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[MaximumZero]

So, it's n00b question time! What skill/language will I need to make stuff, actual stuff appear on screen? I'm sick of seeing the DOS window.

[Max White]

SDL?
Any other opinions? This bit gets subjective. The easy way is using Visual Studio, but that isn't ideal for graphics, just user forms.

[Siquo]

So, it's n00b question time! What skill/language will I need to make stuff, actual stuff appear on screen? I'm sick of seeing the DOS window.

Depends on what you want. Windows-like UI? 2D graphics? 3D graphics? I'm currently forgoing expanding my own 3D engine, I've learned enough, and looking into using Ogre3D.

[olemars]

I'm a Qt-vangelist, so I'm bound by oath to suggest Qt. If you're still at the "This is a variable. This is a loop. This is a function call" stage of learning then maybe you should stick with the DOS window for a little while longer though.

You could try some basic OpenGL tutorials to break the monotony. People seem to get a kick out of those. "Yay, there's  a colored triangle on my screen and I made it happen!".

[Max White]

Anybody know of any good dedicated game programming forums? Not that I don't have faith in you guys, but an entire active forum of programmers, all with more experiences then myself, is an asset I can not pass up.

[olemars]

http://www.gamedev.net is good. News, articles and a big forum.

The Ogre3D forums have a lot of skilled people on them too, although it helps if what you're doing is 3D related.

[Max White]

Na, flat as yo momma.
OH SNAP!

Sorry, I apologise, but thanks for the link.

[MaximumZero]

So, it's n00b question time! What skill/language will I need to make stuff, actual stuff appear on screen? I'm sick of seeing the DOS window.

Depends on what you want. Windows-like UI? 2D graphics? 3D graphics? I'm currently forgoing expanding my own 3D engine, I've learned enough, and looking into using Ogre3D.

I'm probably going to do 2D, although 3D would be preferable. Time for some Ogre3D tutorials.

I'm a Qt-vangelist, so I'm bound by oath to suggest Qt. If you're still at the "This is a variable. This is a loop. This is a function call" stage of learning then maybe you should stick with the DOS window for a little while longer though.

I just finished that semester, and I don't have any more c++ until the fall. This makes me sad.

[Max White]

What level c++ are we talking? High school or uni? Because the jump between them can be very dramatic.

[MaximumZero]

Somewhere in between. Community College.

[Max White]

Ah, well I have never been, so not sure of the level of work they ask of you. I remember walking out of high school all smug because I thought I could program, then I got into uni, and mind was blown. Now I have some what of a more accurate measure of my abilities, and know what I can and can't do, I hope.


EDIT:

http://www.gamedev.net is good. News, articles and a big forum.

Well read some articles, was interesting, wishing to register for the forums now, and it is asking me what payment package I want. Looks like forum membership isn't free. Any that are?

[MaximumZero]

All of the work at CC is "University Standard" according to all the sources I can readily find. It just seems to be cheaper because it's a smaller public school.

[Max White]

Ah, well in that case, if I had to guess, you are first year. By the end of the year they are never going to let you get away with code like that. Not in c++ anyway, for c they would.

[MaximumZero]

Indeed I am. Prof actually made me fix my "formatting issues" before I was allowed to turn in the project.

[Nadaka]

Community College programming language classes are about the same as university. The big difference between the two programs is that in CC, they skip the higher maths and theory. Its enough to make you a "programmer", but not an "analyst".

For graphics? I would choose not to use c++ and instead pick a language that supports it a bit more easily.