A good game would take even longer ;)

An alternative to OpenGL (if for whatever reason you don't want to use it): DirectX. I believe Ancient Dragon mentioned them earlier...

I don't know which awesome games you saw at the apple store (especially because apple isn't too well known for games), but even if you were using C++, you would not be able to create a game like...

Post your errors, but at a glance:

void Mainmenu();
{
string choice //missing semicolon
//....

I'm assuming it took many trained, experienced, professionals working an absolute minimum of 8 hours a day a couple of years to write the Unreal engine (again, an assumption). I'm not sure how much...

Just fyi, I did some tests to see if the size of the window was actually SCREEN_WIDTH x SCREEN_HEIGHT. I made a 5x5 image and drew it on the screen at SCREEN_WIDTH-5 and SCREEN_HEIGHT-5 (I didn't...

Err, what procedure exactly? The centering function?

If you've tried it multiple times and it doesn't work - then why do you think there's a typo? It doesn't work for me either, so that would...

Hi, sorry I haven't responded for a while.

The method is called here:

if(!chess_board->Center(SCREEN_WIDTH,SCREEN_HEIGHT))
return 0;


SCREEN_WIDTH and SCREEN_HEIGHT are defined here:

Um, you know I'm not sure, but I think that advertising is against some forum rule.

As for JavaScript, I don't know any games that were written in JavaScript alone (like, actual games with...

This function:

void ENTITY::SetLife(int newLife)
{

if (life < 0)
life = 0;
}

There have been a few games that were cross platform. Shadowrun combined players from both Vista-PCs and Xbox 360s, though these are both Microsoft platforms. It is definitely not impossible, but the...

Does this code look right for centering an image on the screen (in this case a chess board):


int Chess::Board::Center(int width,int height)
{
if(m_texture == NULL)
return 0;
...

Do you know any programming languages? Before using SDKs you're going to need some basic coding knowledge. C++ is probably what you should shoot for (if you've found XNA and used it, you would be...

Hey,

I'm trying to run a simple DirectX program, it loads a model and displays it. I run it once, and it works. I run it again, doesn't work. Didn't change any code. Just recompiled, and it...

@OP: What exactly do you mean by scripting? I think what you mean is programming (I myself am a bit sketchy as to the precise distinction between the two, but I'm pretty sure what you mean is...

I do believe that older versions of the Unreal Engine (which is the engine used to make UT3 that you were referring to) are available at prices affordable by an average individual (vs. an entire...

I got it, but that wasn't it.

It was an issue with Windows Explorer. For some reason, it's set to not display file extensions on files (except DLLs, and maybe some other exceptions). The .X file...

Ok, I'm writing a simple program with VC++ and DirectX. It's basically a working framework for 3D games, but all I need it to do right now is load a mesh and display it, and it is killing me. I've...

Gears of War had 32 people JUST on programming (12 were listed under "Unreal Engine Programmers"). In total, around 150 people from Epic Games alone worked on the game.

Bioshock (surprisingly to...

Err... were you talking to me, or the OP? Either way what exactly do you mean by defiling the Xbox?

And you must pay Microsoft (big shock) to use XNA to develop games for the 360 (I'm assuming...

Isn't Java pretty much EXACTLY like C++, except without pointers (and some other, less significant differences). That is, from a programmer's perspective. I suppose the JVM and bytecode are also...

Cliffy B is not a programmer. Cliffy B is a project manager (or something along those lines). He would have more to do with ensuring that the entire project is going as planned.

As for what OS...

I used to use GameMaker. There used to be tutorials on the site, but GameMaker got bought by YoYo games, so I'm not sure if they're anywhere anymore. Ill see if I have any saved on my computer...

Hey,

I'm doing a school project on how math and physics are used in video games, and I'm trying to find things that I could talk about. The main idea I have right now is how trig is used to...

Note that DirectX and OpenGL are not game engines (neither are Win32 or MFC). They are APIs. Game aren't really too big on Macs (or Linux). Most commercial games come out for PCs (if for no reason...

The first language I learned was actually C++ (even before HTML), and I didn't find it too hard. Sure, I went sort of slow, but it worked out. You may have to come back to some of the more...

Wthe ball hits the side of the paddle, it ussualy just goes through the paddle and starts spazing, and then comes out when I move the paddle away. Bouncing on the top side works well, but I have some...

Hey,

I have some code for bouncing. It works well most of the time but there are some issues at times. Does this look good?


if(m_position.y+m_height >= paddle->GetY() && m_position.y <=...

Uhh... I think I'll stick to degrees for rotation.

So, wait - what exactly is a velocity vector? A point that the object will move to every frame, and then is updated? Or is it always relative to the current position of the object (I'm guessing its...

Yes, I like this: velocity2[x] = velocity1[x] + ( paddle_velocity[x] * some_constant );
velocity2[y] = velocity1[y] * -1; solution a lot. I had thought of something like that before, but I thought...

I didn't have time to read through that yet, but I've heard that distance from center thing before, and I don't necessarily get it. If the paddle isn't moving, the distance from the center of the...

Hey, so I'm making a Breakout game in C++ w/ DirectX, and I'm having some trouble thinking of the ball bouncing physics. The way I've made breakout games before was to have the ball only move at 45...

Ehh... I may switch to another API if I can't figure this out.

I do believe the sample uses the file I was referring to. Does anyone know of any tutorials for DirectSound? I'm curious to see how...

There are a whole bunch of posts like this below somewhere, but basically - try to learn C++ if you don't already. You're going to have to spend some time on just console applications, and that might...

Hey,

So, I'm trying to learn DirectSound, and imagine my delight to learn that DirectSound doesn't have any interface for loading wave files! So MSDN refers me to the DXUT.h file that can be used...

Just curious - were you actually a game programmer somewhere? Or do you know people that have been and then left? Or do you have another source?

If all the people who program games hate it, why do they stay there? I mean games still come out - there have to be some people who don't leave for different jobs (or die).

C++ is a programming language that you should learn. DirectX is NOT a programming language. It is an API (application programming interface). Basically, it's a whole bunch of functions and classes...

So what is programming? Why was the way I learned it improper? What's an example of something you doubt I learned from the book?

I don't know about that.... The first real language I learned was C++ and it was from a "for dummies" book.