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Tim Sweeney

Timothy Dean Sweeney (born 1970) is an American video game programmer and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Epic Games and the creator of Unreal Engine, a game development platform.

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Notable work
ZZT Unreal Engine
Alma mater
University of Maryland
Awards
AIAS Hall of Fame Award (2012) GDC Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
Born
Timothy Dean Sweeney 1970 (age 55–56)
Occupations
Video game programmer and developer, businessman
Organization
Epic Games

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Tim Sweeney

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Tim Sweeney

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Alma mater · 1
Tim Sweeney → University of Maryland
Awards · 1
Tim Sweeney → AIAS Hall of Fame Award (2012) GDC Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
Born · 1
Tim Sweeney → Timothy Dean Sweeney 1970 (age 55–56)
Notable work · 1
Tim Sweeney → ZZT Unreal Engine
Occupations · 1
Tim Sweeney → Video game programmer and developer, businessman
Organization · 1
Tim Sweeney → Epic Games
Title · 1
Tim Sweeney → Founder and CEO of Epic Games

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Tim SweeneyOrganizationEpic Games1.00infobox
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