Hi, I have some great Ideas about this game I have been working on, I have some (but not a lot) experience in game programing. I can draw well, but not very...
What type of game do you want to make? What quality to you want the graphics? Do you live near Boston? ***On Sat 4:16p Aug 9 gamerprime...
Forest Handford
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Aug 11, 2003 1:14 pm
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I'm making a first person shoot out, type of game. I need help with the source code. Which should I use c++ or java? I was going to ues c++. I know the how to...
Well, you probably want to use C++. Java would give you some portability options but the graphics would not be good. Also what platform do you want to write...
Forest Handford
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Aug 11, 2003 2:40 pm
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thanks for the advise, I'll stick with C++. Is www.EastCoastGames.com your site? because I read all the chapters on C++, and found out about about the group...
Yes, it's my site. What do you mean by the background? ***On Mon 11:09a Aug 11 Gamer Prime <gamerprime@...> wrote*** thanks for the advise, I'll stick...
Forest Handford
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Aug 11, 2003 3:16 pm
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I mean The level. I have this Game level editor, and I made my first stage, and my sprites. But I don't know how to write the source codes ... Do you Yahoo!? ...
Oh, I'm not familiar with that editor. Did it come with documentation? Maybe it has a website. Some editors just let you use script code as opposed to...
Forest Handford
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Aug 11, 2003 3:29 pm
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Hi, this is ny first game. http://www.geocities.com/fireviper9999/StarBlazer.htm I made it using javascript and DHTML. Is it good?...
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/index.html ***On Sun 10:58a Sep 21 fireviper9999 <fireviper9999@...> wrote*** Is there a website where I can find a free...
Forest Handford
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Sep 22, 2003 1:27 pm
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www.gnu.org ... From: EastCoastGames@yahoogroups.com [mailto:EastCoastGames@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 6:25 AM To:...
I am a student a second year Computer Information Systems at Ohio State. I really want to make a living programming video games. What languages should I know?...
Computer Science would probably be your best bet. You need a program that foceses on programming. C++ is what the majority of AAA games are written in. In...
Forest Handford
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Sep 29, 2003 1:38 pm
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Is breaking into the video game industry a hard thing to do? Or is it much like getting another computer position? Is there a lot more competition or do you...
It is very difficult to get into the game development industry. The jobs are very popular so there is enormous competition. Plus there aren't that many jobs...
Forest Handford
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Oct 1, 2003 1:31 pm
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Forest-- Ok, C++, that's good that's what I'm learning right now. I hope it's alright that I'm asking you all these questions, I just really have a thrist for...
Click the "Start Download" link to the right.
***On Mon 2:28p Nov 3 Touseef Hasan <fireviper9999@...> wrote***
When I clicked on glut32.dll, they said...
Forest Handford
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Nov 3, 2003 7:31 pm
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Thanks! Forest Handford <fhandford@...> wrote:Click the "Start Download" link to the right. ***On Mon 2:28p Nov 3 Touseef Hasan...
You're welcome. :) ***On Mon 3:15p Nov 3 Touseef Hasan <fireviper9999@...> wrote*** Thanks! Forest Handford <fhandford@...> wrote:Click the...
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Nov 3, 2003 8:15 pm
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I'm having trouble running the applet. Can you tell me if I made a mistake? _____________________________________________________________________ import...
I'm not familiar with Java, but I know in C++ you could shorten one line functions as follows: public void init() logo=getImage(getDocumentBase(),"logo.jpg");...
Forest Handford
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Dec 8, 2003 3:40 am
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but do i have to <include> any files? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard ...
even i'm not familiar with java.. but i think we dont need to declare logo as public.... may be it causes some trouble.... public Image logo; -> Image logo; ...
ok i'll try, ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree...
So what is this group all about and who is Forest J. Handford? I do realize that my question doesn't make any sense because I have taken the effort to sign up...