how do you develop games for computers?

Question

How would a complete novice learn to develop video games, What do you need to know ,tools needed etc. to develop games.

Answer 1

Well, you would need to choose a programming language. There are many out there (which is best is another discussion in itself), and you need a compiler to compile the code that you type. There are a couple of free ones on the Internet available. If you want to do more than a text-based game, and incorporate graphics, you will need a program to do that, such as Paint or PaintShop Pro. If you want to create your own sound/music for games, you'd need a program to create that as well. If you have no background with any type of programming or code, you should search around the internet for a good beginner's programming book (which ones are good is, yet another, discussion in itself). When it comes to languages, one of the most widely used is C++. There are many tuturials/books for this language out there. Try www.cplusplus.com they have a good starting tutorial on the basics you'd need to know. Good luck and I wish you the best in game programming.

Answer 2

Game Development is a lengthy process which fundamentally requires artists and computer programmers to collaborate and work together. Based on my experience, sync between the team workers is a key to an industry's success. An ideal team with an artist for every two computer programmers is efficient and efficacious.

Now, based on the type of game to be developed, there are several types of artists and computer programmers: artists for audio, video and graphics, and programmers for Artificial Intelligence, 3D programming, Networking, etc.

Digging into game architecture, a generic physics engine lies at the bottom layer, programmed with respect to real mechanics. Again based upon the type of the game, other types of game engines are present. Then, the game engines are used to build the entire game.

Answer 3

a programming language thoroughly and then ur done lol