Idk, sorry bro but it seems complicated too

SolarLikeTheSun wrote

I'd recommend checking out some college courses on that. Plan ahead

Can I take college courses when I'm only 14?

TheWildScotsmen wrote Ever since I was 7 I've wanted to be a game programmer. I am a teenager now, and I really want to learn game programming. Anybody know where I can start? What language should I choose? And what language do big name companies like Activision use?

I have a lot of questions.

Large companies usually use C++ and some other languages like Java. For game programming I would recommend learning C++, but before you do that you can either learn flash with Actionscript or Java, which are easier languages to learn. Either way I would suggest you get a book for the programming language you are trying to learn. For Flash there is Foundation Game Design with Flash by Rex van der Spuy. For Java I use a book, but it would not be suitable for beginners. With both of these languages you can make simple games like my snake game Here or my other simple game I made for my grade 11 class [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . And you already know what you can make with flash. The Reason I suggest you learn Java and/or Flash is because they are less complicated languages then c++ and you don't need to worry about clearing everything from the ram after the program is finished, for these languages do that for you. Once you feel comfortable with the language you learned then start learning C++. I would suggest antiRTFM's c++ videos.The use of a book will also help. If you have any more questions please ask.

99rock99 wrote

TheWildScotsmen wrote Ever since I was 7 I've wanted to be a game programmer. I am a teenager now, and I really want to learn game programming. Anybody know where I can start? What language should I choose? And what language do big name companies like Activision use?

I have a lot of questions.

Large companies usually use C++ and some other languages like Java. For game programming I would recommend learning C++, but before you do that you can either learn flash with Actionscript or Java, which are easier languages to learn. Either way I would suggest you get a book for the programming language you are trying to learn. For Flash there is Foundation Game Design with Flash by Rex van der Spuy. For Java I use a book, but it would not be suitable for beginners. With both of these languages you can make simple games like my snake game Here or my other simple game I made for my grade 11 class [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . And you already know what you can make with flash. The Reason I suggest you learn Java and/or Flash is because they are less complicated languages then c++ and you don't need to worry about clearing everything from the ram after the program is finished, for these languages do that for you. Once you feel comfortable with the language you learned then start learning C++. I would suggest antiRTFM's c++ videos.The use of a book will also help. If you have any more questions please ask.

Hi I tried Java, and although it is easy to use and all, do you know of any books or sites that could assist me in learning the language? I'm getting a headache from simple stuff like:

class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {

TheWildScotsmen wrote

99rock99 wrote

TheWildScotsmen wrote Ever since I was 7 I've wanted to be a game programmer. I am a teenager now, and I really want to learn game programming. Anybody know where I can start? What language should I choose? And what language do big name companies like Activision use?

I have a lot of questions.

Large companies usually use C++ and some other languages like Java. For game programming I would recommend learning C++, but before you do that you can either learn flash with Actionscript or Java, which are easier languages to learn. Either way I would suggest you get a book for the programming language you are trying to learn. For Flash there is Foundation Game Design with Flash by Rex van der Spuy. For Java I use a book, but it would not be suitable for beginners. With both of these languages you can make simple games like my snake game Here or my other simple game I made for my grade 11 class [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . And you already know what you can make with flash. The Reason I suggest you learn Java and/or Flash is because they are less complicated languages then c++ and you don't need to worry about clearing everything from the ram after the program is finished, for these languages do that for you. Once you feel comfortable with the language you learned then start learning C++. I would suggest antiRTFM's c++ videos.The use of a book will also help. If you have any more questions please ask.

Hi I tried Java, and although it is easy to use and all, do you know of any books or sites that could assist me in learning the language? I'm getting a headache from simple stuff like:

class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {

I don't know of any books that are for beginners. I use Teach yourself Java 6 in 21 days, but like I said it is a bit difficult to understand. If you go to a bookstore I am sure you can find one that could suit you. Read into them a little bit. Another good resource is a forum called daniweb. there is a Java programming section. Everyone will help you there.

TheWildScotsmen wrote

99rock99 wrote

TheWildScotsmen wrote Ever since I was 7 I've wanted to be a game programmer. I am a teenager now, and I really want to learn game programming. Anybody know where I can start? What language should I choose? And what language do big name companies like Activision use?

I have a lot of questions.

Large companies usually use C++ and some other languages like Java. For game programming I would recommend learning C++, but before you do that you can either learn flash with Actionscript or Java, which are easier languages to learn. Either way I would suggest you get a book for the programming language you are trying to learn. For Flash there is Foundation Game Design with Flash by Rex van der Spuy. For Java I use a book, but it would not be suitable for beginners. With both of these languages you can make simple games like my snake game Here or my other simple game I made for my grade 11 class [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . And you already know what you can make with flash. The Reason I suggest you learn Java and/or Flash is because they are less complicated languages then c++ and you don't need to worry about clearing everything from the ram after the program is finished, for these languages do that for you. Once you feel comfortable with the language you learned then start learning C++. I would suggest antiRTFM's c++ videos.The use of a book will also help. If you have any more questions please ask.

Hi I tried Java, and although it is easy to use and all, do you know of any books or sites that could assist me in learning the language? I'm getting a headache from simple stuff like:

class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {

i wouldnt go near books.i personally self taught myself wheen i started to code for mw2 if u teach urself you will understand it.if u arent going to learn yourself i would lookup youtube tuts on an easy language like c++.if u learn c++ u will understand java wich is basically c++ but written differently.another choice could be a beginners language such as ruby.

TheWildScotsmen wrote Anybody know where I can start? What language should I choose? And what language do big name companies like Activision use?

Seeing as though you don't know what language to choose and what most games are coded in, I'd recommend you start by learning C++ or C#. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] is a great site for learning the basics of C++.

Big name companies like Activision almost always use C++ since it's (for the most part) cross-platform, fast, and allows them have direct access to hardware. Along with that, they'll also sometimes implement their own sort of scripting language (the Call of Duty games use GSC scripting -- Infinity Ward's own language with C-syntax) to make the level design easier.

C# is another option because of the XNA framework which provides really easy access to DirectX functions, and since it's a managed language it has garbage collectors and stuff like that.

Java sucks cocks. Don't use Java.

If you can't understand code like:


I'd really say you aren't ready yet to even begin with game development.