Re: I'll start the ball rolling then

["Derold" <bro1@pmt.org>]

I'm new at it myself but I found you need to know how to program windows
first, then download the newest DirectX SDK (I believe it is 8 now), read
from the beginning until you reach the map, then depending how you learn
best, jump to the position in the map you want to learn the most about.  I
personally jumped to the tutorials and am working on them now.

There are several tutorials on the web for earlier versions though I haven't
seen one for a complete novice in windows programming.

Derold

PS I'm only up to IDirect3DDevice8::clear so far, and I know there are
others who can supply or write a tutorial that's better than what Microsoft
supplies.


----- Original Message -----
From: "m" <mike@futura.com>
To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:56 AM
Subject: I'll start the ball rolling then


> On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Matt Harmon wrote:
>
> > im not bothered, just trying to understand why people are on this list
> > because i have been subscribed for a couple weeks and all it has gotten
> > is a couple trivial questions and that is it -- very dead list with not
> > much happening.
>
> >snip<
>
> Ok then, I'll start. I am a complete beginner with no knowledge of game
> architecture or construction. There must be a few of us around? Can anyone
> give some good advice as to how it all works? A particularly burning
> question I have is to do with Directx. How the hell do you start with it?
>
>
> cheers
>
> Mike Fridlington
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