Hi,

I would be very interested to start implementing a game and I would be very thankful for any help. I've downloaded several game engines (Unreal, Unity, jMonkey) but I don''t know which one is the best and easiest to start a new game.

If you're still interested please send me a message.

cheers!

Hi, i am new to game programming, i know how to program in java, so i am not a beginner in the programming world, at the moment i have a base code for a car game and i just have to improve it and texturize it all, it would be so nice to get help from you. I am using c++ and opengl, if you want to help me just pm me and i give you more info.

Hello Tordin,

I am a budding game programmer who has had small roles in the development process of some projects. Unfortunately, I have been using Unity3D and other high level tools for a while, which pretty much made my brain rot when it comes to low level C++ programming. I am basically at a phase where I know pointers and basic linear algebra, but need that extra push to become a serious game programmer. Your experience with low level rendering and optimization is exactly what I need to learn in order to reach the next level. The fact that I haven't been using C++ in a while also means that some review on the fundamentals (algorithms, memory, d)!

I am thinking about starting a graduate degree in computer science in August, but I feel that I am currently unprepared for what they might ask of me. So a crash course like you're proposing would be perfect!

I have experience in C++, C# (Unity), and have made some projects using OpenGL (although these were about 2 years ago).

Please consider me for your tutoring time as I am also a very dedicated student who [ after getting laid off recently ] has a lot of free time to dedicate to learning and giving you any feedback that you may need in terms of your teaching methods, etc.

Thanks for offering to help us noobs.

This is most definitely something I've been looking for! In fact, I had already posted a message "asking" for someone like you, but it was moved: http://www.gamedev.n...ojects-mentors/

I made the following in small text in that link though, but since you're asking to tell about ourselves:

Let's see, well, I decided I wanted to create video games long ago (I'm 20 now, long ago would probably be err, whenever I started playing games? hmm) because of two things: video games themselves, and dreams - the "zZzZz" kind. And actually, unlike most I very soon realized I didn't want to be a designer or artist, but I wanted to craft all the intricate details and physics of the entire game world, and was far more interested in possibilities and game-play, with not much desire for aesthetics and visuals(except where highly-polygonal models would lead to more realistic physics and collision and etc.. right?) . These days, I've expanded on that, and I can't help but find that programming would be meaningful to.. so many aspects of life. It is most definitely ingrained into my being and future - despite the little I've directly experienced of it. Creating games will be the beginning and core of my entire career, but it is still the beginning, as I wish to grow deeper into the science, math, and engineering of it, to perhaps specialize a bit more into simulations, artificial life/intelligence, robotics, space exploration/colonization, or a combination and more... and I'm sure those specializations will of course help further my game coding as well ^.^. Eventually, to go lower and lower levels to the hardware(and even higher and more abstractly complicated?) which in fact I foresee myself supplementing my knowledge with electronics and electricity... actually it could go in so many directions; chemistry, psychology, biology, almost anything... this is also why I see programming as so important and adaptive to just about any path you choose in life. *cough* Oh anyway, well some big goals down the line may eventually involve creating an Operating System, a programming language, perhaps a whole new form of hardware/computer with an entirely new programming method! Not to say I may achieve such goals in a lifetime, but it's an example to show how dedicated I am to this hobby/career/science/art, and how far I "would" to go. It is definitely no temporary interest, indeed.
Ah, I just had to get my little(big.. eheh) outburst of programming love out there. It's for those who are truly interested, and it is a hope that someone who thinks similarly may actually come in contact with me, and hey.. that's the point of this message! Could you help me find like-minded people(maybe I seem like an enthusiast! heh... eccentric? Fanatic? I must agree! xP)?
Perhaps this font is too small, but hey.. what doesn't blind you, makes your.. eyes stronger? Or maybe a quick copy-and-paste into notepad? Ah, it's good brain exercise, and this is intended for those who care anyway! <3

C++ is my language of choice!

Hi , can you help me with my text rpg?

Hello im 13 years old and I really feel that I need a teacher. At the moment I am learning Uni-script, which is a language that is used in a game engine called Unity 3d. I also studied a bit of C#, but felt I was going on to a more advanced language too fast, so I went on to Uni-script, which is a form of javascript. I honestly cant say im very expierenced, but I am really into programming from game development to software development. I cant tell you how long ive been waiting for someone like you to help teach me because there isnt really much out there that teaches kids how to program. I want to finish getting a good grasp on Uni-script and then C#, but im really hoping to be taught by an actual person and learn C++ instead of learning off of free tutorials on the internet.

I also noticed that you had some misspellings in your description and you are from Swedan, so I was wondering if English wasnt your first language. Sorry if this is a bit of a rude question to ask, but being a student whose first language is Engish and having a teacher whose first language is Russian or German can pose as a huge complication. For example I was on the internet searching for tutorials on Uni-script, but the person teaching the Uni-script language had a very distinct Russian accent, therefore I had a very hard time trying to understand what he was saying.

My email is [email="calebdunnc@aol.com"]calebdunnc@aol.com[/email] if you have any more info to give me please contact me by my email. I check it every day, so it would be best to inform me by email. Also if you happen to know C# or possibly Uni-script that would be great to know too. I would also like to know how expierenced you are. Have I possibly seen any of your work in any videogames or programs that ive used. It would be very nice to know more of your background and how expierenced...could I possibly see some stuff you worked on. You seem like a very expierenced person to me especially since your insisting on teaching people just for the expierence and not for money, but its always nice to see some of the work of the person who wants to teach.

Not to derail the thread or anything - but until Tordin responds - if there are any fellow newbie C++ users here that want to learn programming(for Games and related) alongside one another as a team, say so! Or contact me I suppose? It'll at least put us in an easy group for Tordin to contact, should he decide to help such a group!