how to develop games with c++?

Question

i already finished 3 lessons in c++ (reached arrays and pointers) and i still dont have an idea about game developpment. can someone pls help?

Answer 1

@aklex

Please people, I simple try to provide some honest information to someone that has set his first step into the programming world. I didn't expect to be caught in a game of I am right you're wrong. I merely stated the truth in this matter and as a senior programmer I can tell how long it needs to master a programming language. I'm in the business as longer that most your age here. I'm not interested in a discussion. If you think you can make a nice game after 6 months so be it. You believe probably to get hired by a company after finishing a course here at SoloLearn with no extra education, dream on too.
For me this case is closed, I don't want to be right nor I know am wrong. Talk to you later it should stay an informative platform. I will help anyone as much as I can, but I won't tell stories like Snow white and the 7 dwarfs neither. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

Answer 2

You need much more knowledge before you're able to create games.
You need to familiarize yourself with the whole process of programming and that takes a few years and not a few weeks. You know there has never fallen a master from heaven.... Sorry to disappoint you .

Answer 3

Yes, but don't panic you got plenty of time to get yourself acquainted with it. Keep your pace and don't look to far ahead it could scare you off.

Answer 4

@aklex : If you want to develop quality games from the ground up you need more then just a basic knowledge of a computer program. All those silly games you find these days on cellphone is not what Ij cakl a game.
If you want to do serious work you need a serious background and programs to work with. People that claim to make a decent game with several levels and all the graohics included within 6 to 9 months computer training are illusionist or liars. Their games will never have the success that others have like Super Mario for example.
Everything need its time. You can learn how to lay bricks and build houses in 6 months, but the difference in quality will bebmore than visible after the building is finished between a professional with at least 5 year experience and yhe beginner. Thats always been that way and will never change. Experience is priceless and cannot be thougth but only obtained by training over and over.

Answer 5

Once you learn a little more look into SDL(Simple Direct media Layer) and SFML(Simple Fast Multimedia Library).

Answer 6

okay thank you. do i need more than c++ for game developpment?

Answer 7

It doesnt take years before you can start making games with c++. Half a year of dedicated learning and practicing with c++ is plenty

Answer 8

Download Unreal

https://www.unrealengine.com/download

Answer 9

@Manual yes, i thought he would get some idea of the gaming platform. so, unreal, can we develop for android there? haven't checked it.

Answer 10

ok thank you for the help

Answer 11

have a look around unity software. it's free and widely/mostly used. you might get an idea for a path to follow. all the best :)

Answer 12

A game is a game. I didnt say youd be able to build mansions within 6 months of learning how to build houses. Im saying you dont have to spend years on c++ before you start getting into game dev scene and start building up your experience. Its not just about C++.

Answer 13

@Oxide

Unity 5 works with C# and javascript code.

Unreal works with C++ code.

I recently installed and tried both.

Answer 14

Download Unity

https://store.unity.com/?_ga=2.75255190.524795517.1498366101-760028965.1498366101