guide about game programming

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  1. #1
    hello friends,

    i wanna do game programming because i like it.I'm beginner in game programming and confused about platform
    which one is best ....

    1. DirectX
    2. OpenGL


    and tell me best books where i learn easily
     
    mubashirnisar, Mar 21, 2010 IP
  2. MayaLocke

    MayaLocke Peon

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    #2
    If you are just a beginner and not really a programmer have a look at Game Maker.
     
    MayaLocke, Mar 22, 2010 IP
  3. mubashirnisar

    mubashirnisar Banned

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    #3
    i'm not really beginner.... i'm doing programming in c++ but i have not idea about game programming...
     
    mubashirnisar, Apr 7, 2010 IP
  4. Valdor

    Valdor Well-Known Member

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    So you think you know a bit of C++ do you.
    Have a look at this free game development system:
    http://gdk.thegamecreators.com/

    It is a sort of C++ include allowing you to use Darkbasic type commands.
    This uses DirectX and is well worth a look.
    I use Darkbasic a lot and you can get good results quickly.

    You can also get it for the .NET language as well.
     
    Valdor, Apr 7, 2010 IP
  5. mubashirnisar

    mubashirnisar Banned

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    i think OpenGL is OS independent while DirectX is just for windows ....???
     
    mubashirnisar, Apr 13, 2010 IP
  6. NeoCambell

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    When it comes to game development, I don' think the platform is very much considered. I haven't seen much platform independent games.

    If you use DirectX to create your game, you can play it either in PC or X-BOX (very nice gaming device by Microsoft).
    If you can access to both .Net and DirectX, I would suggest you to start with them. DirectX is very much feature rich than DirectX and used by almost all game development companies in the world as their development platform.

    However, if you don't have those tools, you may give a try to OpenGL.

    Give a try to Valdor's link too. It looks very interesting to me. Better to start with something like this rather than writing everything from scratch.
     
    NeoCambell, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  7. metronome

    metronome Active Member

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    Hey, I am newbie too>.>
    I always wanted to create a simple card game that can be played together with other player.
    it is just a normal card game with 52+4 joker poker deck card.

    But I dont know where to start.
     
    metronome, May 2, 2010 IP
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    Anyways, DirectX is very much feature rich than DirectX and used by almost all game development companies in the world as their development platform.
     
    aprillove83, May 21, 2010 IP
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    i suggest you to try out simple text based games on C++, better to start without graphics. As you are new to game programming. Then try out simple games like Tetris, etc.
    You can get a lot of books if you search in google. :)
     
    newcity, May 23, 2010 IP