Hello i am a rookie programmer majoring in software engineering and i am currently studying in java. I want to work in the video game industry and from what i seen most of the top games made today used C++. This language i haven't used yet my question is if know java, python, and php but not C++ am i a goner in pursuing a career as a video game developer ? I graduate in April of 2015 any advise for me before i graduate.
Thank you
No you're not a goner, you can program games using Java as well. And remember its never too late to make a dream come true. So I'd suggest if you feel you need to know C++ then go ahead and learn it. Plenty of awesome guides and video tutorials out on the web.
Best of luck with your graduation
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Guys,
I've just become obsessed with the flash game "Flood It" - http://www.labpixies.com/gadget_page.php?id=10
Can anyone tell me a similar game or how I can get this for my PPC?
THanks,
Grace
I am looking for the same game. It would be great if someone with programming skills could write similar game or IF possible port the existing game to pocket PC
Flood It came out for iPhone
I just checked the LabPixies website and I see that they came out with the Flood It game for iPhone.
I have NO idea how or if it is possible to port iphone games to windows mobile but I thought I would let you guys know that it exists so maybe someone can make it work under win mobile.
PS. I will be trying to make my own version working under windows mobile, but I will not start until the school semester is over due to the lack of time.
I will be coding in either VB.net or C#
wish me luck
Good Luck!!!
BTW.. have you had any luck writing this as yet?
I am sorry but I did not. I did not even try to be honest.
I had to take one internship/project class over the summer and I changed job so I didn't have much time.
LabPixes version of floodIt is so advanced now that it is hard to compete with
I am back to school now with 5 classes and full time job, so it will be hard to find time, and besides that to be honest the more I think about this project the less I think I know how to do it...
My programming skills are just not enough.
I think you will have to either use PC, iPhone or get Android on your device. The third seems like the easiest solution providing you have a device that the Android was ported to.
Sorry again and good luck.
Hey guys,
Im a huge fan of the tower defense genre, and have often thought it would be great to develop my own game.
I have zero programming experience though, so i was just wondering if anyone can please suggest a good place to start (reading/practicing). or if it would even be possible for me to teach myself to develop games.
some games i would take inspiration from...
Base Defense
Neon Defense
Fieldrunners
And other similar titles.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
I'm trying to teach myself programming also and was told a good place to start was with Java. I have bought a couple Java programming for beginners books and have been going through the tutorials at the website below. They also have Android development tutorials.
http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php
thats great, thanks a lot itsmefu.
Hi All,
My 6 year old nephew is super into the App world, gaming, and technology as a whole. (not just saying this but he is much more advanced then any other child his age that i have come across)
I would love to get him into a class or a platform which can teach him the basics of coding.
Obviously it needs to be geared toward children and preferable in a coding language which can be used to easily create Apps and games.
If anyone knows of anything good please let me know.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Best,
Mike
nibbler13 said:
Hi All,
My 6 year old nephew is super into the App world, gaming, and technology as a whole. (not just saying this but he is much more advanced then any other child his age that i have come across)
I would love to get him into a class or a platform which can teach him the basics of coding.
Obviously it needs to be geared toward children and preferable in a coding language which can be used to easily create Apps and games.
If anyone knows of anything good please let me know.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Best,
Mike
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Try Alice 3
http://www.alice.org
I wasn't quite sure which forum to post this in. I have a game that was originally made for Xbox Live Indie Games in C# with XNA libraries and now I want to run it on an ARM board in an arcade machine. So I'm looking for someone to help port it to Linux or Android OS using Monogame and get it running on whatever ARM board we decide on. You can see gameplay footage at link below (edit: can't post links yet, so add this text to the end of the youtube url).
watch?v=Kxr-AMBKjBQ&hd=1
Bump. Nobody interested in building an ARM-based arcade machine? This is a commercial venture, not just a MAME machine. I already have 2 distributors interested. I can pay some money now and also offer royalties on machines sold.
kiwasabi said:
Bump. Nobody interested in building an ARM-based arcade machine? This is a commercial venture, not just a MAME machine. I already have 2 distributors interested. I can pay some money now and also offer royalties on machines sold.
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Have you asked for help from a freelance site like Staff.com, Odesk or Fiverr? I think they can help you find a programmer that is best for this position. Only thing is, they may be remote or onshore but definitely not in your location. If you're looking for a full time programmer I suggest looking at Staff.com, or else look into Fiverr or Odesk.
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Have you asked for help from a freelance site like Staff.com, Odesk or Fiverr? I think they can help you find a programmer that is best for this position. Only thing is, they may be remote or onshore but definitely not in your location. If you're looking for a full time programmer I suggest looking at Staff.com, or else look into Fiverr or Odesk.
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Thanks for the response, and for the links. I think I might've found the perfect guy actually through the Raspberry Pi forums. He's one of the Monogame developers and works on embedded systems. As a friend of mine likes to say, you gotta get lucky sometimes!
Hey everyone..
Just to share and learn from each other.
Are you a professional developer or hobbyist?
if professional, how long have you been working as a developer? What did you study in college?
and if hobbyist, do you consider working professionally?
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Hobbyist !
I do it for fun ! and learning new things (c#) !
I am a hobbyist developer though I am trying to break in getting employment as a coder, as a recent uni graduate in software engineer Im looking for a java based job, but I enjoy stretching out my skills and android seemed a logical step, plus i'd love to be able to create silly games. While im under no illusion that i'll get successful on my own it is a great way to build a portfolio. Plus I enjoy being able to work on my own ideas and be creative. I've only just released my first app but have plans of my future projects each a tiny bit more ambitious
I am trying to learn it and get better at it. I'll give my best