How to make games with code? by IHackedDeath

How to make games with code?

[raw] LD27MiniLD 31. Jul 2013 · 00:34 UTC · 22 days before compo start by IHackedDeath · 0

Hi everyone, I have a little problem.

I have quite a bit of knowledge with coding but no program to use it in to make a game.

I don’t know how to apply the coding knowledge I know to make a game in a program.

What do i use? how do i use it?

Please help me?

Comments

Gaeel

31. Jul 2013 · 05:39 UTC

What you need is a framework, engine or graphics library (and sound, and input).

IHackedDeath

31. Jul 2013 · 08:51 UTC

Hey guys thanks for all your replies, i will look into all of them.

Jexel

31. Jul 2013 · 12:38 UTC

Game Maker is quite good and deceptively capable.

Java has its own graphics library called which is sometimes used in LD48 games.

Try looking at the source code of previous LD48 entries to see what language/engine/framework they used.

BrokenBit

31. Jul 2013 · 13:00 UTC

I’m shocked them no one has mentioned starting with a Flash/AIR game. ActionScript3 is a very forgiving language and Adobe has good documentation not to mention the countless number of tutorials one can find online. My team at work has experimented with the “Adobe Gaming SDK” (Starling framework, and others) and found it easy to set up and surprisingly powerful. Another nice point is that AIR builds to Win, Mac, iOS, and Android. If nothing else, it could be a good place to start.