Re: time to move up in world!!!

[Robert S Whitlock <roberts.j.whitlock@juno.com>]

On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:20:36 -0800 (PST) Dustin McCulloch
<dustin_mcculloch@yahoo.com> writes:
> On another note, I want to be a programmer, preferably
> games, what courses, and where can I get a good
> education in this field?

I strongly believe that you don't need classes to learn, all you need is
a couple good books, a decent compiler, and some time. Then just sit down
and program, and you'll run into problems, then find the answers, then go
back to programming. To learn to write good games, write a simple game,
then write a more complex game. Then, think of a really great game
subject, sit through for a long time designing it, then code it up. The
designing is the part that makes the game good or bad, not necessarily
the coding part.

I'm not an experienced game programmer or anything, but I have gotten to
the point where I'm coding up my first big project, and so I feel I know
what I'm talking about. :-)

...good luck...


--Robert Whitlock
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