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What are good games to “earn your wings” with? [closed]
I believe that in order to become a good game developer, you need to make games.
From a programmer's perspective, what are some good entry level games to get your hands dirty? What skills and ...
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How can I effectively manage a hobby game project?
What are your tips and tricks to successfully finish a hobby game project in your freetime?
How do you motivate yourself to keep it up and drive right through to the finish without losing interest or ...
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Where to start writing games, any tutorials or the like? [closed]
I'm actually an industrial systems developer with knowledge of .NET C# and VB.NET, C/C++, Delphi, and an intermediate knowledge of 80286 Intel assembly language.
I would be interested to learn how to ...
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Is ruby a suitable language for game development?
I want to move into some game development, but the only language I know really well is Ruby. Most of what I have read seems to point towards lower level languages like C++ for game development, or ...
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What are some good game development programs for kids? [closed]
I know a very bright little boy who excels in math, but at home he's glued to his Nintendo DS.
When I asked him what he wanted to do when he grew up he said "Make video games!"
I remember a few ...
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What language for Indie dev? [closed]
What would be a easy/fast language that would be good for an Indie developer for a FPS?
Java?
C#?
C++?
C?
Anything else that would be good?
Edit: (Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows)
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How do I turn a game idea, into a game?
I have an idea for a game, and I was wondering, how would I go about grabbing people in the gaming development community to help build this baby that is in my head. I am no coder, but I do understand ...
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What's the best phone for game development?
Yeah yeah I know, best is probably a bad way to phrase this. But I need some pros and cons. I need a new phone and if I'm going to get a smartphone and pay all that money, I better get one that I can ...
