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Liam Maclachlan
Liam Maclachlan
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Posted by Liam Maclachlan
Liam Maclachlan
22,805 Points

C++ programming and animating

Hey all. I've been looking in to game development for a while and have a good grasp on front end web development (websites) and application development (again, web based). What I want to do is take a step in to C++ programming and create my first game.

I have the basic gaming loops in mind for the major areas but what I want to do is step away from a text based games (PHP driven) and go to a graphical based games.

Any ideas on how to start this?

1 Answer

Caleb Kleveter
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Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

I don't know C++, but I know Swift works for OS X also. You might want google it and see if you can find any tutorials.

Liam Maclachlan
Liam Maclachlan
22,805 Points
Liam Maclachlan
Liam Maclachlan
22,805 Points

Isn't there a tutorial on here for that?

Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

No, there actually isn't. But you can tweet one of the teachers to request a course.

Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

Oh, I thought you meant C++, not Swift. I don't know how much different OS X development is from iOS, but I think it will work.

Liam Maclachlan
Liam Maclachlan
22,805 Points
Liam Maclachlan
Liam Maclachlan
22,805 Points

Haha! Yeah. Sorry. Meant swift =p I've found a few resources online that (which I can't find for the life in me now.) presented it in a very similar manner to web dev; it will take about 6 months at 10-20 hours per week. At the end of the, game development will no longer seem like a distant memory. I'll keep looking and post anything up if i find it :)