seymorebutts

i was wondering if someone could give a link or tell me how to programm a game. i just wana learn the basics.

DaWei

Google. Learning to do that is easier than learning to program and pays off richly in endeavoring to do the second.

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Infinite Recursion

Need more info... particularly the -language- you want to use. Google is a programmer's best friend.

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seymorebutts

well i want to use c++

Infinite Recursion

Learn the basics of C++, then pickup a graphics library like OpenGL or DirectX

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DaWei

You can use logical and arithmetic manipulations to design a game. This is your first step, so either do it or borrow it. To express those manipulations for a machine, you have to then learn a language which can produce material that the machine can work with to implement those manipulations. Higher level languages such as C/C++, VB, Fortran, Python, whatever, are usually available for a number of different platforms (combination of machine and operating system, if any). It is not a trivial process; you just have to bite the bullet and do it. Since you have to do both parts, I would suggest you design a simple, non-graphical game (even Nim would do), then learn to program it in the language of your choice. Move on from there. Google will find you tons of things. For any degree of success you are going to have to develop self-reliance when it comes to investigating what's available for what. When you have those things in hand and begin to produce and encounter problems that you can't handle by yourself, then you seek advice in a forum such as this one.

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seymorebutts

ya im planning on something simple like tetris or something

bl00dninja

think simpler...like a text-based "rpg" or something of that nature.

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