What does it take to be a game coder ?

[truly_hacking]

Hello,

The question once again :

What is the requirement to become a game programmer ?
What do i need to learn, to begin with etcetra ..

Thanks

[EaseZE]

To start computer science courses.

[truly_hacking]

To start computer science courses.

What sort of a silly answer is that ? I need specific answers, please.

[mathgirl32]

It's not a silly answer. It's the correct answer. You are asking a fairly broad question and offering very little information.

Try this:
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google >> game programming

google >> video game programming

[invader]

What it takes :

http://www.gametutorials.com/Article...stryCareer.htm
http://www.evilminion.com/talemonger/hr.html
http://larc.csci.unt.edu/college.html

Books :
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...500656-3035265
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...8167?vi=glance

Projects :
http://www.elance.com/c/cats/main/ca...=N3SF&rid=O14V

Edit : I hope that was content specific.

-inv

[truly_hacking]

Mathgirl, i consider a post useful when it contributes to the thread.
Not when it tells me to do some computer courses, and you think i was dreaming of waking up to find myself become a coder ? I wanted content specific information.

[mathgirl32]

and you think i was dreaming of waking up to find myself become a coder ?

I don't know where you got that and I don't know what you are dreaming. What I think/know is that you haven't seemed to even check google for information and that you want others to do the work for you.

I wanted content specific information.

Then you should have asked a specific question.

[phaza7]

Learn asm U'll need it for fast pace games.
[qoute] What I think/know is that you haven't seem to even check google for information and that you want others to do the work for you.[/quote]

Research - the best teacher oneself

[slarty]

Ignore assembly language, there is no significant assembly in modern games (and if you really need it you can learn it when the need arises)

Instead learn maths - you'll need at least a good working knowledge of Trig, statics, dynamics (rotational dynamics a bonus), matrices and possibly a little calculus.

Learn to be a good programmer but don't worry about what language you use - most games are written in C++ but that's not really very important - being a good programmer in any language will just help.