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mono15591	11 Nov, 2008 - 12:59 PM Post #1
D.I.C Regular Joined: 5 Nov, 2008 Posts: 356 Thanked: 11 times My Contributions	Hi I'm Mono I am new to programing and the things I want to do is code for games I use C++ but I can only do simple things so far like getting variables, displaying text, and if statements.....yea that's about it haha The thing I want to know is what types of things should I be learning to program games. This post has been edited by mono15591: 11 Nov, 2008 - 01:05 PM
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red_4900	RE: Where To Start 11 Nov, 2008 - 03:05 PM Post #2
Code T(h)inkers Joined: 22 Feb, 2008 Posts: 1,035 Thanked: 16 times Dream Kudos: 50 My Contributions	More C++(obviously), math, physics, graphic library (choose either one of OpenGL, DirectX, SDL, etc). I think there's more but that's all that I remember for now.
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Minalien	RE: Where To Start 11 Nov, 2008 - 05:09 PM Post #3
New D.I.C Head Joined: 11 Nov, 2008 Posts: 3 My Contributions	Keep studying up on C++, learning as much as you can. There are few things that you cannot find a good purpose for at some point in time when it comes to game programming. I suggest following this set of tutorials that covers using the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) media libraries in C++, because it covers a good spectrum of fields. http://lazyfoo.net/SDL_tutorials/index.php You can also find more information at SDL's website, http://www.libsdl.org/
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