswell Polytechnical College
Github Skills (8)
coregames10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
python10
reinforcement-learning10
videogames10
multi-agent9
cpp9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
google-deepmind/open_spiel
Apr 2024 - Nov 2024
OpenSpiel is a collection of environments and algorithms for research in general reinforcement learning and search/planning in games.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 PRs, 16 comments, 2 issues in 7 months
Contributions summary:Isaac primarily contributed to the implementation of the Spades game within the OpenSpiel framework. Their work involved adding the Spades game logic, including handling rounds, scoring, and game-over conditions. The user also updated the Python bindings to expose new functionality. The changes also included updates to the Spades game logic such as setting/getting scores and rewards.
cppmultiagentgamespythondatamining
i-Madsen/Duplicate-Special-Tool-for-UE4
Mar 2019 - Aug 2020
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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