@Mike, Dude! Do I hear game programming? That's great!! Maybe we hookup online in a few months and discuss on progress. If you've done any photography, you can appreciate that the sky's the limit in developing games because its all about total creatvity, not some flat application. And the learning curve is not simply riding a bike but nothing short of a fully loaded 24 wheeler truck where you will need to reverse park it without a turn guide...... lol! It can be done, have no doubt about it, it can be done! Game programming is the best way to learn about programming itself.
From graphics cards, mouse and keyboard controls, loops, classes etc. @Steve, has very good suggestions on programming. There is much much to learn but TRY you MUST..... ! I wish you mega success on your journey na tukutane hapo mbele with a goal in mind. My current study game is a 2D kung-fu skunk and have a long way to go....:-))))
Here's the simple story line I developed for it ( I don't need NDAs because creativity know no limits... ) : The Evil king has kidnapped the village princess and is holding her prisoner in a cell on the top floor of the castle. The village elders meet and decide that kung-fu will rescue the princess. Kung-fu will have to go through 5 levels of the castle to reach the top floor and rescue the princess. The king is on the top floor and an expert kung-fu master. Each floor level is protected by the king’s guards, with each level having a different guard and skill set. There is a secret puzzle in the game to release the village princess which must be gotten at each level. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:17 PM, MICHAEL AKUNGA <michaelakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
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.