[c++] Beginner game programmer looking for help and suggestions

[mtsprite]

Ok so I've been programming in c++ for a while now (about half a year), and I've been wanting to try and get into game programming. i just cant find a good place to learn from. so if any of you guys could help me or advise me on where i should start that would be great. also if you could advise me on a good engine for beginners that would be helpful too.

[Darkfeign]

There are plenty of engines for beginners, such as the free version of Unity, or Unreal's UDK, but if you're looking at going from C++ to game programming you might look at some free engines like OpenSceneGraph or Ogre3D and combine these with SDL for developing a game framework and going from there. It's a bit of a difficult topic to discuss as game programming can go in so many directions for 2D vs. 3D and so on. Let me know if there's something specific you're looking at. Just start simple.

[squirrl]

I'm starting on C++ games programming with DirectX in uni next year, and we have been pointed in this direction for tutorials to follow:

 

http://www.directxtutorial.com/default.aspx
 

[mtsprite]

There are plenty of engines for beginners, such as the free version of Unity, or Unreal's UDK, but if you're looking at going from C++ to game programming you might look at some free engines like OpenSceneGraph or Ogre3D and combine these with SDL for developing a game framework and going from there. It's a bit of a difficult topic to discuss as game programming can go in so many directions for 2D vs. 3D and so on. Let me know if there's something specific you're looking at. Just start simple.

 

Well my ultimate goal is to make 3D games but i wanna start out with 2D as i think that may be easier. 

[Darkfeign]

2-D will definitely be easier in understanding and implementing core game-play mechanics such as collision detection and movement. It shouldn't be too hard to move into 3-D from there.