I hope you realize that (in _most_ cases) graphics are probably the most complex part of a game.

Basically, your program needs some way of telling the graphics card how to represent your data. Probably the most easy method is to use a graphics API.

Many people suggest you start off by writing your own software render, then moving into higher-level APIs like OpenGL or DirectX. However, I don''t know about this. I learnt OpenGL first up, with the help of a few old computer graphics texts and NeHe''s OpenGL tutorials.

When you have a graphics system in place, it is simply a matter of looping, and inside that loop, your program must update the screen to show your data. But this is a little more complex than it seems.

Gotta go...

Simon

Foo: Check the directX section in the programming resources. Great tutorials to get you started with directX. I also recommend getting a book as it will cover more than the tutorials.

OneEyeLessThanNone

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quote: Original post by SoGreen

Check this link it covers EVERYTHING your looking for

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Thanks - I''ve bookmarked it, and, from the initial looks, seems pretty promising.

Stanley