Hello, I am new to game programming and have done none. I know I need to crawl before I walk and am looking for some good sites or books to look at. I am using C++. I am going to college and taking C++ right now and also have learned it on my own. I don''t know it all but know some C++. I would like to get ahold of a complete tutorial for a very simple game 2d and that compiles in MSVC++ 6.0. I don''t want to work with DX but only with OpenGL. I have messed around with GLUT. I do not have any idea on how to start coding a game in the slightest. I was wondering if anyone here lives in South Dakota? Just checking. Tom

There''s one place I would suggest you go to before you do anything, and I''ve suggested it many times before:

http://www.eastcoastgames.com

After that, read up in "Tricks of the Windows Programming Gurus" by André LaMothe and check out:

http://www.gamefoo.org/gp/gp_article1.html

It''s an article on programming a Tetris clone in Win32 and C++. Quite good. You might want to tweak around with the provided source file if you know just what to do, because you can''t flip the blocks while they''re in midair. Other than that, it''s an excellent tutorial and Part Two should be shipping soon.

Also be sure to read the articles on this site and others. They really help.

Thanks I will check them out tomorrow. Hopefully I can get a good grasp on this soon. It sucks not being able to chat with someone in person who knows game programming to have them show you some code basics in person. So you can ask question and give input on how you think you might understand the idea. Thanks again. Happy coding!

Windows SUCKS! Deal with it!
if(windows crashes)
run linux
else
yea right!!

Yeah, that does suck. But I''m not a real game developer... yet.

I''m kinda new to this stuff too, but when someone comes and asks where to go first like you, I just suggest what I personally use.


And I live in South Dakota... NOT!!!