Game engine development...

[Simon Cooke]

Hey folks...   I've started working on gamey-type-stuff again (hey, in this economy, you need an escape route... and I can't afford to make movies any time soon... sooooo...)...   ... anyway. It's time to start looking at putting together an engine for this kind of thing, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice. I've been so far removed from the game world that I completely missed out on the whole 3d game revolution, and it's time to get back in the saddle.   I realized recently that here on this list (and maybe not on this list), I have access to some of the best and brightest in the game development world. So... any ideas?   I know this is a vague request, but currently we're looking at doing any one of three different things - a 1st person puzzlesolver/shooter, a real-time strategy game, or an updated port of Tempest ;-)   So... Chris? Colin McD? Anybody?   Thanks, Si