Where to start, game-programming wise..
Thanks for the advice guys. Iv just downloaded introduction to c++ through game programming 3rd ed as i heard it had some fundamentals on game creation in relation to c++ and begins from the very bottom. Is this book worth the read?
Thanks for the advice guys. Iv just downloaded introduction to c++ through game programming 3rd ed as i heard it had some fundamentals on game creation in relation to c++ and begins from the very bottom. Is this book worth the read?
It is more for begining C++ but from a game prespective. It has alot of console things, I do not know about any Graphics though. Lots of fun console stuff, though. And great choice using C++, you won't regret it!
If that book is sort of an intro to C++ through console game development... I highly recommend you try it. When I first started programming, something like 5 years ago... I had a book on learning python through game development. Every chapter introduced topics through small games. For instance, the chapter on Classes had you create a "critter caretaker" game, in which you could create a pet, feed it, and call various methods on it, which would cause it do write different things to the screen.
Honestly, if I had gotten some book that taught the topics in a more rigorous, mathematical way, Im not sure if I would have ever taken programming seriously. I think it is EXTREMELY important to see exciting and fun results right off the bat. The difficult more mind numbing stuff can always come later. Having fun will always move you along more quickly. Whenever I teach someone programming basics, I always use this approach. If I taught recursion to a new person by having them do a depth first search through a tree, I doubt they would be excited
Honestly, if I had gotten some book that taught the topics in a more rigorous, mathematical way, Im not sure if I would have ever taken programming seriously. I think it is EXTREMELY important to see exciting and fun results right off the bat. The difficult more mind numbing stuff can always come later. Having fun will always move you along more quickly. Whenever I teach someone programming basics, I always use this approach. If I taught recursion to a new person by having them do a depth first search through a tree, I doubt they would be excited
Critter Caretaker is in the book he bought, or downloaded. You must have had an older version, or is it an old book?Trust me, stick with C++, you won't regret it. When you get in to DirectX books and tutorials, it is going to be hard, but don't give up.
Critter Caretaker is in the book he bought, or downloaded. You must have had an older version, or is it an old book?
Ahh, no well its just the same author, Michael Dawson. It seems that he has a few intro programming books. One in Python, C++, not sure of others. Basically the books are all the same format, with the same example games, just in different languages. This is the book I used, except this is a new edition, Im guessing using Python 3. Mine was back in 2.5
http://www.amazon.co...11099029&sr=8-5
So yeah, same author, basically the same book in another language. Highly recommended.
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