I want to start programming. I'm one of those kids who plays fps games or mmo's all the spare time I have, so now i want a change in direction. I want to make games. Now, I've visited numerous websites and found out that first, I need to know C++, is that true? And second that I shouldn't start with games, but with something else, but what? Help me out people!
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Re: C++ or not? HELP!
Fulcrum said at
Now, I've visited numerous websites and found out that first, I need to know C++, is that true?
No. I make games and I'm a programming illiterate.
Fulcrum said at
And second that I shouldn't start with games, but with something else, but what?
Modeling. Download slab6 to begin modeling.
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TheodoreRobertCowell said at
Fulcrum said at
Now, I've visited numerous websites and found out that first, I need to know C++, is that true?
No. I make games and I'm a programming illiterate.
how do you make games and be programming illiterate? Game Maker?
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Batmanifestdestiny said at
how do you make games and be programming illiterate?
I have my own code monkey 8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnjdfPm6fE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_flgoDc9igs
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Schraubendreher at
There are many aspects to making a game; programming, art, sound, music, game design, etc.
If you wish to do the programming part, I suggest you learn C (or C++, if you want), and assembly (for speed optimizations). You will have to start with the basics first, Ken Silverman's Evaldraw is a good place to start. You can browse through the demos, and you would learn the general syntax of the language quickly.
I am afraid there are no real shortcuts, if you want to make games then you could use a program like Game Maker. But you will be trading flexibility and speed. It would be endlessly more beneficial if you learn programming from the basic foundation up.
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C++ or not? HELP!
I would reccomend starting with BASIC, or ZZT OOP.
Ñuño Martínez at
Re: C++ or not? HELP!
Pascal for the win!
Really. It was created for learn and actually it's a really powerful language (specially it's Object Pascal extension, more simple than C++/C# extension and much more portable). I really recommend you to learn Pascal and Object Pascal. Then you can learn C, Java or whatever you want.
BTW, if you'll learn BASIC please learn BASIC or QuickBASIC but never VisualBasic.
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I’m going to be a bitch a recommend JAVA as the programming language to learn!
Why :
+ syntaxt is similar to C/C++ (so onces you can program it’s easy to switch) + JAVA does a lot of stuff for you (memory management for example) + JAVA comes with great libs out of the box (which enable you to draw, get input,etc easily). + You can create a stand alone program, or make a applet for the web.