free game creation software?

Question

i have no idea wat im doing but im really interested in making videogames. anyone who has any ideas or knows of any free software to start with let me know.

Answer 1

Creating a video game requires a lot of work. Most popular video games are created by large teams of experienced designers, artists and programmers and have huge budgets.

The software you need depends on what kind of video game you want to create. For a 2-dimensional game, a compiler (such as C++, VB) and image editing software (Photoshop) should be enough.


3D games are more complex.

3D worlds and characters are created and animated in a 3D editor. Popular 3D editors are Maya and 3ds max. Blender is a nice, free one.

3D models are textured. Textures are created using image editors (like Photoshop)

When the 3D models are ready, they are exported so they can be read by the game engine.

The game engine have to be written in some programming language (like C++, C#). This is the program that runs while playing the game. It takes the 3D models and uses a 3D renderer (DirectX or OpenGL) to display them on the screen.


I think it's a good idea to start with something simple... like tetris or breakout.


a good, free compilers you can use are C++, C# or VB.NET, depending on which programming language you prefer.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/

for 3D programming, you need to get the DirectX SDK. There are good tutorials at
http://www.riemers.net/

Also, read on the new Microsoft XNA platform.

Answer 2

...Making video games takes a lot of learning. First, you need to learn how to model (3D modelling, the making of characters). Blender is a good free program for that.

You also need to learn how to program. I've been programming for two years and I don't even know enough to make a decent game. I just recently made Space Invaders.

Another alternative is making flash games, which I can do pretty well. But flash is not free.

Answer 3

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