Hi Ari, No, a person does not need a college degree in computer science to learn to program games. You can usually learn that stuff on the internet if you know where to get the materials, and if you can find a language that you can understand. I know Jim Kitchen uses Visual Basic 6, because for him it is easy enough to use and learn. For me I learned C++ in college so I've never had a problem adapting what I know in C++ to languages like Java, C-Sharp, etc that are based on a C++ style mottle. As I mentioned in previous emails before a service such as safari.oreilly.com has just about everything a new developer could want. If you want to do C++ it is there, if you want to learn C--Sharp it is there, if you want to know Java it is there, if you want to learn to program a A.I. it is there, etc. Truth be told I have learned more outside of college than in college. Oh sure, I learned to write simple calculators in C++, how to make a simple ATM type program, build a custom database in SQL, etc but that didn't give me the skills I have today with Montezuma's Return, STFC, and now Mysteries of the Aztecs. Everything I know about Visual Basic .NET, C# .NET, Java 6, etc I learned outside college. I simply paid for the b ooks on Safari, read them, did some sample programs, and got enough understanding in them to begin applying it to my projects. No degree was handed to me for those languages, but I learned just the same.
ari wrote: > Actually Jim, I think what you've just said is probably some of the most > encouraging stuff for someone like him, because I think many people, even > myself had this notion that you need to be this absolute BSC-type, flying > through a whole degree in college type of person. I'll talk to him about > this, because I think that we always picture people like Thomas and you as > like having these major degrees in computer science, and, really, this will > probably not just be thrilling for him, but even for me as well! > Ari > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
