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Posted by Tristan Gaebler
Tristan Gaebler
6,204 Points

How would you start game development?

Does anybody have any advice on starting game programming/dev. I have an android phone. Should I learn Java and learn how to program android games? Should I go with something like Unity? What are your recommendations?

2 Answers

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

I would say just start with the android track if thats were you want to go.

Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points
Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

To my knowledge most games are programmed in a variation of C a.k.a. (C++ or C#). Unity uses C# and I have a friend who had a lot of fun using it. That would be my recommendation for game dev. Treehouse is even looking for a C# teacher now so courses may be on the way. In the meantime I second the Java and the Android track. It will teach you a lot about programming, phones, and Java, which is similar (but very different) to C#.

Goodluck! -Ricky