Alright, well hey everyone. I am incredibly new to game design. I have not learned a bit of code or understand the concepts at all, but it is the career path I intend on embarking on. I am currently 16 years old, heading to college a couple years early this fall. I was hoping that some of you guys could tell me where to start, or at least point me in the right direction. All I know is that I plan on learning C++ first. Any help is appreciated, Thanks.

Alright thank you very much. I plan on starting with the hardest first, and working my way backwards, so they will seem easier. Not sure if that will work, but it's worth a shot.

I appreciate the help.

If you take this course of action, I'd strongly advise against using C++ simply because there is a vast ocean of gotchas in C++ that many beginners (in programming) will waste frustrating amounts of time wrapping their head around. If you want to start head first into game programming, chose a simpler language to work with such as Python and Pygame, where you can learn to program while seeing immediate results. Or you could start simple C++ and work progressively closer toward your first 2D game. Once you become familiar with the aspects of programming you gain from the easier languages, C++ will make much more sense when you come back to it in the future.

However, the choice is ultimately up to you.
Good luck!

Thanks!

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_fastcall said basically everything I'd have to say. The other being start small and work your way up: You'll learn a lot more about program design by finishing a lot of smaller projects than trying to do one big project up front. For games, this can mean starting with a simple text adventure, and things like "guess the number", then moving onto simple graphics with Pong, Tetris, Asteroids, etc, and then continuing to make more complex games.