You do know this is not for the faint of heart. 1. First and foremost, ts all about the type of games you want to develop. As in: a. Target Platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, PS3, xbox, wii, symbian etc b. Class of games: 3D, 2D, Text Based c. InteracTion: Single User, multi-user, network 2. Now that you pick C++ Here are a few things you might want to be VERY FAMILIAR with a. Memory Management (C++ has no Garbage Collector) b. Pointers c. Vectors, Llists... (STL will help you a lot here) d. Good understanding of Game Physics e. Good understanding of Geometry f. A LOT OF PATIENCE I may have forgoten a lot of stuff above.... moving on.. IDEs???? Visual C++ (Win32 API, Console), Dev-C++ (win/linux), Notepad++, QT (multiplatform), Carbide.C++ (symbian) If you are VERY FAMILIAR with C++ then and only would I advise you to think about Game programming with C++. If that is the case then you would want to look at using an existing SDK for Game Engines and build your game around them. Here are a few SDK's Engines, Frameworks I have personally had the pleasure in working with the 1st three below 1. DirectX (Be careful about which version you choose) 2. OpenGL/OpenAl 3. Ogre3D others am familiar with are: 4. SDL 5. Allegro If you want more details and specifics you can get me off list and I'll help as much as i can coz doing it here will eventually be like spam Steve Obbayi SKYPE: sobbayi http://sobbayi.com http://blog.sobbayi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL AKUNGA" <michaelakunga@gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2010 12:17:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Skunkworks] C++ Game programmer geek Hi buddies, I have an interest in the above subject and wish to request any geek out there to guide me of what am about to get into and how I can achieve it, you know like the way you could help you friend learn to ride a bike, the time he noticed you are 100 meters a way he actually was riding the bike. this is what I expect: 1. what I need to have IDE? Extra? 2. online novice webtutorial 3.any insight thanks. 2. -- MICHAEL A. AKUNGA (+254) 0726 174 815 michaelakunga@gmail.com michaelakunga@yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke