Tutorials

[Kon-Tiki]

Here's a list of tutorials. Some people might find on better and more useful than another one, while others' preference could be the other way around. This is all a matter of personal taste and ways of learning. Find the one that suits you best, or use them as reference. Also remember that experience is the key to getting a full grasp of a language, so try to practice frequently and don't be afraid to tackle challenges.

Other

Game programming
Gametutorials.com (http://www.gametutorials.com/)
Java Cooperation's Game Applet Tutorial (http://www.javacooperation.gmxhome.de/)
VB Game Creation Tutorial (http://www.markbsplace.net/tutorials/vb-tutorial/default.htm)
Alex Russell's Dos Game Programming in C for Beginners (http://www3.telus.net/alexander_russell/course/introduction.htm)
Game Programming with DirectX (http://www.scorpioncity.com/djdirectxtut.html)


Feel free to list more free ebooks available from the net :ok:

[Ioncannon]

you got any for assembly language?

[Kon-Tiki]

Working on a second part: non-supported languages, which'll contain at least Delphi, Pascal, Python, Perl and ASM.

[Ioncannon]

also when fully done this should be made a sticky, with a section for submitted tuts all in the first post.

[Kon-Tiki]

Added an extra C tutorial, useful for those that want to make games. Diana Gruber's Action Arcade Adventure Set (http://www.makegames.com/sidescroller/)

[Koen]

I made a very very very simple VB tutorial:

http://members.lycos.nl/vbforum/download.p...=vbtutorial.zip (http://members.lycos.nl/vbforum/download.php?file=vbtutorial.zip)

Only for those who never heard of VB before...

[Kon-Tiki]

Added :ok:

[Strobe]

this is a very useful list, tiki!!! :ok:

i recently felt like searching some tuts like that, too!

i'm glad that you have supplied this selection here, so i can have
a try on one of those links you've provided!

thx!

[twisted-mystic]

I'm going to start putting my C++ notes and source from class up on mywebsite soon, www.mrredding.com (http://www.mrredding.com), nothing there yet, but if your feeling ambitious you can check out the source code i have for my most recent assignment. http://www.mrredding.com/bu/cis251/mybank_3.zip
or the exe
http://www.mrredding.com/bu/cis251/mybank_3.exe

[Kon-Tiki]

Heehee, cute tool. Got a similar small thingy like that, called Crappy Castle (http://www.filespace.org/Kon-Tiki/CrappyCastle.cpp), very basic text-based RPG, all clichés slapped together (hence the name), and no story whatsoever :D

Anyways, added a link for AGS :ok:

[Danny252]

That Qbasic Kid's tutorial must be for 6 year olds... It even defines what a program is.. I'll stick with my current ones..

[Kon-Tiki]

There're tougher tutorials too. I've been trying to put at least three types of tutorials per language (although I failed for that in some... like Delphi).

1) A tutorial for utmost beginners with no experience whatsoever in any language or those that just have a terrible hard time learning
2) An almost overly-elaborate tutorial
3) A crammer

If you find the one for beginners too easy, you can always choose the elaborate one, or the crammer if you just need a few guidelines.

[Danny252]

If you want, I have another qbasic tutorial that is rather basic. I've done it so it must be easy ;)

[Kon-Tiki]

Post any you see useful and if they are, they'll be added :ok:

[Danny252]

www.qbasic.com
thats got some..

[Koen]

Here, a nice C tutorial: :sneaky:

http://flamevault.com/~insert/foxtrot.gif

[Danny252]

Guess thats one way to do lines! I wonder if an IT teacher would let you do that..

[twisted-mystic]

LOL I've had that thing up in my cube for like the last 6 months or so

[Kon-Tiki]

Bwahahaha, a true classic, that one :D

[Nick]

Have anything about OpenGL? I haven't many good literature about this.

[The Niles]

Originally posted by Nick@Jan 12 2005, 10:47 AM
Have anything about OpenGL? I haven't many good literature about this.
http://www.ultimategameprogramming.com/Tut...y=OpenGL&page=1 (http://www.ultimategameprogramming.com/Tutorial.php?category=OpenGL&page=1)


It's in the first post.

[Kon-Tiki]

Actually, I've been looking for several decent OpenGL and DirectX tutorials that're for free and available on the net, but they're hard to come across when they're not explaining it for one specific language.

Btw... can this thread be stickied? I keep having problems finding it whenever I need to be in it :whistle:

[Titan]

Originally posted by Koen@Jan 7 2005, 11:09 PM
Here, a nice C tutorial: :sneaky:

http://flamevault.com/~insert/foxtrot.gif
LOL.... i'm NOT lying here, but in one class, a friend did that.. he was told to write "i will never disturb a class again" 150 times..
he did something like that, and with all of the class beeing a computer/programmer-class, he got away with it, after objections by the teacher was overruled BY the class... LOL... was hillarious.. and after that, well.. noone tried that on our class again..

now.. back from :ot: -session.. :)

[feminista]

For OpenGL, I recommend http://NeHe.gamedev.net. For SDL, http://cone3d.gamedev.net/cgi-bin/index.pl...ls/gfxsdl/index (http://cone3d.gamedev.net/cgi-bin/index.pl?page=tutorials/gfxsdl/index) is nice. Note that those are both game programming specific, and will require prior knowledge of the languages discussed (which is about any modern language you can name for the first, and C++ for the second.

[Reup]

I've said if before and I'll say it again :whistle: ;)

Andrew Davidson's free Ebook about Java Game programming (http://fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th/~ad/jg/)

This covers game programming topics using Java3D (which is not the best 3D Api, JOGL is better and for games I'd still recommend LWJGL but the game-setup and programming techniques can be used with any API). It's self-published in the same way as Bruce Eckels books and it's pretty good. It's no getting to know Java book, but once you now a little OOP and Java it's pretty readable. :ok:

[Kon-Tiki]

Will add them later today (when I've had my cup of coffee... fuzzy head means bad editing) And yeah, I've heard that LWJGL (keep having trouble remembering the exact abbriviation :D ) is the best graphical library out there for Java, and that AGP (or whatever that other one's called) is conciderably slower.

[Kon-Tiki]

Took longer than expected to get around to add them. They're added nonetheless (and I must say... it'll be studying time after the exams... this time studying something that'll be useful, not some overdone maths :sick: )

[Danny252]

Now that I actually need to program something, this thread has come in really handy.. thanks, guys!

[Evil_Warrior]

Out of all programming languages , which is easiest to learn for a beginner?

[Havell]

Got to be basic, can be learn in about 5 minutes (really). Olny problem is that it's not to powerful, it's good to teach you how programming and computers work though.

[Kon-Tiki]

Visual Basic. It writes like English, but lacks the power of most other languages (not saying it's not powerful... just less powerful)

[Evil_Warrior]

K, thanks for info, now I got to wait for micosoft to reply to my query as to why windows update isn't working - the VB compiler I have needs service pack one installed =/

[Reup]

I've found this nice little tutorial about how to program Java in Eclipse (for those of you who know some Java, but no Eclipse :) )

Java in Eclipse (http://tutorialized.com/tutorial/Eclipse-Tutorial/6450)

edit: typos :ranting:

[Kon-Tiki]

Hmm... Eclipse. That's something I have to know for school... and how to program Java in it :D In the list it goes.

[aaberg]

If you want to program C#.NET or VB.NET, and you don't want to pay a fortune for Visual Studio (Which is the IDE for C#.NET and VB.NET), you can use SharpDevelop (http://www.sharpdevelop.com/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspx). This is an open source program. With SharpDevelop you can make beautiful Windows applications very easy.

If you wan't to program ASP.NET, you can use WebMatrix, which can be downloadet from www.asp.net (http://www.asp.net). This is also open source, and supports both C#.NET and VB.NET.

[Kon-Tiki]

Wrong thread ;) The tools belong under Essentials. I'll add the ASP one, as that one seems to be lacking :ok:

[aaberg]

Sorry about that. :whistle:

[Evil_Warrior]

I downloaded that sharp develop and when I click to install I get the following message box : Microsoft .NET frame work 1.1 was not found on this system. Unable to continue this installation.

WTF is this all about? I thought it was free, do I need to buy something off microsoft?

[NrmMyth]

:help:
Hi, I was wondering where could I find throught C tutorials on creating a win app.

[Kon-Tiki]

Hmmm... tough one. I remember having some in my bookmarks quite some time ago. Also got the very basics in an ebook. Let's see if I can find some decent links again.

Edit:
Woo! Found TheForger (http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/)'s again. That one was one of those in the bookmarks.
Some guy's notes from class (Powerpoint & PDF) (http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~reckert/360/360notes.html)
Reliable Software's tutorial (http://www.relisoft.com/win32/index.htm), another one from in ye olde bookmarks.

Edit:
Added those to the list.

[NrmMyth]

I don't want to be pain in the behind but can you find some tutorials on dynamic games programing. Lots of people will be happy. :angel: :ok:

[Kon-Tiki]

Hehehe, that's a bit specific :bleh: I do have that in an ebook, but dunno the legalities of putting such things up, so I prefer not to. There's also one 'bout game programming in Java that's posted somewhere in this forum. I'll look for that one and for more. Shouldn't be too hard.

Edit: Added. It's quite amazing how many fine results Google gives on that :D Also added Diana Gruber's tutorial, which seemed to still reside in my bookmarks.

[NrmMyth]

Thx I'll look sometime after. :bye:

[Evil_Warrior]

Is noone going to answer my question too?

[Reup]

You can get the .NET-framework at:

Microsoft.com (http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/default.aspx)

It is a free download. Mind that there's also a service pack for the 1.1. version. I've not yet tried version 2.0!

[Unknown Hero]

Put Pascal into supported languages in this thread also! :ok:

[Kon-Tiki]

Done

[Unknown Hero]

Here are some of the most difficult exams ever!

If you consider yourself a good programmer, be sure to check it out!

http://acm.uva.es/problemset/

PS what's the difference batween Essentials and Tutorials. I know what the tutorials are, but what are the essentials?

[Kon-Tiki]

Tutorials are tutorials on programming. Essentials are the tools to make the programs.

[Bagerist]

Did somebody speak Croatian (Hrvatski)?

I think I now take C++ for my program.

Do You have some Web page with C++ help?

[Kon-Tiki]

There're some links to C/C++ tutorials on the first page. As for speaking Croatian... Kosta, the owner of this site, is Croatian.

[NrmMyth]

:ot: Ima hrvata nisi sam, a ovo ti je ionako hrvatski web, recimo... :):

Sorry for the offtopic I couldn't help myself. :angel:

[Tulac]

I'm Croatian too...
Now , can someone help in finding good php tutorials?
There are none, on the initial list, html would be useful too, I think...

[Kon-Tiki]

W3schools (http://www.w3schools.com/)

[Tulac]

Thank you very much! :D

[Rogue]

Tiki,
i believe you missing bigest tutorial sites for open-source. :)

DevShed (http://www.devshed.com/)

On their site you will not just find tutorials for different programming languages, but also tutorials to install and administer different software, and great user community.

And for those who like to learn Web Development, creating graphics, using different tools and programs, but are to lazy to follow the book, for a small fee they can check tutorial/training videos at Lynda.com (http://www.lynda.com).

[The Niles]

Some good Open GL tutorials,


http://nehe.gamedev.net/

Better then the ones already mentioned.

[Kon-Tiki]

Will add them when I'm back from Scouts :ok:

[Kon-Tiki]

Seems like that OpenGL tutorial's already there, under Gamedev.net tutorial or something like that.

[Ioncannon]

just want to know, I want to try and do some NES or APPLE II coding, read up on it and they both use "6502 Assembely" I am guessing this is different then x86 assembely, so any tutorials on 6502?

[STFM]

A good set of resources for Atari related - GEM, GDOS, GFA Basic, MC680x0 etc
http://atari.scum.org/aldevdoc.htm

GFA Basic Download Archive
http://www.gfasoft.gfa.net/eng/pub-entry.htm

Ioncannon: 6502 C Compiler
http://www.cc65.org/index.php#Download

[chickenman]

Assembly - NASM

The free NASM compiler
http://nasm.sourceforge.net

Very good NASM tutorial
http://www.celtickane.com/programming/code/asmtutorial01.php
(Note: There is an error in the second part but i have emailed the writer.)

NASM IDE
http://uk.geocities.com/rob_anderton/
:ok:

[Nick]

There's a dead link in OpenGL on Ultimate Game Programming tutorials.

[Kon-Tiki]

I'll check it out tomorrow :ok:

[Kon-Tiki]

Seems like there were some more that needed a new link, or just left the internet entirely, which slightly thinned out some parts, like the VB one. Please focus on those when looking for tutorials at the moment, so we can put some flesh back on their bones :ok:

[BOOGIEMAN]

I don't see anywhere Python language mentioned ?
It's much easier that C++ and it's 100% free multiplatform language
http://www.python.org

And it's addon for easy game programming with lots of source code:
http://www.pygame.org

Check this page too: http://www.pygame.org/projects/6

[Xalo]

thnx kon-tiki, maybe now i could learn somethin' more advanced than pascal, real thanks

[skydruid]

can't we write games in english hu? :blink: :tomato: hehe he

[Onyx]

Anyone interested in some Game Maker tutorials? I could write few of those...

[The Fifth Horseman]

This site is pretty handy in regards to sound and graphics: http://www.justindeltener.com/
Decent explanation of the stuff, along with some ready C/C++ code (with occasional inline ASM). Not what I was looking for at the time, but damn me if this won't come in handy. :D

A few more:
http://www3.telus.net/alexander_russell/course/introduction.htm
http://www.phatcode.net/res/224/files/html/
http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/graphics-programming-and-theory/graphics-programming-black-book-r1698
http://www.osdever.net/FreeVGA/vga/vga.htm
http://inversereality.org/tutorials/tutorial.html