   New to developing and don't know where to turn
  Hey all, I've been mulling game ideas around for ages and decided to finally make the leap into learning a language and developing one myself. Unfortunately, I have no idea what languages are available, what sets one apart from another, or which would be best suited to what I'm trying to accomplish. Any guidance for a complete and total newbie?   
  C# and XNA, C# is relatively easy to learn and XNA is made for making games.Unreal DEV Kit is, from the sound of it, a game already made cept you have to add stuff yourself if you want it to do exactly what you want to do. And if you want a job in a real business, you might get something out of it, since lots of companies are using it.C++ and DirectX, I personally find it hard to learn, but it's used almost everywhere.And C++ and OpenGL, multiplatformed. Hard as hell to learn but more applicable to other platforms.There are also a bunch of engines you can use like Torque and GameMaker that have their own scripting language (like Unreal that could get you to start pretty fast in comparison to learning a language like C+/C/C#.)Personally, I recommend XNA/C#. But I'm not exactly an elite in all this. I'm just starting out myself.   ;  Thanks, I'm downloading XNA and C# right now.   ;  what is that xna and c that you download ?its programs ...am interest to and am newbie...   ;  Easiest option is probably Flash using Actionscript 3. You can get started for free with FlashDevelop, there's a TON of free help online, and the Adobe tools are excellent and reasonably priced for students. It's also practical - Flash is a popular platform for both free and commercial games.If you're not interested in web games or you simply MUST do 3D, then going with C# and XNA is a great option. Microsoft has a free "Express" version of their industry standard development environment, Visual Studio. C# is coming up more often at console development studios, especially for tools. There's a little more to learn, and you'll have to brush up on your vectors and matrices if you want to do 3D.Good luck!   ;Quote:Original post by satanouiwhat is that xna and c that you download ?its programs ...am interest to and am newbie...Visual C# Express and XNA Game Studio most likely.Google XNA. Should be easy to get them from there.   ;Quote:Original post by ThayesHey all, I've been mulling game ideas around for ages and decided to finally make the leap into learning a language and developing one myself. Unfortunately, I have no idea what languages are available, what sets one apart from another, or which would be best suited to what I'm trying to accomplish. Any guidance for a complete and total newbie?Vies Forum FAQ (above).