Hi guys,

My name's Salvatore, i'm 18 and i'm from Italy.
I hope you can help me.
But before i start explaining what I need to know....sorry for my bad english, I'm working to improve it, I know it's fundamental for game
development.

Now,
I would like to be a game developer but i don't know how to start.
I don't know any programming language and my mind got sooo confused because i had too different advice from my "friends".

So, I would like to learn an "universal" language, something that can be useful for flash games but for complicated games too.

Someone of you can help me to understand what study?

Take in mind i'm starting from 0.

Some guys told me it's better starting with AS3 and after that study C++, another one told me it's better starting with C# and rest there.
How can I study 2-3 languages right now if I don't know anyone?
I would like to start studying an universal language.

Hope you can help me.
Thanks,
Salvo.

Out of c# and as3, i would go with c#. It doesn't require flash player and flash seems to be dying imo. An c# is universal while as3 isn't as much as it is tied to flash.

UHm....I understand.
I would like to do falsh games just to learn the basics stuff that are needed to do more complicated games....
You think C# is helpful?
So I don't have to study C++?

Do you know some good books to study C# for game dev?

Lol. I know.....i MUST do something...but...i would like to know if the "way" i decide to follow is the correct "way". :S

Uhmm...it make sense.
But there are a lot of paths, and if I choose the wrong one?
Sorry but i've a lot of fear about take the wrong decision.
Thanks 4 the link.

Programming is programming.

That article should also have pointed out that for any given language you'll see some very similar concepts. Variables, conditionals, input, output, loops, functions. The syntax can be quite a bit different but the thought process behind getting a program to do what you want it to is generally the same. So any language that you have access to can be used to get your feet wet. Then at some point you'll think to yourself, "Hey I want to do something more advanced," and you search around or ask a questions to do that specific thing and maybe you find out that it's time to try another language that would do what you want to do better.

If you go into this whole programming thing expecting that you'll only ever be using one language, you're really holding yourself back. If you start off thinking that you'll try a few different languages, then maybe it's fair to say what language you start with doesn't matter too much because you're already planning on switching to something else when the time is right.

For the record, my vote for a language to start with would be C#.

You mentioned in two posts now that you'd like to make flash games. Do it! I know some C++ and ActionScript. I think you will appreciate Flash and ActionScript because the results are more immediate, so your learning is rewarded faster.

That said, you don't need to be committed to it to the bitter end. Focus on it for a few weeks and you'll know if it's for you. C++ has more options as far as engines and libraries you can use it with (I use a 3D engine called Leadwerks) but as people have said, there are no wrong choices to start learning.