So at last the moment has arrived when I'll tell something about the project I'm working on. The keyword here is 'simplicity'. I won't aspire to make a God-of-War-like 3D adventure game (in spite of how much I love this game). I have to be realistic. I'm just one person and I lack the necessary technical knowledge to program staggering 3D effects. Therefore the game must be simple, something I can be sure I'll be able to finish. Once I've done the first one, I'll probably feel like doing something more elaborated.
The game will be a classical 2D side-scrolling platform game. I think that this kind of games can be very fun, and they can be very profound too. If you don't believe me, just take a look at Blow's Braid. Also, you can ignore some intrinsic difficulties to 3D games, such as culling algorithms.
I'm currently in the process of making a small engine to support several features. In the following posts, I will be explaining these features in detail, as well as the difficulties I came across along the way. My idea is to cover each aspect of a typical game, from basic physics to artificial intelligence and graphics programming.
Regarding the technology, I'm using C++ as programming language and SFML in order to retrieve keyboard inputs and as render library. The choice is simple. I love C (as I read in one programming book lots of years ago, C is the language that God used to create the world; mmm... maybe this is the reason why there are so many buffer overflows...), and as far as I know, many current game engines use the Object-Oriented version of C, that is, C++. However, I must admit that it is not the easiest language if you've never faced a programming language before. I'd never recommend any aspiring game developer to begin with this language. I chose C++ because I already know enough C and Object-Oriented principles and patterns as a result of studying computer science. If you're new to programming though, I'd advice you to go for a more accessible language or game-making solution such as GameMaker.
As for the graphics library, you may find many out there. However, SFML seems to have an easy learning curve and builds upon OpenGL. For now, I'll use the abstraction with which SFML provides me (remember, abstraction is our friend), but in the future, I'd like to add some graphics programming by using vertex and pixel shaders, something that the library easily allows.
As a final comment, I'd like to add that the first game (my game in particular) might be a 'shitty game', but at last it'll be a game, 'my game', and you need to start off at some point anywhere. The following video shows advices for people wanting to become game developers. I found some comments challenging and inspiring. Remember, don't be afraid of simplicity. It's the natural path. Actually, I'd say it's the only possible path.
The game will be a classical 2D side-scrolling platform game. I think that this kind of games can be very fun, and they can be very profound too. If you don't believe me, just take a look at Blow's Braid. Also, you can ignore some intrinsic difficulties to 3D games, such as culling algorithms.
I'm currently in the process of making a small engine to support several features. In the following posts, I will be explaining these features in detail, as well as the difficulties I came across along the way. My idea is to cover each aspect of a typical game, from basic physics to artificial intelligence and graphics programming.
Regarding the technology, I'm using C++ as programming language and SFML in order to retrieve keyboard inputs and as render library. The choice is simple. I love C (as I read in one programming book lots of years ago, C is the language that God used to create the world; mmm... maybe this is the reason why there are so many buffer overflows...), and as far as I know, many current game engines use the Object-Oriented version of C, that is, C++. However, I must admit that it is not the easiest language if you've never faced a programming language before. I'd never recommend any aspiring game developer to begin with this language. I chose C++ because I already know enough C and Object-Oriented principles and patterns as a result of studying computer science. If you're new to programming though, I'd advice you to go for a more accessible language or game-making solution such as GameMaker.
As for the graphics library, you may find many out there. However, SFML seems to have an easy learning curve and builds upon OpenGL. For now, I'll use the abstraction with which SFML provides me (remember, abstraction is our friend), but in the future, I'd like to add some graphics programming by using vertex and pixel shaders, something that the library easily allows.
As a final comment, I'd like to add that the first game (my game in particular) might be a 'shitty game', but at last it'll be a game, 'my game', and you need to start off at some point anywhere. The following video shows advices for people wanting to become game developers. I found some comments challenging and inspiring. Remember, don't be afraid of simplicity. It's the natural path. Actually, I'd say it's the only possible path.
Your words unveil an unusual passion. Never lose it :) I'm sure you will achieve any challenge you pose yourself.
ResponderEliminarKeep up the good work!
I've been in a similar situation for the last few weeks, I wanted to do something in the evenings, but I don't really feel like programming after work.. :P
ResponderEliminarI thought learning something new would be cool, like mobile games and so, and I think I'm going to give it a try, I'm going to use this library libgdx (http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/), it's java based, and SFML was the other choice I was pondering... I also prefer C++ but I wanted to go out of my comfort zone this time :P
I will follow your progress as I'm really interested in SFML, good luck! ;)
@Ada: Thanks for your support. Your words are inspiring and encouraging :)
ResponderEliminar@Mariscal: Nice! You can show me your advances with that library :)
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