Programming
by Gabe · in General Discussion · 06/06/2004 (4:26 pm) · 1 replies
Anybody recommend sites for beginner programming? I'm only 10 and I really want to learn how to make games.
by Gabe · in General Discussion · 06/06/2004 (4:26 pm) · 1 replies
Torque Owner Simon Waite
(Forgive my lack of urls, but I guess you know how to search on google)
Flipcode and Gamedev (buttons on the left hand column) are great places to check out. Also the NeHe OpenGL tutorials will get you putting stuff up on the screen in no time at all.
There are quite a few books on game development, though the best one for you is hard to recommend, a trip to your local library and bookstore and having a good browse is recommended even if you end up buying the book from amazon :)
If you're writing in C/C++ you'll want to buy the ANSI C/C++ book by K&R www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0131103628/002-4283940-0150404?v=glance it's a good starting point for learning, and finding titles for books :)
The only thing with online tutorials is that usually they're not *that* good explaining things whereas books have at least been in the most part spellchecked :)
Happy hunting, and remember be persistant and don't let yourself be discouraged. I was your age when I started programming, and all I had to go on were books and magazines and BASIC! :)