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AdamGleason
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Posts: 3
From: winder,ga,usa
Registered: 07-07-2004
Hi, i am new to programming and i just bought a book like a week ago called "Game Programming For Teens" and i am learning blitz basic. i am wondering if i should keep going with blitz basic or some one help me find a better language to learn. i wanted to make 3d games but i cant even make 2d games.
nfektious
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BB is a good start if you are just getting into game design/development. Stick with the 2d stuff for now until you get a better understanding of all that goes into it. Then, when you are ready to tackle more complex stuff, you can jump into 3D.
The important thing for beginners is to get a grasp on the basics - and 2D will definitely help you with that.

Wow...I just broke a long spell of silence here.

PS - Welcome to CCN!

Dranorter

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Posts: 19
From: Michigan
Registered: 07-08-2004
I started out on Blitz3D without any problems, by taking the example games that came with the free demo and messing with them until I got the hang of it. All the BLITZ languages have really good documentation and are simple, so as long as you don't mind reading instructions they're easy.

Oh, I should mention though that I had already learned two programming languages (CHAOS and C++) before, so I had an advantage. Just read the book all the way through, try to understand whats going on, and if your stamina is low then play around with numbers in some of the example programs when you get frustrated. (In case you didn't notice you can find some example programs in the help portion of the program: click Table of Contents, then Samples under Blitz Basic Demos.) Or just play them without altering them, Aristoids is my favorite for that .

By the way I got that 'programming for teens' book too. I never read it, but thats just because I have no patience. I just wrote a game over the last two days, and it was a lot of fun, so stick with it. The key is to learn your first language, after that the next one comes easier, then you'll be on your way to being able to kinda understand whats going on when you glance at a program no matter the language. Well, thats not true, every language comes with its own challenges and confusing uniqueties, but Blitz tries to stay simple.

Good luck! Hope my rambling was encouraging.

AdamGleason
Junior Member

Posts: 3
From: winder,ga,usa
Registered: 07-07-2004
yeh i learned like a couple of different proggramming languages before but not like game programming. i dont know if javascript or perl counts but i didnt really learn alot of perl. but i kind of new like what varibles, arrays hashs ...
AmazingJas

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Posts: 437
From: Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Registered: 04-03-2003
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Originally posted by AdamGleason:
i am wondering if i should keep going with blitz basic or some one help me find a better language to learn. i wanted to make 3d games but i cant even make 2d games.

The bad news is that you can't get much simpler as far as programming languages go (for games anyway). The good news is...well, the same reallY

Best wishes in your venture. I suggest starting with a super simple game and getting it just right. Something like a space invaders game, but with only one invader or something like that. You'll also find it an incredibly helpful experience if you try duplicating game concepts that work. Have a go at working out how to replicate Asteroids' gameplay, or bombjack or something like that.
Best wishes, and hope to hear from you.
Jas.

D-SIPL

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Posts: 1345
From: Maesteg, Wales
Registered: 07-21-2001
Remaking a retro game is always a fun thing to do. It will help you learn as well.

Just pick an old 8 bit game and remake it.

--D-SIPL

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