"Fall of genius": 91 years, 30 years old | Tencent confirms the death of Tianmei F1 studio Mao Xingyun

On December 14, Tencent confirmed that Mao Xingyun, an employee of its Tianmei F1 studio, died unexpectedly on the morning of December 11.

Tencent said, "As an indispensable member of the team, Nebula has always been excellent and has outstanding professional capabilities. It has achieved high performance in the past few years. We are very sorry and sad for his departure!".

A relevant Tencent spokesperson said, “After the accident, we set up an emergency team as soon as possible to assist the family in handling follow-up matters; we briefed colleagues who were concerned about the matter through the internal forum, and the department where Nebulas also worked yesterday All staff members’ emails explained and expressed their deep condolences for the departure of colleagues. We are still in close communication with family members and will follow up the follow-up work on the premise of fully respecting the wishes of the family members."

According to public information, Mao Xingyun graduated from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics with a bachelor and master degree in information technology.

In 2013, after graduating from his bachelor's degree, Mao Xingyun published a book called "The Journey of Dreams: Windows Game Programming from Zero".

"Dream journey: Windows game programming from scratch" covers the latest DirectXll technology on the market. The author starts with the basic concepts of Windows game development. It is entertaining and entertaining. Each knowledge point is equipped with classic game source code. Instance. Let readers start from scratch, learn while playing, and be proficient in VisualC++ game development technology.

In April 2014, Mao Xingyun won the title of "Microsoft's Most Valuable Expert Award" (Microsoft's official recognition of the professional contribution of experts in the technical community).

In 2015, Mao Xingyun, who was a graduate student, had been doing an internship at Tencent. During this period, he published a book called "Introduction to OpenCV3 Programming".

"Introduction to OpenCV3 Programming" uses the current new version of OpenCV's common core component modules as an index, and introduces the powerful functions, performance, and new features of OpenCV2 and OpenCV3 in a simple and simple way.

In April 2016, Mao Xingyun formally joined Tencent and has been with Tencent for more than 6 years.

According to relevant information, Mao Xingyun was previously the leader of the Tencent Game Lead Engine Programmer engine development team.

In the game development circle, Mao Xingyun has always been regarded as a "great god". In the preface of "Windows Game Programming from Zero", Mao Xingyun mentioned that he has a dream-the revival of domestic games. Before and after, he also wrote many high-quality articles and blogs such as "The domestic game that will finally be revived by us", which has brought a positive impact on the rekindling of the domestic game circle and innovative development.