Ingo Ruhnke
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| Date of Birth: | April 7, 1979 |
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| Nick name(s): | Grumbel |
| Project(s): | Construo, Feuerkraft, Pingus, Retriever, Robovasion, Windstille, SuperTux, Tux Racer, and Flexlay |
| Used license(s): | GPL |
| Position(s): | Programmer |
Life[edit]
Ingo Ruhnke was born in Bielefeld, where he went to the comprehensive school Stieghorst.[1] He was especially successful in math and biology.[2] He graduated from school in 1998 and spent one year in the German army as a paramedic, which he thought was a complete waste of time.[3][4]
Development philosophy[edit]
Ruhnke has a strategy for starting free game projects: Know what the aim is before announcing the project, be prepared to do all the work, don't aim too low.
He also recommends continuing existing projects, instead of creating new ones.[5]
Game projects[edit]
Ruhnke started many projects:
And worked on many more:
Ingo Ruhnke also created flexlay for editing levels of several games, as well as being able to create graphics.
References[edit]
- ↑ Ingo Ruhnke's about page on his old homepage - a backup from the Internet Archive
- ↑ Ingo Ruhnke's student profile on the 1998 Stieghorst Graduates page - a backup from the Internet Archive
- ↑ Graduates page on the comprehensive school Stieghorst homepage
- ↑ Ingo Ruhnke's homepage
- ↑ Interview with Ingo Ruhnke on Free Gamer