Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

[DotKritic]

I want to go into game design and maybe release a game to the XBOX Marketplace someday. Just wondering if there are any game designers out there on FFR who would give me some suggestions with the industry. What's the best way to learn (college, on my own, etc.)? Best software? Programming languages used?

I have an idea, but it's not quite on paper yet.

[blindreper1179]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

I have no idea which would be "best" but my brother is taking video game designer in college, and said he's learning the stuff pretty fast. Check your local colleges and see what they have to offer as courses.

[Izzy]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

The easiest way to get into xbox game development is to download visual studio and XNA 4. After that you can probably search for some well made default game engines to build from.

There are plenty of tutorials to get you started on learning xna which is written in c#.

[DotKritic]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

I have no idea which would be "best" but my brother is taking video game designer in college, and said he's learning the stuff pretty fast. Check your local colleges and see what they have to offer as courses.

I've been looking at the only community college that offers courses in game design and development (IT Intro Game Dsgn/Dvlpmt OC)"Intro Game Design and Development", "Level Design", "Object Oriented Design Game Design", "Programming Fundamentals I", and "Programming Fundamentals II".

I've been looking at Full Sail University for the past couple of days. I started looking at universities in the area that offer Bachelor degrees in Graphic Design and another in Digital Media.

edit: Which is best: Windows or Apple?

[Cyr]

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I'm sorry but if you go to college and get a degree in video game design....you've failed.
Everyone else who sees it on your resume will think the same thing.

[bmah]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

If you have nothing constructive to say Cyr, don't say it.

[Izzy]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

I'm sorry but if you go to college and get a degree in video game design....you've failed.
Everyone else who sees it on your resume will think the same thing.

I don't believe this is true, but I think it would be a better idea to double major in computer science and game design. Surely a lot of the classes would overlap anyway.

[DotKritic]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

Thanks Izzy.

[DotKritic]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

Anything else that could help me with game design?

[sticklydude]

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My friend is currently in Full Sail, it's pretty expensive though.

Do you have any programming experience currently?

[DotKritic]

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None.

[Thatskier]

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None.

You've got a long way to go bro

[DotKritic]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

You've got a long way to go bro

What's the best and easiest programming language to learn?

[Zageron]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

What's the best and easiest programming language to learn?

Python, to start.

[DotKritic]

Re: Looking for insight, suggestions on game designing

I guess easiest in order.