Game Developer Syndrome (GDS, or game-dev syndrome) is a very common mental disability in which a game developer loses all semblance of the ability to make a balanced, enjoyable gameplay experience. This can be anything ranging from unfun and unbalanced multi-player combat to a long, drawn out, and/or grindy single-player experience. Mostly caused by developers gaining a massive ego off a random burst of sales, but also caused by being a AAA game developer.
Person 1: yo, wanna play this horror game "demonologist"?
Person 2: tf is that?
Person 1: it's a ghost hunting game where you go in and find evidence of a ghost before exorcising it
Person 2: so like phasmophobia with extra steps?
Person 1: yea, and a lack of Game Developer Syndrome
Person 2: ...what
Person 2: tf is that?
Person 1: it's a ghost hunting game where you go in and find evidence of a ghost before exorcising it
Person 2: so like phasmophobia with extra steps?
Person 1: yea, and a lack of Game Developer Syndrome
Person 2: ...what
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An extremely lazy human being who gets exhausted to the brink of death if told to work on their game for over 3 minutes each month. Typically spends all of their time either sleeping or watching the twitter complain about them 24/7 for their lack of doing their own job
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Get the Frontend Developer mug.(Noun) A software developer whose primary motivation for programming is to afford a specific lifestyle rather than for the joy of coding, passion for the industry, or energy derived from the work. Often associated with digital nomads who work from various countries throughout the year.
(Slang) A programmer who prioritizes quick financial gain and the freedom to work remotely over maintaining best practices such as automatic testing, code quality, and team collaboration. Their focus on rapid feature launches often comes at the expense of long-term code sustainability.
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