Game Making??

[eaterjolly]

what programs(free programs) can i use to make a game???

[sirtom93]

This is the programing forum so all information is regarding programing. However you may want to use adobe flash (to make flash games) which harneses the meta language actionscript (current version 3.0)

You can make games in many programing languages such as - c (all c like languages) java,BASIC and many more. To start though you should pick a language that suits you and learn its syntax, making games comes later.

[henke37]

We could argue about if it's programing or not to use a scripting language, but that's not my point, my point is that actionscript is not meta anything.

[Tanasinn]

Code a game in LISP

[UnknownFury]

At 4/13/08 10:32 AM, henke37 wrote: We could argue about if it's programing or not to use a scripting language, but that's not my point, my point is that actionscript is not meta anything.

Its sirtom93. He just wants to sound clever ;)

Anyway, you'll probably want flash if you just want to make little games quickly. Try here.

[sirtom93]

Its sirtom93. He just wants to sound clever ;)

Anyway, you'll probably want flash if you just want to make little games quickly. Try here.

My teacher told me it was a meta language so im going on that.

[Wreckages]

At 4/13/08 10:58 AM, sirtom93 wrote: My teacher told me it was a meta language so im going on that.

my teacher also thinks that people pay google to show up on all the first 10 pages of search results (as in, all the results, not just the 'sponsered' links, what's your point?

[cherries]

Dev-c++

[GustTheASGuy]

At 4/13/08 10:58 AM, sirtom93 wrote: My teacher told me it was a meta language so im going on that.

If you aren't aware teachers are idiots (because they're students of other teachers). AS has weak metaprogramming capabilities. Why don't you actually check what you're saying first. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaprogram ming

[Jessii]

At 4/13/08 10:58 AM, sirtom93 wrote: My teacher told me it was a meta language so im going on that.

I think we've established over and over again that a lot of teachers have no idea wtf they're talking about.

[eaterjolly]

At 4/13/08 11:32 AM, Wreckages wrote:

At 4/13/08 10:58 AM, sirtom93 wrote: My teacher told me it was a meta language so im going on that.

my teacher also thinks that people pay google to show up on all the first 10 pages of search results (as in, all the results, not just the 'sponsered' links, what's your point?

pay attention i know the language meta but what "PROGRAM" do I use meta???

[Jessii]

At 5/10/08 04:36 PM, eaterjolly wrote: pay attention i know the language meta but what "PROGRAM" do I use meta???

Meta is not the name of a language. Just get ahold of Adobe Flash if you want to do web games. There's also Java, C++, Visual Basic and others. It all just depends on what kind of games/programs you want to create.

[everyoneloves345]

he asks for a program, I know one Game Maker ( I'm sure the following comments all will be about how gay it is and I want to totally agree with it )

[Anim8or666]

For game-making, Actionscript is best. With 3.0, it almost has all the capabilities of a real programming language. Game-maker is ok... but not the best choice. And teachers are not to be trusted at all, because most of them are retards who can't get any better jobs.

[everyoneloves345]

Problem with game maker is that you aren't free to customize the entire code and yes teachers are dumb...

[newgroundforever]

I would ask the same....

[GustTheASGuy]

At 5/10/08 08:12 PM, Anim8or666 wrote: For game-making, Actionscript is best. With 3.0, it almost has all the capabilities of a real programming language.

What do you mean. Most scripting languages are Turing-complete and can thus do anything as well as programming languages can. In fact both are just languages and programming/scripting depends on the platform they're commonly run on, not the actual language. It's another thing if you're talking about the API then 'programming' languages are indeed mostly able to access all the functions of the computer while 'scripting' languages are intended to govern a certain field such as visuals in the case of AS.

[alstertheonly]

Well many forms of code and progrmes can be used to make games.

Flash - can make basic games for web browsers and home use

FPSC - Makes First person shooter games and can export them into .exe format.

[samman946]

if you are just starting the macromeda flash C++ and Java are alot harder and if you want to use C++ you first have to learn that then opengl or direct X

[thoughtpolice]

At 5/10/08 08:12 PM, Anim8or666 wrote: For game-making, Actionscript is best.

AS is definitely a good choice, for a certain class of games. Not all.

With 3.0, it almost has all the capabilities of a real programming language.

Your definition of a 'real programming language' is severely warped, or just plain broken. Perhaps you would like to clarify before you are universally written off as a know-nothing?

[lolomfgisuck]

It depends on what type of games you want to make and how much you know about programming.

The games on this website are made in a program called "Flash". But flash is geared more towards internet uses then it is stand-alone applications. Now that's not to say that you can't use Flash for stand alone apps, but that's just not it's main focus.

If you want to make Windows games then there are a number of options. I'd start by looking at diffrent Game Engines to see what engine is compatible with what language... after all, diffrent engines are better at diffrent things. So the engine you use for a FPS game may or may not be the same as the engine you would use for an RTS or RPG game.

I don't know many off the top of my head but some places to start for windows apps:
Ogre3d
IRRlicht
and what I use at home: XNA with C# express

There are also 3d programs and scripting apps out there like Blender that will will allow you make 3d models and games using python and then in-program game desiner. Although personally, I'm not a very big fan of Blenders game engine at all.

Keep in mind though, that the 4 listed above require some pretty extensive knowlege in programming. If you don't know very much at all, you might want to start with something smaller...

[AvengerX13]

flash!!!!! or game maker