I'm a College student from India, Bach. degree in engineering but I'm more interested to get into the gaming industry. I'm can do decent c++ code and design also I have a good level of creative writing and concepts. Is there a Diploma course I can take to get started? I'm Aiming for a Creative director type role .

Also please recommend a simple 2d development platform that I can use for my first real game

(prior projects were simple involving rpg maker,dark-radiant or MUGEN)

Thanks in Advance!

If you're used to programming in C++, SDL is an popular library that provides a good start for both 2D graphics and audio, and is extremely portable. That's probably where I'd start to make a 2D game.

Thank you nfries88 and d4n1 for your vaulable advices I will look into the suggested ideas.